The Cambridge Open 2026
All the information about the last Event, can be found here: https://cambridgeopen.juliahayward.com/
You can also visit the UKBG website article: https://ukbgf.com/cambridge-open-june-26-28-2026/
Main:
Champion: Rachel Rhodes
Runner-up: Andrew Selby
Consolation:
Winner: Andrew Baxter
Runner-up: Ellh Karlaouzos
Doubles:
Champions: Dan Rovira & Catherine Seale (& sub Peter Hodson)
Runners-up: Henry Stevenson & Goran Gelevski
Friday Warm-up:
Winner: Keith Gill
Runner-up: Cat Bucur
Last Chance:
Winner: Liviu Ionescu
Runner-up: Maria Dolphin
Novices:
Winner/ R-U: Will Flack / Luana Frank
The Cambridge Open 2025
https://ukbgf.com/cambridge-open-28-29-june-2025/
Main:
Champion: Adrian Farthing
Runner-up: Merrin Rose
Consolation:
Winner: Kevin Bailey
Runner-up: Dan Rovira
Last Chance:
Winner: Richard Furborough
Runner-up: Andy Gilbert
Saturday Unlucky Bonus:
Winner: Sean Thomas,
Runner-up: Ian Johnson
Win The Artgammon Board:
Winner: Sean Thomas,
Runner-up: Maria Ferguson
Doubles:
Champions: Jay Hayter & Steve Bibby
Runners-up: Merrin Rose & Dan Rovira
Novices:
Winner: Matthew Elliott
Runner-up: Steve Osgood
The Cambridge Open 2024
https://ukbgf.com/cambridge-open-29-30-june-2024/
Main:
Champion: Paul Moulton
Runner-up: Mark Calderbank
Consolation:
Winner: Steve Mitchell
Runner-up: Kevin Jones
Last Chance:
Winner: Chris Jones
Runner-up: Liviu Ionescu
Doubles:
Champions: Karl Simpson & Paul Statter
Runners-up: Richard Carter & Peter Hodson
Novices:
Champion: Titus Cristien Simen
Runner-up: Ken Jennings
The Cambridge Open 2023
Main:
Champion: Aref Alipour
Runner-up: Tony Lezard
The Cambridge Open 2022
Main:
Champion: Rachel Rhodes
Runner-up: Martin Barkwill
The Cambridge Open 2021
Main:
Champion: Kevin Jones
Runner-up: Darryl Artt
The Cambridge Open 2019
https://ukbgf.com/tour-results-stage-5-cambridge-open/
Cambridge Open (60):
- Winner: Nick Sandqvist
- Finalist: Larry Smyth
- Semi-finalists: Connar Baird and Gary Brooker
Consolation:
- Winner: Roni Sofroniou
- Finalist: Anna Price
- Semi-finalists: Jon Barnes and Chris Palmer
Last Chance:
- Winner: Richard McQuillan
- Finalist: Peter Hodson
Doubles (6):
- Winners: Blake Fleetwood & Justin Nowell
- Finalists: Radu Ciortan & Sean Clennell
UKBGF Members’ Bonus Freeroll (52):
- Winner: Blake Fleetwood
- Finalist: Bill Pope
Beginners (4):
- Winner: Anna Hayward
June 29-30th 2019, The University Centre, Cambridge.
Join us for a weekend of backgammon in the historic university city of Cambridge. Day 1 consists of a five-round Swiss stage, guaranteeing everyone plenty of play; the top sixteen proceed to a knockout on day 2 for the title and a big cash prize; there are still rewards available to everyone else in a knockout Consolation and Last Chance. On Saturday night, for those who want to play more, there will be Consulting Doubles, subject to demand.
We will be playing at the University Centre, a fully accessible riverside venue in the heart of the city.
For the backgammon widows – and widowers – there’s plenty to see and do within walking distance and in the surrounding area.
For more details, and to register, click here.
The Inaugural Cambridge Open 2018
In late 1985, my first week in Cambridge, I played my first game of backgammon over a physical board, and started spending evenings playing long sessions fuelled by Southern Comfort and lemonade. Even though I ended up organising the university club and running termly tournaments – and eventually winning the Michaelmas Tankard – I never imagined that many years later, I’d be inviting the UK’s top players back to where it all began for me. This weekend, 62 players descended on the University Centre to fight it out for the first Cambridge Open title.
By Julia Hayward https://ukbgf.com/yan-kit-chan-is-the-inaugural-cambridge-open-champion/
Champion: Yan Kit Chan
Runner-up: Neil Foston
Consolation: Richard Furborough
Runner-up: Sandy Gilchrist
Doubles: Sebastian Wilkinson/Chris Palmer
Runner-up: Yan Kit Chan/Su Shin Lim
Last Chance: Sebastian Wilkinson
Runner-up: Cat Bucur
Really Last Chance: Sean Clennell
Runner-up: Jon Ayling
Beginners: Jemma Laver
Runner-up: Terence Cant