Martin Mayers
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Hi all.
Exciting news. We look like having around fifty to sixty players next week. Which will be the highest tournament attendance in the UK for some time. The Bed and Breakfast we use have already sold all 41 of their rooms in their main hotel, and are now putting guys into their self-catering accommodations. So if you haven't yet booked and intend to attend, then get in touch with the BnB sharpish would be my advice.
I think the most satisfying thing for me is the number of NEW attendees we have coming. I've been regularly receiving emails from guys who either have never attended a UK tournament before, or for whom it's been over 20 years. Including two brothers, who are flying in from New Zealand and Israel respectively! We also have guys flying in from Italy, and a couple of guys from France...International....wooo
I already have 32 confirmed main tournament entrants. I think that number will increase more when we arrive as people decide to enter at the last minute or people report in who haven't done thus far. Which means...given our usual format of four groups of four leading to semi final then final (which people seem to really enjoy)....I've made the decision to run two concurrent tournaments. Which we're going to split by quality/experience. An "elite" and a "first line" tournament if you will. This gives the players somewhat lower down on the quality roster the opportunity to compete on a more equal footing. With no diminishment in prizes - hell we'll just double up on the swag! (Custardpie...how are those additional dioramas coming along??).
The numbers for the Minis seems...gut feeling...comparatively low. I have no doubt that plenty of people will opt to sign up for these when they arrive next week. It seems to be the way people roll. Do though, if you get chance, drop Simon a line on the pre-ordained mail address (bfpminis@outlook.com) in advance if you can.
If you have any late questions, require any clarification on anything, or have any comments whatsoever to add then drop me a line either privately or on this thread..
See you next week...
Martin
Exciting news. We look like having around fifty to sixty players next week. Which will be the highest tournament attendance in the UK for some time. The Bed and Breakfast we use have already sold all 41 of their rooms in their main hotel, and are now putting guys into their self-catering accommodations. So if you haven't yet booked and intend to attend, then get in touch with the BnB sharpish would be my advice.
I think the most satisfying thing for me is the number of NEW attendees we have coming. I've been regularly receiving emails from guys who either have never attended a UK tournament before, or for whom it's been over 20 years. Including two brothers, who are flying in from New Zealand and Israel respectively! We also have guys flying in from Italy, and a couple of guys from France...International....wooo
I already have 32 confirmed main tournament entrants. I think that number will increase more when we arrive as people decide to enter at the last minute or people report in who haven't done thus far. Which means...given our usual format of four groups of four leading to semi final then final (which people seem to really enjoy)....I've made the decision to run two concurrent tournaments. Which we're going to split by quality/experience. An "elite" and a "first line" tournament if you will. This gives the players somewhat lower down on the quality roster the opportunity to compete on a more equal footing. With no diminishment in prizes - hell we'll just double up on the swag! (Custardpie...how are those additional dioramas coming along??).
The numbers for the Minis seems...gut feeling...comparatively low. I have no doubt that plenty of people will opt to sign up for these when they arrive next week. It seems to be the way people roll. Do though, if you get chance, drop Simon a line on the pre-ordained mail address (bfpminis@outlook.com) in advance if you can.
If you have any late questions, require any clarification on anything, or have any comments whatsoever to add then drop me a line either privately or on this thread..
See you next week...
Martin