CNB Live -> Tornei 2025 -> 1° Costa d'Amalfi EN
- Schedule
- Quote
- Format
- Prizes
- Important Notes
- Clocks Timing
- Tournamente Directors
- Informations
- Play venue and hotel
We invite you to register without obligation via our registration form. Knowing the actual number of participants will allow us to organize the available space more precisely.
Thursday 06 November
18:00 Registration desk opening
20:00 Dinner Break
21:00......Warm Up
Friday 07 November
10:00......The game resumes
11:30......Double Consulting
15:00......One Point Match
16:30......Start Open CNB
20:00 Dinner Break
21:00......Speedgammon 5 points
Saturday 08 November
10:00......The game resumes
10:45......Draw 1st Costa d'Amalfi
11:00......Champion & Advanced Category
16:30......Consolation Champion & Advanced
16:30......Intermediate Category
20:00 Dinner Break
21:00......Jackpots Program
Sunday 09 November
10:00......The game resumes
10:30......"Goodbye Cetara" last tournament
13:00......Finals Champion & Advanced
15:00...:..Awards Ceremony
Main Events
Champion CH & Advanced ADV
(New Double Elimination più Consolation). Players eliminated from Main sheet will play Second Chance. First two players of the main tournament and the first two of the Second Chance tournament qualify for the "Final 4". All those eliminated from the previous two phases will play the Consolation. Second Chance and Consolation are progressive, losers in an advanced position fall respectively into an equally advanced position.
• Champion category match points: 11 main, 9 Second Chance, 7 Consolation, "Final 4" 13/15.
• Advanced category match points: 9 main, 7 Second Chance, 5 Consolation, "Final 4" 9/11.
Intermediate
Triple Elimination: 5 points, players are eliminated from the tournament after their 3rd loss. Byes count as victories.
Side Events
Warm up
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Single Elimination 5 points.
Open CNB
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Single Elimination, 7 points. Valid for the CNB 2025 Championship ranking.
Double Consulting
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Single Elimination 7 points.
Speedgammon
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Single Elimination 5 points.
"Goodbye Cetara
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Single Elimination 7 points.
CHAMPION & ADVANCED
With over 32 players: 4 winners in the main tournament and 4 winners in the Consolation tournament
With 32 or less players: 4 winners in the main tournament and 2 in the Consolation
INTERMEDIATE
At the end of the agreed rounds, players with fewer than 3 losses will be awarded.
ADDED PRIZE
The top-ranked under-35 player in the Advanced category will be awarded a free entry to one of the upcoming tournaments scheduled for 2025.
• All players must be members of the Circuito Nazionale Backgammon. Cost € 30.00.
• Matches of main tournaments take precedence over anyother form of play.
• A player who leaves the playing area during the tournament must inform the Tournament Director.
• In case of any dispute, Tournament Director will apply the CNB/WBGF international rules.
• Tournament is by CNB invitation only - the organization reserves the right to change the program or any of its parts and refuse registration.
• Changes will be annunced in advance and posted on the Notice Board.
• By participating to the tournament, players authorize CNB to videorecord, live stream, and/or otherwise broadcast any or all Tournamentmatches.
• After dinner break, play resumes strictly at 21:00
• Tournaments 1st Costa d'Amalfi Champion and Advanced and Open CNB give ranking points for 2025 Italian Championship.
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Category tournaments: 2 minutes per point - 12 seconds per move
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Double Consulting: 3 minutes per point - 12 seconds per move
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Speedammon (5 points): 2 minute total - 10 seconds per move
Federico Toledo & Manlio Angiuoni
Alfonso Sara & Cesare Nanti
Corso Umberto I, 1 - Cetara (Sa)
Tel +39 089 261388
direzione@hotelcetus.com
Rates shown are available only for reservations made by email or phone.
Mention Backgammon when booking
Rates per room per night with breakfast (Friday and Saturday):
• Double room 2 guests € 150,00
• Double single occupancy € 135,00
Rates per room per night with breakfast (other nights):
• Double room 2 guests € 135,00
• Double single occupancy € 120,00
City tax € 4,00 a notte.
Dinner is separate with individual reservations
land menu: 45 euros, fish menu 50.
How to reach Hotel Cetus
By train: Take the Frecciarossa high-speed train to Salerno, then either the Sita Sud bus line from the station to Cetara (travel time approximately 20–25 minutes), or a taxi (cost between €55 and €70). For group arrivals, a shuttle can be arranged with the hotel.
By plane: Fly into Naples Airport or Salerno Airport. The best option from there is to rent a car.
By car: Drive to Naples and take the A3 motorway (Naples–Salerno), exit at Vietri sul Mare, and follow the signs to Amalfi.