LONDON BACKGAMMON LEAGUE

The London League was the brainchild of the late Edward Baliszewski. Edward had begun organising friendlies between RAC and Hurlingham in late 2003, and at a match at Hurlingham on 22 nd March 2005 he floated the idea of a London backgammon league. This led to an inaugural captain's meeting on 11 th October of the same year involving representatives from RAC, Hurlingham, Roehampton, Chelsea Arts and Travellers. Roehampton was not able to form a team in the first season, so their place was taken by Walbrook, and on 14 th December 2005, the first match of the League took place between Hurlingham and Chelsea Arts. It was a draw. The format was similar to the one played today: each of the six members of a team plays three 7-point matches. In subsequent years, this was reduced to 5 points owing to time constraints... The website of the London Backgammon League and its affiliated clubs