====== Spirecon 2025 ======
The Spirecon 2025 is an in person competition of Diplomacy organised the 8 & 9 february 2025. it is not scheduled as the main Uk diplomacy tournament for that year. the event included a speedboat round.the event was the first leg of the [[circuit:egp2025:system|European Grand Prix 2025]]

===== Organisation =====
  * Organiser : Chris Woolgar
  * Tournament Director : Chris Woolgar
===== Venue =====
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  * United Kingdom
  * Derbyshire
  * Chesterfield
  * The Rutland Arms 
//The Rutland Arms has been in operation as a public house since undergoing renovations in 1848, having prior to that been the home of the Mayor of Chesterfield. Most recently changing hands in 2023 the venue now boasts a selection of hand pulled ales and ciders as well as other popular drinks and snacks. They also have a resident ghost – Hannah Owens, who was a servant at the hotel and hung herself on the premises in 1875. She is now more commonly referred to as The White Lady.//

===== Tournament structure =====

  * 16 players
  * 8 boards (2+2+(2speedboat)+2)
  * 4 rounds (including a speedboat round)
  * Tournament Scoring: Total of the 4 round
  * 
===== Scoring System =====
 
  * Scoring: [[scoring:system:spirecon2025_rank_based_system|Spirecon rank based System 2025]]

===== Ranking =====
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===== Boards =====
==== Round 1 ====
Game 1: Friday 7 Feb @ 1400 (Standard)

  * https://www.backstabbr.com/sandbox/SpireCon-2025-R1B1/5181678228996096
  * https://www.backstabbr.com/sandbox/SpireCon-25-R1-B2/5465897253601280
==== Round 2 ====
Game 2: Saturday Feb 8 @ 1230 (Standard)

  * https://www.backstabbr.com/sandbox/SpireCon-2025-R2B1/5455141883740160
  * https://www.backstabbr.com/sandbox/SpireCon-2025-R2B2/5081605155454976
==== Round 3 ====
Game 3: Saturday 8 Sept @ 1745 (Speed Boat)

Round 3 was played in SpeedBoat

  * https://www.backstabbr.com/sandbox/SpireCon-2025-R3B1-GB/5112368227811328
  * https://www.backstabbr.com/sandbox/None/6333092925931520

==== Round 4 ====
Game 4: Sunday Feb 9 @ 1230 (Standard)

  * https://www.backstabbr.com/sandbox/SpireCon-2025-R4B1/5148126884003840
  * https://www.backstabbr.com/sandbox/Spire-on-2025-R4B2/6319248602169344

==== Results of all boards ====

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===== Broadcast =====
Broadcast of the DBN
Speaker : 
  * Kevin o'Kelly, 
  * Andrew Zyck "pyxxy", 
  * Ben Kellman

https://www.youtube.com/live/BLbm-9fsj-c?si=PE5us_Ad1SzEfO2q

===== European Grand Prix 2025 =====

Spirecon 2025 was the first leg of the EGP2025

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