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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 European Grand Prix 2025
Organisation
- Organiser : Chris Woolgar
- Tournament Director : Chris Woolgar
Venue
- 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: Spirecon rank based System 2025
Ranking
Boards
Round 1
Game 1: Friday 7 Feb @ 1400 (Standard)
Round 2
Game 2: Saturday Feb 8 @ 1230 (Standard)
Round 3
Game 3: Saturday 8 Sept @ 1745 (Speed Boat)
Round 3 was played in SpeedBoat
Round 4
Game 4: Sunday Feb 9 @ 1230 (Standard)
Results of all boards
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