Prizes and Entry Fees - 2025
Place & Grading Prizes
| Award | Open | Challengers | Major | Intermediate | Minor | |
| ECF 2050 & below | ECF 1900 & below | ECF 1750 & below | ECF 1600 & below | |||
| 1st place | £320 | £320 | £320 | £320 | £320 | |
| 2nd place | £160 | £160 | £160 | £160 | £160 | |
| 3rd place | £80 | £80 | £80 | £80 | £80 | |
| Grading Prize 1 | £80 (u2150) | £80 (u1950) | £80 (u1800) | £80 (u1650) | £80 (u1500) | |
| Grading Prize 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | £80 (u1400) | |
| Grading Prize 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | £80 (u1300) |
Junior & Veteran Prizes
| Award | Amount | ||
| Best Junior (under 14 yrs)* | £80 | ||
| Best Veteran (65 and over)* | £80 | ||
* Eligibility determined by age on 1st January 2024.
Entry Fee
All players: £40
All Tournaments
Except in the OPEN, no ungraded player may win more than a maximum of £60. However, to be eligible for this prize money they must have provided written evidence of their playing strength, before Sunday 7th April 2024.
ECF “Pay to Play” Fees
This is a registered ECF Game Fee event. Players who are not current ECF Members at Gold or Platinum level on the date of entry will have £15.00 (£6 for juniors) added to their entry fee.
Bronze ECF members should note that their membership will be upgraded to Gold by the ECF
following processing of the congress results for grading. Upgrading prior to the congress – online or via the ECF office – is recommended.