Bristol teacher misses out on £80k

A Westbury Park music teacher narrowly missed reaching the final of an international backgammon tournament in Monaco.

Roland Herrera who runs Westbury Park Strings in Kellaway Avenue, was beaten 23-21 by world champion Lars Trabolt in a semi-final of the CasinoRip.com Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championships. Mr Herrera's wife, Simonetta, who helps her husband run their violin and cello business and is Bristol Open Champion, had already been beaten by Trabolt.

The couple were the last two UK contestants from the 173 players in the event which has a top prize of about £80,000.