Competition

World Backgammon Championship

Mind Sport World Championships

The World Backgammon Championship is the sport's leading title event, contested since the late 1960s. Its early years rotated among venues including the Bahamas and Las Vegas; it has been held annually in Monte Carlo, Monaco every year since 1979.

Facts

Disputed

Founding Year

1967 1

Recorded results for the championship exist from 1967; the event's early history is less uniformly documented than its post-1979 Monte Carlo era.

Frequency

Annual. 1

Host History

Rotated among venues including the Bahamas and Las Vegas in its first years; held in Monte Carlo, Monaco every year since 1979. 1

Classification

Scope

World or International 1

Frequency

Frequency (category)

Annual 1

World Backgammon Championship

29 entries

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Competitors Include

Akiko Yazawa

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Ali Cihangir Çetinel

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Baron Vernon Ball

Source World Championships of Backgammon (bkgm.com)

Bill Robertie

Source Wikipedia, Bill Robertie

Billy Eisenberg

Source The Gammon Press: World Backgammon Championship 1967 to 1979: Results and Some Historical Notes

Carol Crawford

Source Carol Crawford, Wikipedia

Charles-Henri Sabet

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Claude Beer

Source World Championships of Backgammon (bkgm.com)

Clement Palacci

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

David Ben-Zion

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

David Nahmad

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Dennis Carlston

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Didier Assaraf

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Eli Roymi

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Frank Frigo

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Hal Heinrich

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Ion Ressu

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Jacques Michel

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Jerry Grandell

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Joe Russell

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Jon Kristian Røyset

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Jorge Pan

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Jörgen Granstedt

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Katie Scalamandre

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Ken Goodman

Source World Championships of Backgammon (bkgm.com)

Lars Bentzon

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Lars Trabolt

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Lee Genud

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Luigi Villa

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Mads Andersen

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Masayuki Mochizuki

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Michael Meyburg

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Mike Svobodny

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Nevzat Dogan

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Oswald Jacoby

Source The Gammon Press: World Backgammon Championship 1967 to 1979: Results and Some Historical Notes

Paul Magriel

Won the 1978 championship.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

Peter Hallberg

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Peter Jes Thomsen

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Petko Kostadinov

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Philip Vischjager

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Phillip Marmorstein

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Sander Lylloff

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Takumitsu Suzuki

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Tim Holland

Source Wikipedia, Tim Holland

Vyacheslav Pryadkin

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Walter Coratella

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Zoe Cunningham

Source Zoe Cunningham (Wikipedia)

Features

Backgammon

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

Sources

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

entity record, SubLabel (scope)
SubLabel: Mind Sport World Championships
Features: Backgammon
Competitors Include: Paul Magriel

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World Championships of Backgammon (bkgm.com)

Competitors Include: Claude Beer, Unofficial Las Vegas and Bahamas results table, 1974 row
Claude Beer, USA
Competitors Include: Baron Vernon Ball, Unofficial Las Vegas and Bahamas results table, 1976 row
Baron Vernon Ball, USA (W)
Competitors Include: Ken Goodman, Unofficial Las Vegas and Bahamas results table, 1977 row
Ken Goodman, USA (W)

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Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Competitors Include: Mike Svobodny, Past world champions list, 1984 entry
World Champion 1984 Michael Svobodny (USA)
Competitors Include: Charles-Henri Sabet, Past world champions list, 1985 entry
World Champion 1985 Charles-Henri Sabet (Switzerland)
Competitors Include: Clement Palacci, Past world champions list, 1986 entry
World Champion 1986 Clement Palacci (Italy)
Competitors Include: Phillip Marmorstein, Past world champions list, 1988 entry
World Champion 1988 Phillip Marmorstein (Germany)
Competitors Include: Hal Heinrich, Past world champions list, 1990 entry
World Champion 1990 Hal Heinrich (Canada)
Competitors Include: Michael Meyburg, Past world champions list, 1998 entry
World Champion 1998 Michael Meyburg (Germany)
Competitors Include: Ion Ressu, Past world champions list, 1992 entry
World Champion 1992 Ion Ressu (Switzerland)
Competitors Include: Peter Jes Thomsen, Past world champions list, 1993 entry
World Champion 1993 Peter Jes Thomsen (Denmark)
Competitors Include: Jerry Grandell, Past world champions list, 1997 entry
World Champion 1997 Jerry Grandell (Sweden)
Competitors Include: Peter Hallberg, Past world champions list, 2004 entry
World Champion 2004 Peter Hallberg (Denmark)
Competitors Include: Dennis Carlston, Past world champions list, 2005 entry
World Champion 2005 Dennis Carlston (USA)
Competitors Include: Philip Vischjager, Past world champions list, 2006 entry
World Champion 2006 Philip Vischjager (Netherlands)
Competitors Include: Lars Trabolt, Past world champions list, 2008 entry
World Champion 2008 Lars Trabolt (Denmark)
Competitors Include: Lars Bentzon, Past world champions list, 2010 entry
World Champion 2010 Lars "Buster" Bentzon (Denmark)
Competitors Include: Takumitsu Suzuki, Past world champions list, 2011 entry
World Champion 2011 Takumitsu Suzuki (Japan)
Competitors Include: Luigi Villa, Past world champions list, 1979 entry, competed in
World Champion 1979 Luigi Villa (Italy)
Competitors Include: Walter Coratella, Past world champions list, 1980 entry, competed in
World Champion 1980 Walter Coratella (Mexico)
Competitors Include: Lee Genud, Past world champions list, 1981 entry, competed in
World Champion 1981 Lee Genud (USA)
Competitors Include: Jacques Michel, Past world champions list, 1982 entry, competed in
World Champion 1982 Jacques Michel (Switzerland)
Competitors Include: Joe Russell, Past world champions list, 1989 entry, competed in
World Champion 1989 Joseph Russell (USA)
Competitors Include: Frank Frigo, Past world champions list, 1994 entry, competed in
World Champion 1994 Frank Frigo (USA)
Competitors Include: David Ben-Zion, Past world champions list, 1995 entry, competed in
World Champion 1995 David Ben Zion (Israel)
Competitors Include: David Nahmad, Past world champions list, 1996 entry, competed in
World Champion 1996 David Nahmad (Italy)
Competitors Include: Jörgen Granstedt, Past world champions list, 1999 entry, competed in
World Champion 1999 Jörgen Granstedt (Sweden)
Competitors Include: Katie Scalamandre, Past world champions list, 2000 entry, competed in
World Champion 2000 Katie Scalamandre (USA)
Competitors Include: Mads Andersen, Past world champions list, 2002 entry, competed in
World Champion 2002 Mads Andersen (Denmark)
Competitors Include: Jon Kristian Røyset, Past world champions list, 2003 entry, competed in
World Champion 2003 Jon Røyset (Norway)
Competitors Include: Jorge Pan, Past world champions list, 2007 entry, competed in
World Champion 2007 Jorge Pan (Argentina)
Competitors Include: Masayuki Mochizuki, Past world champions list, 2009 entry, competed in
World Champion 2009 Masayuki "Mochy" Mochizuki (Japan)
Competitors Include: Nevzat Dogan, Past world champions list, 2012 entry, competed in
World Champion 2012 Nevzat Dogan (Denmark)
Competitors Include: Vyacheslav Pryadkin, Past world champions list, 2013 entry, competed in
World Champion 2013 Vyacheslav Pryadkin (Ukraine)
Competitors Include: Akiko Yazawa, Past world champions list, 2014 entry, competed in
World Champion 2014 Akiko Yazawa (Japan)
Competitors Include: Ali Cihangir Çetinel, Past world champions list, 2015 entry, competed in
World Champion 2015 Ali Cihangir Cetinel (Turkey)
Competitors Include: Didier Assaraf, Past world champions list, 2017 entry, competed in
World Champion 2017 Didier Assaraf (France)
Competitors Include: Eli Roymi, Past world champions list, 2019 entry, competed in
World Champion 2019 Eli Roymi (Israel)
Competitors Include: Sander Lylloff, Past world champions list, 2022 entry, competed in
World Champion 2022 Sander Lylloff (Denmark)
Competitors Include: Petko Kostadinov, News item on the 2019 final, runner-up
We congratulate Eli Roymi of Israel on his extraordinary performance in the double-elimination final beating Petko Kostadinov of the USA to win the 51st World Championship!

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The Gammon Press: World Backgammon Championship 1967 to 1979: Results and Some Historical Notes

The Gammon Press

Competitors Include: Oswald Jacoby, Results tables, 1972 row, competed in
1972 Las Vegas ~128 Oswald Jacoby Edward Burns ?
Competitors Include: Billy Eisenberg, Results tables, 1975 row, competed in
1975 Las Vegas 147 Billy Eisenberg Arthur Dickman Stan Tomchin

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Wikipedia, Tim Holland

WikipediaCompetitors Include: Tim Holland, Article text

Quote, Competitors Include: Tim Holland, Article text

Tim Holland was club Backgammon champion at the Regency Whist Club before he won the first World Backgammon Championship in 1968 and held the world title until 1973.

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Carol Crawford, Wikipedia

Competitors Include: Carol Crawford, Article text

Quote, Competitors Include: Carol Crawford, Article text

In 1973, she became the second woman to win the World Backgammon Championship.

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Wikipedia, Bill Robertie

WikipediaCompetitors Include: Bill Robertie, Lead or career section

Quote, Competitors Include: Bill Robertie, Lead or career section

He is one of several (6 as of 2022) backgammon players to have won the World Backgammon Championship twice (in 1983 and in 1987).

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Zoe Cunningham (Wikipedia)

Competitors Include: Zoe Cunningham, Article text (competition)

Quote, Competitors Include: Zoe Cunningham, Article text (competition)

Cunningham was the winner of the 35th World Backgammon Championship's ladies tournament in Monte Carlo - in addition to being named as a member of the 2010 World Championship's dream-team.

World Backgammon Championship

Akiko Yazawa

Ali Cihangir Çetinel

Bill Robertie

Billy Eisenberg

Carol Crawford

David Ben-Zion

David Nahmad

Didier Assaraf

Eli Roymi

Frank Frigo

Jacques Michel

Joe Russell

Jon Kristian Røyset

Jorge Pan

Jörgen Granstedt

Katie Scalamandre

Lee Genud

Luigi Villa

Mads Andersen

Masayuki Mochizuki

Nevzat Dogan

Oswald Jacoby

Paul Magriel

Petko Kostadinov

Sander Lylloff

Tim Holland

Vyacheslav Pryadkin

Walter Coratella

Zoe Cunningham

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