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Michael Meyburg

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Michael Meyburg is a German backgammon player who won the World Backgammon Championship at Monte Carlo twice, in 1991 and in 1998. In 1991 he beat his countryman Gerhard Mauerer in a field of 234 players, and in 1998 he beat Elliot Winslow of the United States by 25 points to 20 in a field of 220. Backgammon Galore also lists him as the winner of the European Backgammon Championship sanctioned by the Worldwide Backgammon Federation in 1991. Germany has three titles in Dale Kerr's count through 2007, two of them his.

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Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
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Competed In

Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

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Backgammon, Games
Source World Championships of Backgammon (bkgm.com)
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Source World Championships of Backgammon (bkgm.com)Championship results table, 1998 row, country code
Quote, Championship results table, 1998 row, country code
Michael Meyburg, DEU (W)
Sources
1. Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions
  • Past world champions list, 1998 entry, honours
    World Champion 1998 Michael Meyburg (Germany)
  • Competed In: World Backgammon Championship, Past world champions list, 1998 entry
    World Champion 1998 Michael Meyburg (Germany)
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World Championships of Backgammon (bkgm.com)
  • Championship results table, winner entries, 1998
    Michael Meyburg, DEU (W)
  • Championship results table, 1998 row, country code
    Michael Meyburg, DEU (W)
  • Plays: Backgammon, Championship results table, 1998 row
    Michael Meyburg, DEU (W)
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