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Philip Vischjager

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Philip Vischjager is a Dutch backgammon player who won the World Backgammon Championship at Monte Carlo in 2006, beating Luigi Villa of Italy by 25 points to 23 in a field of 212 players. Villa had himself won the first Monte Carlo championship in 1979. Andreas Humke of Germany and Kazuhiro Shino of Japan were the semifinalists. Vischjager is the only winner from the Netherlands in Dale Kerr's list through 2007, and he was succeeded in 2007 by Jorge Pan of Argentina.

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Medals or Titles Band
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Competed In

World Backgammon Championship, Competitions
Source Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions

Plays

Backgammon, Games
Source World Championships of Backgammon (bkgm.com)
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Nationality

Netherlands

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Source World Championships of Backgammon (bkgm.com)Championship results table, 2006 row, country code
Quote, Championship results table, 2006 row, country code
Philip Vischjager, NLD (W)
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1. Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions
  • Past world champions list, 2006 entry, honours
    World Champion 2006 Philip Vischjager (Netherlands)
  • Competed In: World Backgammon Championship, Past world champions list, 2006 entry
    World Champion 2006 Philip Vischjager (Netherlands)
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World Championships of Backgammon (bkgm.com)
  • Championship results table, winner entries, 2006
    Philip Vischjager, NLD (W)
  • Championship results table, 2006 row, country code
    Philip Vischjager, NLD (W)
  • Plays: Backgammon, Championship results table, 2006 row
    Philip Vischjager, NLD (W)
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