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Takumitsu Suzuki

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Takumitsu Suzuki is a Japanese backgammon player who won the World Backgammon Championship at Monte Carlo in 2011, beating Fabio Gullotta of Italy in the final. He was the second Japanese champion in three years, after Masayuki Mochizuki in 2009, and followed Lars Bentzon of Denmark as champion. His successors were Nevzat Dogan in 2012 and Vyacheslav Pryadkin in 2013, and Japan later added further titles through Akiko Yazawa in 2014 and 2018.

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Competed In

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

Plays

Backgammon, Games
Source Backgammon Hall of Fame (bkgm.com)
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Japan

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Source Backgammon Hall of Fame (bkgm.com)Championship results table, 2011 row, country code
Quote, Championship results table, 2011 row, country code
Winner: Takumitsu Suzuki, Japan
Sources
1. Backgammon World Championship Monte Carlo, past champions
  • Past world champions list, 2011 entry, honours
    World Champion 2011 Takumitsu Suzuki (Japan)
  • Competed In: World Backgammon Championship, Past world champions list, 2011 entry
    World Champion 2011 Takumitsu Suzuki (Japan)
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Backgammon Hall of Fame (bkgm.com)
  • Championship results table, winner entries, 2011
    Winner: Takumitsu Suzuki, Japan
  • Championship results table, 2011 row, country code
    Winner: Takumitsu Suzuki, Japan
  • Plays: Backgammon, Championship results table, 2011 row
    Winner: Takumitsu Suzuki, Japan
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