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  • 41st Backgammon World Championship Official Results

    41st Backgammon World Championship Official Results

    41st BACKGAMMON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
    July 26-31, 2016; Monte Carlo, Monaco

    WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (144): 1-Jörgen Granstedt (Sweden), 2-Joseph Russell (USA), 3-Tatsuya Tanaka (Japan), 4/5-Ed O’Laughlin (USA) / Victor Petersen (Norway), 6/8-Conny Ericksson (Sweden) / Philippe Lecomte (France) / Slava Pryadkin (Ukraine); 1C-Arkadiy Tsinis (USA), 2C-Lawrence Powell (England), 3C/4C-Ary Nogueira (Brazil) / Felix Ziva (Israel); 1LC-Alain Babillon (France), 2LC-Stepan Nuniyants (USA).

    INTERMEDIATE (47): 1-Stephen Chidwick (England), 2-Lasse Danielsen (Denmark), 3-Walter Thesing (Germany), 4/5-Yulia Gromenkova (Russia) / Tim Lawless (USA); 1C-Marianne Husum (Norway), 2C-Laura Monaco (Italy), 3C/4C-Helmut Jeske (Germany) / Halil Tulan (Turkey/Switzerland); 1LC-Lise Nielsen (Denmark), 2LC-Farokh Moazed (Sweden).

    BEGINNERS (15): 1-Joan Grunwald (USA), 2-Michael Bang (Denmark); 1C-Vaibhav Saxena (India), 2C-Shanee Bor (USA); 1LC-Philip Jameson (Australia), 2LC-Lucinda Holland (England).

    SUPER JACKPOT (42): 1-Peter Jes Thomsen (Denmark), 2-Götz Hildsberg (Germany), 3/4-Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan) / Kimon Papachristopoulos (Greece/Germany).

    SPEEDGAMMON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (64): 1-Stepan Nuniyants (USA), 2-Mikael Vardanyan (Russia), 3/4-Didier Assaraf (France) / Sergey Erokhin (Russia).

    SENIORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (128): 1-Johan Moazed (Sweden), 2-Robert Lindbom (Sweden), 3/4-David Brown (England) / Stepan Nuniyants (USA).

    DOUBLES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (32 teams): 1-Jürgen Orlowski (Germany) & Bernhard Winkelhaus (Germany), 2-Annalisa Agosti (Italy) & Laura Monaco (Italy), 3/4-Halil Tulan (Turkey/Switzerland) & Ulrich Tamm (Germany) / Alex Lehmann (USA) & Peter Jes Thomsen (Denmark).

    LADIES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (16): 1-Cecilia Sparke (England), 2-Yulia Gromenkova (Russia).

    MONTE CARLO WORLD FEDERATION CUP (16): 1-Robert Lindbom (Sweden), 2-Alan Grunwald (USA).

    JUNIORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (11): 1-David Broomfield (England), 2-Evan Sarno (USA).

    1-POINT WORLD VICTIMS MEMORIAL (128): 1-Vaibhav Saxena (India), 2-Roman Korber (Austria). 1800 euros were raised for the victims of the attack in Nice.

    BELAIR TEAM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (34 teams): 1-Swimmers: Sergey Erokhin (Russia) / Yulia Gromenkova (Russia) / Jürgen Orlowski (Germany), 2-Evolution: Cihangir Çetinel (Turkey) / Yan Kit Chan (England) / Michihito Kageyama (Japan).

    SHOGI TOURNAMENT: 1-Kota Fujiwara (Japan), 2-Toshiya Nishii (Japan).

    MOCHY’S PROFICIENCY EXAM (22): 1-Falafel Natazon (Israel/USA) – 40, 2-Steen Grønbech (Denmark) – 37, 3-Jörgen Granstedt (Sweden) – 35.

  • 40th Backgammon World Championship Official Results

    40th BACKGAMMON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
    August 4-9, 2015; Monte Carlo, Monaco

    WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (160): 1-Cihangir Çetinel (Turkey), 2-Sergey Erokhin (Russia), 3-Eric McAlpine (England), 4/5-Armen Khachatryan (Armenia/Russia) / Kimon Papachristopoulos (Greece/Germany), 6/8-Henrik Bang (Denmark) / Gus Contos (USA) / Engin Öngel (Turkey/England); 1C-Fernando Neumark (Argentina), 2C-Tuvya Felt (USA), 3C/4C-Tore Fredriksen (Norway) / Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan); 1LC-Axel Stemark (Denmark), 2LC-Nevzat Dogan (Denmark).

    INTERMEDIATE (55): 1-Boris Gurov (Russia), 2-Raphael Rosalba (France), 3-Michael Urban (Germany), 4/5-Günther Holzinger (Germany) / Helmut Jeske (Germany); 1C-Thibaud Thompson (Switzerland), 2C-Kakhaber Natchkebia (Georgia), 3C/4C-Laura Monaco (Italy) / Ciprian Radulescu (Romania); 1LC-Moises Farca (Mexico/USA), 2LC-Souhail Atie (Lebanon/Monaco).

    NOVICE (23): 1-Pia Aimonen (Finland), 2-Donna Sherred (England), 3/4-Bogdan Constantinoiu (Romania) / Jose Carlos Fernandez (Spain); 1C-Leos Fiala (Czech Republic), 2C-Gay Roberts (Isle of Man); 1LC-Kenneth Prola (USA), 2LC-Patricia Rey (Monaco).

    SENIORS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (128): 1-Shimon Kagan (Israel), 2-Kakhaber Natchkebia (Georgia), 3/4-John Broomfield (England) / Nodar Gagua (Georgia/Russia).

    STANLEY TOMCHIN SUPER JACKPOT (64): 1-Kimon Papachristopoulos (Greece/Germany), 2-Lars Trabolt (Denmark), 3/4-Joe Russell (USA) / Sergey Erokhin (Russia).

    DOUBLES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (64 teams): 1-Annalisa Agosti (Italy) & Laura Monaco (Italy), 2-Falafel Natanzon (Israel/USA) & Akiko Yazawa (Japan), 3/4-Götz Hildsberg (Germany) & Kimon Papachristopoulos (Greece/Germany) / Max Mowzoon (USA) & Cliff Pappas (USA).

    WORLD FEDERATION CUP (32): 1-Konstantinos Mitrelis (Greece), 2-Jörgen Granstedt (Sweden), 3/4-Boris Gurov (Russia) / Christoph Wagener (Germany).

    LADIES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (8): 1-Laura Monaco (Italy), 2-Antoinette Williams (USA).

    SPEEDGAMMON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (64): 1-Konstantinos Mitrelis (Greece), 2-Cihangir Çetinel (Turkey), 3/4-Jostein Flood (Norway) / Franck Stepler (France).

    JUNIORS TOURNAMENT (8): 1-Iva Natchkebia (Georgia), 2-Thomas Décultot (France).

    BELAIR WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (40 teams): 1-Italians: Giorgio Castellano / Fabrizio Lo Surdo / Laura Monaco, 2-Swiss: Nicolas Deloche / Bernard Morel / Rolf Vetsch.

    MOCHY’S PROFICIENCY TEST (14): 1-Doug Mayfield (USA), 2-Alain Babillon (France).

    SHOGI TOURNAMENT (8): 1-Kota Fujiwara.

    5th MONTE CARLO BACKGAMMON OPEN
    August 2-3, 2015; Monte Carlo, Monaco

    MONTE CARLO OPEN (64): 1-Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan), 2-Sean Williams (England), 3/4-Karen Davis (USA) / Axel Stemark (Denmark); 1C-Kazuhiko Yotsushika (Japan), 2C-Doug Mayfield (USA).

    MONTE CARLO INTERMEDIATE (44): 1-Michael Urban (Germany), 2-Gus Contos (USA), 3/4-Paul Fredheim (Australia) / Edmond Mezini (Italy); 1C-Valery Mikhaylets (Russia), 2C-Airat Metshin (Russia).

  • Raffle Prizes During the Opening Cocktail

    Raffle Prizes During the Opening Cocktail

    We are excited to announce prizes which will be raffled off during the opening cocktail to all World Championship participants. Players must be entered in the Main event to be eligible to win.

    Be sure to attend on Monday, August 3rd from 7pm to 8pm.

    Fairmont Monte Carlo
    Elegant Weekend Getaway: (1) One weekend (2 nights) for 2 people at the Fairmont Monte Carlo valid from September 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016.

    NOBU: (1) Dinner for 2 at NOBU (max value 300 €).

    L’Horizon: (2) Dinner for 2 at the Horizon Restaurant (max value 200€ for each voucher).

    Spa Services: (2) SPA treatment of 60 min each.

    SBM
    Beach towels provided free of charge.

    Restaurant La Piazza
    Dinner for 2 at La Piazza http://lapiazza-monaco.com/site/index.php/en/

  • Mochy’s Backgammon Proficiency Exam

    Mochy’s Backgammon Proficiency Exam

    We are thrilled to announce #1 Giant of Backgammon Masayuki “Mochy” Mochizuki will be giving his Backgammon Proficiency Exam during the 39th Backgammon World Championship. The cost is 20 Euros to take the exam and includes grading, an in-depth lecture with review of all answers, and a beautiful certificate given to all test-takers.


    Thursday, August 7th

    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

    Mochy’s Proficiency Exam – Exam Given


    Friday, August 8th

    1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

    Mochy’s Proficiency Exam – Lecture & Review

    This exam has been given at major tournaments all over the world, including the Nordic Open in Copenhagen, Denmark and the Texas Backgammon Championships in San Antonio, Texas. Players are highly encouraged to participate in this very popular test of backgammon proficiency!