List of world backgammon champions
The following is a list of world backgammon champions:[1][2][3]
| Year | Open Champion | Female Champion | Tournament Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 |  Tim Holland | Las Vegas | ||
| 1968 | Tim Holland | Las Vegas | ||
| 1969 | no championship | |||
| 1970 | no championship | |||
| 1971 | Tim Holland | Las Vegas | ||
| 1972 | Oswald Jacoby | Las Vegas | ||
| 1973 | Carol Crawford | Las Vegas | ||
| 1974 | Claude Beer | Las Vegas | ||
| 1975 | Billy Eisenberg | Bahamas | ||
| 1976 | Baron Vernon Ball | Bahamas | ||
| 1977 | Ken Goodman | Bahamas | ||
| 1978 | Paul Magriel | Bahamas | ||
| 1979 |  Luigi Villa | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1980 |  Walter Coratella | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1981 | Lee Genud | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1982 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jacques Michel | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1983 | Bill Robertie | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1984 | Mike Svobodny | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1985 | Charles-Henri Sabet | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1986 | Clement Palacci | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1987 | Bill Robertie | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1988 |  Phillip Marmorstein | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1989 | Joe Russell | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1990 | .svg.png){kind=small} Hal Heinrich | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1991 | Michael Meyburg | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1992 | Ion Ressu | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1993 |  Peter Jes Thomsen | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1994 | Frank Frigo | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1995 |  David Ben-Zion | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1996 |  David Nahmad | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1997 |  Jerry Grandell | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1998 | Michael Meyburg | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1999 | Jörgen Granstedt | Monte Carlo | ||
| 2000 | Katie Scalamandre | Monte Carlo | ||
| 2001 | Jörgen Granstedt | Monte Carlo | ||
| 2002 | Mads Andersen | Monte Carlo | ||
| 2003 |  Jon Kristian Røyset | Monte Carlo | ||
| 2004 | Peter Hallberg | Monte Carlo | ||
| 2005 | Dennis Carlston | Monte Carlo | ||
| 2006 |  Philip Vischjager | Monte Carlo | ||
| 2007 |  Jorge Pan | Monte Carlo | ||
| 2008 | Lars Trabolt |  Scarlett Serrero | Monte Carlo | |
| 2009 |  Masayuki Mochizuki | Sara Utku | Monte Carlo | |
| 2010 | Lars Bentzon |  Zoe Cunningham | Monte Carlo | |
| 2011 | Takumitsu Suzuki | Lynn Ehrlich | Monte Carlo | |
| 2012 | Nevzat Dogan | Laura Monaco | Monte Carlo | |
| 2013 |  Vyacheslav Pryadkin | Laura Monaco | Monte Carlo | |
| 2014 | Akiko Yazawa | Laura Monaco | Monte Carlo | |
| 2015 |  Ali Cihangir Çetinel | Laura Monaco | Monte Carlo | |
| 2016 | Jörgen Granstedt | Cecilia Sparke | Monte Carlo | |
| 2017 | Didier Assaraf | Anna Clarke | Monte Carlo | |
| 2018 | Akiko Yazawa |  Alexandra Knupfer | Monte Carlo | |
| 2019 | Eli Roymi | Antoinette Williams | Monte Carlo | |
| 2020 | no championship | |||
| 2021 | Masayuki Mochizuki | Annalisa Agosti | Monte Carlo | |
| 2022 | Sander Lylloff | Annalisa Agosti[4] | Monte Carlo | |
| 2023 | Frank Frigo |  Maggie Diamantidis | Monte Carlo | |
| 2024 | Johan Moazed | Miho Macleod | Monte Carlo | |
| 2025 |  Timo Väätäinen |  Miranda Moulton | Monte Carlo | |
See also
References
- ^ "Overview of World Champions Backgammon on Mindzine". Archived from the original on 7 September 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Backgammon Hall of Fame". www.bkgm.com. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "International Backgammon Tournament Results". www.chicagopoint.com. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Backgammon World Championship Ladies Event". Women in Backgammoon. 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2023-06-28.