Backgammon World Championship

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⭐️ BGWC 2025 - OFFICIAL RESULTS ⭐️

Dates: 26 July-03 August 2025
Location: Fairmont Hotel / Monte Carlo, Monaco
Total Participation: 451 players
Nations Represented: 43 countries
Total Prize Pool: 947.750 Euros

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CHAMPIONSHIP Category (226 players):
Main:
Winner Timo Väätäinen - Finland
Finalist Doron Claxton – South Africa
3rd Christoph Wagener - Germany
4th Virgil Tudose – Romania
5/8th Akiko Yazawa – Japan
5/8th Ary Nogueira - Brazil
5/8th Chris Rogers – United Kingdom
5/8th Dana Nazarian – USA

Side Pool Winners Christoph Wagener – Germany & Virgil Tudose - Romania

Consolation:
Winner Ioannis Pasialis - Greece
Finalist Tatsuya Tanaka - Japan
Semi finalist Benjamin Lund - Denmark
Semi finalist Toni Bernaba – Lebanon

Last Chance:
Winner Sergiu Malis - Romania
Finalist Peter Jes Thomsen - Denmark
Semi finalist Tobias Hellwag - Germany
Semi finalist Naoki Iketani - Japan

Main: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/d9d95df3-abc5-473f-874c-25ac227e6d9e

Consolation #1/4: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/b0f3a9fa-41c5-47b0-9288-47a83ca2d179
Consolation #2/4: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/624f8ed8-d1ec-4b02-9e79-f8f0b17a895e
Consolation #3/4: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/8c984cb6-d624-4034-83b8-6b9c15acfeb7
Consolation #4/4 (Final Sheet): https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/0585988d-5159-4a40-ac59-3612f3218310

Last Chance: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/20b63c7a-fd47-4478-ab32-e167a6d17d59

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ADVANCED Category (62 players):
Main:
Winner Masahiro Kisono - Japan
Finalist Valentin Marotte – France
3rd Simon Ayzac - France
4th Lyova Ghazaryan – France

Side Pool Winner Felix Wagener - Germany

Consolation:
Winner Luis Hofmann - Germany
Finalist Yamato Ohsaki - Japan
Semi finalist Ciprian Radulescu - Romania
Semi finalist Yuval Sofiyoff – Israel

Last Chance:
Winner Felix Wagener - Germany
Finalist Oscar Fuchs - France
Semi finalist Petar Vidovic - Croatia
Semi finalist Pierre Svara - Monaco

Main & Consolation: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/0ee96fd3-ec20-433f-9e78-9cce2e848fec

Last Chance: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/3b737dfd-771c-4f46-92b3-c76813382c6f

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INTERMEDIATE Category (84 players):
Main:
Winner Gerhard Lingnau - Germany
Finalist Michael Rosen - USA
3rd Kristin Westerman - USA
4th Philippa Lightbourn - Bahamas
Side Pool Winner Gerhard Lingnau - Germany

Consolation:
Winner Fabricio Cardoso – Brazil/United Kingdom
Finalist Jennifer Kim - USA
Semi finalist Joey Tissona - Israel
Semi finalist Alexander Brill - USA

Last Chance:
Winner Fernando Arce - Peru
Finalist Jens Liebetreu – Germany/Spain
Semi finalist Jimmy DeRosier - USA
Semi finalist Krista Laitner - USA

Main: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/dd4318cc-75fe-45df-a5aa-a1e1fd0ac2cf

Consolation #1/2: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/490bf4fe-9d78-4ce7-806a-4f50c11ff051
Consolation #2/2 (Final Sheet): https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/0f88c603-ed9c-4a85-bb19-e3957edc1081

Last Chance: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/743980e0-5887-428d-a5f9-6ff7cc6fb770

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Championship Redemption Event (51 players):
Winner Nodar Gagua - Georgia
Finalist Arkadiy Tsinis - Ukraine
Semi finalist Simon Naim - Israel
Semi finalist Vincent de Nardi - France

Side Pool Winner Arkadiy Tsinis - Ukraine

Championship Redemption Event: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/cc9cb12e-3f50-46ad-9f12-ee11e47b53f8

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Intermediate Redemption Event (17 players):
Winner Jimmy DeRosier - USA
Finalist Gildas Lamour de Caslou - France
Semi finalist Yehonatan Bats - Israel
Semi finalist Terri Sherrow – USA

Intermediate Redemption Event: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/25e59628-66e5-4e60-91f2-6929259b90e6

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Doubles Consultation (118 teams):
Winner Ali Rezaei/Ali Salkhi – Iran/USA
Finalist Ian Macfarlane/Ronald Amorim - Brazil/Brazil
Semi finalist Miranda Moulton/Paul Moulton – United Kingdom/United Kingdom
Semi finalist John Rockwell/Justin Bor Sr. - USA/USA

Side Pool Winner Ali Rezaei/Ali Salkhi – Iran/USA

Doubles Consultation: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/797a4a67-d0bc-4507-8269-1570a3cd5ece

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"Patti Rubin Memorial" 7500€ High Roller (16 players):
Winner Andreas Grötsch - Germany
Finalist Johan Moazed - Sweden
Semi finalist Gil Davidovich - Israel
Semi finalist Zdenek Zizka – Czechia

"Patti Rubin Memorial" 7500€ High Roller: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/d4a7bb94-5942-45f5-88ef-3a413d0beba3

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1250€ Super Jackpot #1 (96 players):
Winner Alvaro Savio - Brazil
Finalist Giorgos Lazaris - Greece
3rd Andreas Grötsch - Germany

Side Pool Winner Andreas Grötsch – Germany

1250€ Super Jackpot #1: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/b60c6948-fb6a-4fd2-b125-87b5aac3d4fd

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1250€ Super Jackpot #2 (64 players):
Winner Gaz Owen – United Kingdom
Finalist Dirk Schiemann - Germany
Semi finalist Mario Kühl - Germany
Semi finalist Mehmet Akiş - Turkiye

Side Pool Winner Dirk Schiemann – Germany

1250€ Super Jackpot #2: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/eca58ddb-8405-48e6-960e-5fdabe0f56fc

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250€ Intermediate Super Jackpot #1 (32 players):
Winner Michael Rosen - USA
Finalist Laurence Sinitzky - France
Semi finalist Michel Chabrol - France
Semi finalist Luciano Timerman - Argentina
Side Pool Winners Michael Rosen – USA

250€ Intermediate Super Jackpot #1: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/3a03d2ec-0979-4b87-b168-69eba0383953

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250€ Intermediate Super Jackpot #2 (24 players):
Winner Jimmy DeRosier - USA
Finalist Marianne S. Husum - Norway
3rd Rafael Barreto Garcez - Brazil

Side Pool Winner Marianne S. Husum – Norway & Rafael Barreto Garcez – Brazil

250€ Intermediate Super Jackpot #2: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/65ec43bb-e83b-4496-9d90-1ff9217cb479

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Women's Tournament (58 players):
Winner Miranda Moulton – United Kingdom
Finalist Gabriela Leon - Romania
Semi finalist Suzy Collis – United Kingdom
Semi finalist Sabine Brinkmann - Germany

Women’s Tournament: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Cup/Show/f9c286f2-c045-463d-a411-6ab01cd0b909

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Speedgammon (128 players):
Winner Tage Mellgren - Denmark
Finalist Jason Pack - USA
Semi finalist Victor Ashkenazi - USA
Semi finalist Zdenek Zizka - Czechia

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Seniors (128 players):
Winner Stephan Hartmann - Germany
Finalist Pete Heskett – United Kingdom
Semi finalist Chris Rogers – United Kingdom
Semi finalist Kenji Shimodaira - Japan

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Under 18 (10 players):
Winner Olivia Upbin - USA
Finalist Hannah DeRosier – USA

Under 18: https://drawboss.backgammon.dk/Monrad/Show/df05bbce-3759-42b1-9dec-3dafcb905d6d

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DMP Challenge – 1 Pointers (128 players):
Winner Alex Vlavianos - Greece
Finalist John Rockwell - USA
Semi finalist Joseph Levy - Israel
Semi finalist Valentin Marin - Romania

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14th Monte Carlo Open - "Open" Category (160 players):
Main:
Winner Joseph Russell - USA
Finalist Hideaki Ueda - Japan
3rd Tom Wheeler – USA
4th Herb Roman - USA
5/8th Mogens Dreier – Denmark
5/8th Sam Rappaport - USA
5/8th Tage Mellgren – Denmark
5/8th Vedat Roso – Turkiye

Side Pool Winner Joseph Russell - USA

Consolation:
Winner Mikayel Vardanyan - Russia
Finalist Junichi Tanaka - Japan
Semi finalist Ali Çetin Belene - Turkiye
Semi finalist Melissa Shin – USA

Main: https://commoninja.site/78b9c8dd-6bb1-4818-805d-22a9b9fbb2df

Consolation #1/2: https://commoninja.site/5dd1576a-0574-432c-8427-4691be618c1a
Consolation #2/2 (Final Sheet): https://commoninja.site/4b730056-2865-4033-8f09-ab08397dd191

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14th Monte Carlo Open - "Intermediate" Category (58 players):
Main:
Winner Yamato Ohsaki - Japan
Finalist Massimiliano Cettolin - Italy
3rd Tommy Tallarico - USA
4th Michael Rosen - USA

Side Pool Winner Massimiliano Cettolin - Italy

Consolation:
Winner Felix Wagener - Germany
Finalist Miho Oka Macleod - Japan

Main: https://commoninja.site/8855d66f-3c65-494e-9274-6f9ff49676c0

Consolation #1/2: https://commoninja.site/22d5f748-ccf2-4a28-8d9f-7f4fb8f2f3ce
Consolation #2/2 (Final Sheet): https://commoninja.site/a04540b8-0ccd-4300-9819-92c733974825

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Ruling Committee:
President Jörgen Granstedt (Sweden)
Members Dan Minardi (USA), Fernando Neumark (Argentina), Josefin Bichler (Germany), Mikayel Vardanyan (Russia), Michihito Kageyama (Japan), Morten Holm (Denmark)

Head Director: Arda Findikoglu - Turkiye
Organization: Backgammon Galaxy

We have our finalists!!!

This is it! Watch august 3rd 15:00 CEST / 09:00 EST

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We have our finalists!!!

Final 8!!

Tune into steam 1 and stream 2 on Backgammon Galaxy’s YouTube page!

So many wonderful backgammon players here in Monte Carlo! Thank you all for participating!