16 July 2007

Final Results from the World Championship

Jorge Pan of Argentina became the 2007 World Champion of Backgammon. The 32nd World Backgammon Championship was held in Monte Carlo, Monaco, on July 9-15, 2007. In the final of the Championship flight, which drew 218+2 players, Pan beat Alvaro Savio of Brazil. Below are the official results as published by the organisers.

Championship (218+2)

• Main: 1. Jorge Pan (Argentina); 2. Alvaro Savio (Brazil); 3/4. Jan Jacobowitz (Germany), Richard Munitz (USA).
• First Consolation: 1. Patrick Didisheim; 2. Matti Haaksila (Finland); 3/4. Mark Larsen (Denmark), Alan Grunwald (USA).
• Second Consolation: 1. Andrew Plater (UK); 2. Peer Rower (Germany); 3/4. Didier Assaraf (France), Jean-Philippe Rohr (France).
• Last Chance: 1. Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan); 2. Perry Gartner (USA).
• Ladies Prize: Maya Peycheva (Bulgaria).

Intermediate (76)

• Main: 1. Marc Bodin (France); 2. Shunji Terao (Japan); 3/4. Michel Chabrol (France), Klaus Switon (Denmark).
• First Consolation: 1. Jakob Truksa Andersen (Denmark); 2. Joel Sundberg (Sweden); 3/4. Per Ulrik Andersen (Denmark), Peter Baadehle (Germany).
• Second Consolation: 1. Johnny Tonnessen (Norway); 2. Martin de Bruin (USA); 3/4. Andrea Quatros (Brazil), Alain Sormain (France).
• Last Chance: 1. Fillippo Oddo (Italy); 2. Shirley Elghanian (Iran).

Beginners (48)

• Main: 1. Vitalij Byrov (Ukraine); 2. Sergey Grinev (Russia); 3/4. Boris Mampozia (Russia), Max Petersen (Denmark).
• First Consolation: 1. Jan Ivar Nilsen (Norway); 2. Laura Monaco (Italy); 3/4. Sandra Kaae Bauer (Denmark), Amor Boulkertous (France).
• Second Consolation: 1. Liz Johansson (Sweden); 2. Sten Lorentzen (Denmark); 3/4. Pia Aimonen (Finland), Ingrid Soderstjerna (Sweden).
• Last Chance: 1. Chiva Tafazzoli (Iran); 2. Carsten Vick (Germany).

Side events and trophies

• Side event #1 (64): 1. Sven Rumcker (Germany); 2. Ed O'Laughlin (USA); 3/4. David Ben-Zion (Israel), Christoph Wagener (Germany).
• Fortis World Team Championship: 1. The Sharks (Italy); 2. Blip Blop (Sweden).
• Chairman's Trophy: Howard Markowitz (USA).
• Courtesy Trophy: Simonetta Barone Herrera (Italy/England).
• Elegance Trophy, men: Mikael Sørensen (Denmark).
• Elegance Trophy, women: Bai Ling (Hong Kong).
• Fidelity Trophy: Alfred Schwarz (Germany).
• Travel Trophy: Jake Jacobs (USA/Singapore).
• Golf tournament: 1. Jaakko Salava (Finland); 2. Robert Lindbom (Sweden).
• Tennis men's doubles: 1. Detlef Stolz (Germany) and Carsten Vick (Germany); 2. Erkky Aimonen (Finland) and Jaako Salava (Finland).

For the background of the event, see our article on backgammon history.