Tag Archives: Monte Carlo

World Championship 2019 in Monte Carlo

From July 30 to August 4, follow your favourite players (among which two from Belgium) in Monte Carlo, Monaco, starting from the tournament website or via the online brackets. Good luck, Johan H. and Marc!

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Sonja Custers becomes Beginners World Champion in Monte Carlo.

Four consecutive victories (9-point matches + 11-point final) gave Sonja Custers (Leuven BC) the title of World Champion (!) in the Beginners Division. The final against a female player from Russia was a particularly tense affair. Sonja was able to … Continue reading

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New adventures in Monte Carlo

Hereby a report (in Dutch) from Geert Van der Stricht about the 40th World Championship in Monte Carlo, August 4–9, 2015: “Nieuwe avonturen in Monte Carlo”. In Monte Carlo, Geert played Michihito “Michy” Kageyama, a match which was streamed on YouTube … Continue reading

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WC Monaco 2015 : Michy vs Geert Van der Stricht

In the main flight of the World Championship 2015 in Monaco, Belgian champion 2013 Geert Van der Stricht met Michihito “Michy” Kageyama. (In an earlier version of this post, I wrote that Michy was a former world champion. This is … Continue reading

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Monte Carlo 2013: Geert van der Stricht wins 2nd Consolation of Championship Division

Congratulations to Geert for this magnificent feat! Must have been a cheap holiday for him… Full results on the website of the 38th Backgammon World Championship via GammonManager.

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Individual report World Championship Monte Carlo, including pictures and diagrams, by Geert Van der Stricht (in dutch)

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Replay Matches World Championship Monte Carlo 2012

Below please find some matches played and recorded by the four Belgian players at the World Championship 2012 in Monte Carlo: Michel Lamote, Walter Meuwis, Luc Palmans, and Geert Van der Stricht.

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