World Championships – Monte Carlo

Listed below are the World Champions of Backgammon - Monte Carlo from 1979 to 2006. Previously, the World Championships were held in The Bahamas from 1975 to 1978 and prior to that in Las Vegas from 1967 to 1974.

Year Winner Country 2011 Takumitsu Suzuki Japan 2010 Lars "Buster" Bentzon Denmark 2009 Masayuki Mochizuki Japan 2008 Lars Trabolt Denmark 2007 Jorge Alberto Pan Argentina 2006 Philip Vischjager The Netherlands 2005 Dennis Carlston USA 2004 Peter Hallberg Denmark 2003 Jon Kristian Røyset Norway 2002 Mads Andersen Denmark 2001 Jörgen Granstedt Sweden 2000 Katie Scalamandre USA 1999 Jörgen Granstedt Sweden 1998 Michael Meyburg Germany 1997 Jerry Grandell Sweden 1996 David Nahmad Italy 1995 David Ben-Zion Israel 1994 Frank Frigo USA 1993 Peter Jes Thomsen Denmark 1992 Ion Ressu Romania 1991 Michael Meyburg Germany 1990 Hal Heinrich Canada 1989 Joseph Russell USA 1988 Phillip Marmorstein Germany 1987 William Robertie USA 1986 Clement Palacci Italy 1985 Charles-Henri Sabet Italy 1984 Mike Svobodny USA 1983 William Robertie USA 1982 Jacques Michel Switzerland 1981 Lee Genud USA 1980 Walter Coratella Mexico 1979 Luigi Villa Italy

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