Every two years since 1993, Yamin A. Yamin of the USA, together with a group of other dedicated people in the backgammon community, conduct a poll called the 32 Giants of Backgammon.
The voters are international tournament players, and tournament directors, who are asked who they believe are the strongest backgammon players in the world.
Below are photos of the top 32 Giants of Backgammon that were selected in the 2007 survey.
Most of the pics were taken at the Atlantis Million in January 2007 by Kathy Liberopoulos of GammonLife. Special thanks to Carol Joy Cole, Walter Trice and the World Series of Backgammon for the others. Enjoy!
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #1 |
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Matvey "Falafel" Natanzon - Israel |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #2 |
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Nack Ballard - USA |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #3 |
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François Tardieu - France |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #4 |
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Sander Lylloff - Denmark |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #5 |
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Neil Kazaross - USA |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #6 |
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Masayuki Mochizuki - Japan |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #7 |
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Steve Sax - USA |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #8 |
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Kit Woolsey - USA |
Photo Copyright by Carol Joy Cole |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #9 |
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Bob Wachtel - USA |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #10 |
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Morten Holm Lassen - Denmark |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #11 |
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Peter Jes Thomsen - Denmark |
Photo Copyright by Michael Strato |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #12 |
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Paul Magriel - USA |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #13 |
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Lars Bønding - Denmark |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #14 |
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Jake Jacobs - USA |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #15 |
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Paul Weaver - USA |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #16 |
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Lars Trabolt - Denmark |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #17 |
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Bill Robertie - USA |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #18 |
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Mike Senkiewicz - USA |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #19 |
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John O'Hagan - USA |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #20 |
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Malcolm Davis - USA |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #21 |
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Gus Hansen - Denmark |
Photo Copyright by the World Series of Backgammon |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #22 |
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Ed O'Laughlin - USA |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #23 |
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Jörgen Granstedt - Sweden |
Photo Copyright by Michael Strato |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #24 |
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Ray Fogerlund - USA |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #25 |
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Ralf Jonas - Germany |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #26 |
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Walter Trice - USA |
Photo Copyright by Walter Trice |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #27 |
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Mike Corbett - USA |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #28 |
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Dirk Schiemann - Germany |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #29 |
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Petko Kostadinov - Bulgaria |
Photo Copyright by Carol Joy Cole |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #30 |
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Richard Munitz - USA |
Photo Copyright by Michael Strato |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #31 |
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Dana Nazarian - USA |
Photo Copyright by Carol Joy Cole |
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BACKGAMMON GIANT #32 |
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Leo Fernandez - Argentina |
Photo Copyright by Kathy Liberopoulos |
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