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The 34th Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championship and the summer of world backgammon events will commence on Sunday, July 19th 2009 at 1 pm with the seniors, doubles and 8-player jackpots backgammon tournaments and will officially end on the following Sunday with the hopefully suspenseful championship finals and the subsequent prize giving ceremony. In between, as usual, each of the three flights will consist of a main competition, two consolations and one last chance event. 100% of the entrants' exorbitantly entry fees will be paid back to the winners as cash prizes.
Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championship 2009
The Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championship will take place between July 12th and July 19th at the Fairmont Hotel, so it was announced by the tournament coordinators. Entry fees begin at €200 for beginners, continue with €400 for intermediate and climb up to €1,000 for playing the championship flight, not including the €240 registration fee. Entrance to the Special After Tournament Tournament, to be held on July 20-21, after the 34th World Backgammon Champion will be crowned, is priced at €2,000. The persisting backgammon player can pop to the French Riviera and visit the WSOB Cannes.The 34th Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championship and the summer of world backgammon events will commence on Sunday, July 19th 2009 at 1 pm with the seniors, doubles and 8-player jackpots backgammon tournaments and will officially end on the following Sunday with the hopefully suspenseful championship finals and the subsequent prize giving ceremony. In between, as usual, each of the three flights will consist of a main competition, two consolations and one last chance event. 100% of the entrants' exorbitantly entry fees will be paid back to the winners as cash prizes.
- The Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championship is an annual tradition going on since 1976, when the European Open Championships was integrated with the Bahamas World Championship, and became a loadstone for mostly, but not solely, European backgammon players.
- The first undisputed World Backgammon Champion was Joe Dwek of the UK, who at the same year published Backgammon for Profit, a book on backgammon problems and suggested solutions.
- The last player who gained the prestigious title and the grand prize was Lars Trabolt of Denmark who defeated his opponent, Mario Sequeira of Portugal in a 25-point final in the 2008 World Backgammon Championship in Monte Carlo.
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