Sport and Games Atlas

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Competitions

World Backgammon Championship

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The World Backgammon Championship is the sport's leading title event, contested since the late 1960s. Its early years rotated among venues including the Bahamas and Las Vegas; it has been held annually in Monte Carlo, Monaco every year since 1979.

Facts
Disputed
Founding Year
1967 1
Recorded results for the championship exist from 1967; the event's early history is less uniformly documented than its post-1979 Monte Carlo era.
Frequency
Annual. 1
Host History
Rotated among venues including the Bahamas and Las Vegas in its first years; held in Monte Carlo, Monaco every year since 1979. 1
Cross-Tradition Connections

Competitors Include

Paul Magriel, Athletes

Won the 1978 championship.

Features

Backgammon, Games
Sources
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
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