13th WBF European
Backgammon Championship Tournament Report by Harald Johanni |
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More and more the former tip for backgammon insiders the European Backgammon Championships got a mega event. 184 participants made a new record in Nova Gorica and the tournament deserves even more attendance. Tournament director Marco Fornasir provides the backgammon community at Nova Gorica with the highest number of goodies in Europe: Many warm up tournaments (no entry fee), added money, same weight same wine for the winner, perfect tournament boards, a WBF polo shirt for each player and an incomparable prize giving dinner with music, wine and excellent food. It´s a party! Mark your calendar for next year´s European Championship September 6th to 8th, you won´t regret it. |
![]() Roberto Terenziani (left) vs. François Tardieu |
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![]() François Tardieu at the prize giving with cups and wine. |
In the end it was an absolutely perfect tournament, because it got a worthy European Champion. François Tardieu from Paris won the finals against the tough Italian player from Reggio Emilia, Roberto Terenziani. The Frenchman played on an absolutely high level (about 3 according to Snowie: World Class) and in his calm way he is liked by all backgammon players. |
![]() Standing from left: Roberto Terenziani, Lorenzo Lagana, Francois Tardieu, Christian Liebe-Harkort, Jerzy Behnke, Lawrence Powell, Simone Gasquoine. Sitting: Marco Fornasir, Akaki Kikaleishvili, Joel Schiff). |
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Results in total from Nova Gorica: | |||||
Master Flight (62) Champion Flight (62) Intermediat Flight (60) |
Super Jackpot (8) Warm-up Memorial Heiner Haussleiter (85): Sperti Trophy Worldwide Backgammon Federation (WBF) 14th Italian Championship 2001 |
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