STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Jadestone Networks, the Nordic based owner and operator of multiplayer gaming networks GamArena and DiceArena, announced today that, via its partner the World Series of Backgammon (WSOB), it has completed online qualifiers in backgammon for the Japan Open.
Online backgammon qualifiers for the Japan Open were run on September 5 and 12 with seats available for the offline event scheduled for September 20 - 22. The qualifiers were open to Japanese players...

I think its just awful that The 2009 World Championships of Backgammon is getting such poor press coverage. The following blogs will be lending their personal spin.
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1.Mike Main, will be working as a tournament coordinator and will provide updates.
Check out his blog here:
The Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championships 2009 - Home


2.Martin “Guerre” Jensen, will also be blogging from Monte Carlo. I...

The 2009 World Championships of Backgammon, being held at the Fairmont Hotel in Monte Carlo, Monaco from July 13 to July 19.

Event: The World Championship of Backgammon
Location: The Fairmont, Monte Carlo
Dates: Sunday July 12 to Sunday July 19
Entry Fees: Championship €1000, Intermediate €400, Beginner: €200
Format: two progressive Consolations and Last Chance
Registration: Sunday July 12th 1pm-7pm and Monday July 13th 10am-7pm

Jackpots:...

Carol Joy Cole a native of Flint, Michigan and founder of the 'Flint area Backgammon Club', made history at the 2009 American Backgammon Tour's U.S. Open. The tournament took place in Washington DC this past June 4th thru the 7th.
Ms Cole defeated 24 other top players along with defeating the 1989 Backgammon World Champion in the final round to become the first woman to win the US Open Tournament. readmore

short movie of Ms Cole Winning play

Backgammon

Backgammon is a board game played with dice. It takes two players who move the pieces in accordance with the roll of the dice. When all the checkers from the board are removed, the player wins. Backgammon belongs to the ‘tables’ family and is one of the earliest variety of board games in the world. The word ‘backgammon’ was incorporated in the Oxford English dictionary in 1650. The game got its name from ‘back’ and ‘gamen’, that is, ‘play’ or ‘game’.
Backgammon can...