Ve dnech 1. - 5. 8. 2018 se v Monte Carlu konalo 43. mistrovství světa v backgammonu. Šampionát vyhrála Akiko Yazawa (JPN), která zvítězila již v roce 2014.
Z českých hráčů se mistrovství zúčastnili: Honza Černý, Zdeněk Žižka, Pavel Zaoral a Eva Žižková.
Největšího úspěchu dosáhl Honza Černý, který byl smolně vyřazen 1 kolo před finálovou osmičkou, když v zápase do 17 bodů vedl 16:8.
Kompletní výsledky (zdroj www.chicagopoint.com):
CHAMPIONSHIP (177): 1-Akiko Yazawa (Japan), 2-Philip Kazemieh (Germany), 3-Lawrence Powell (England), 4/5-Patrick Didisheim (Switzerland) / Benjamin Lund (Denmark), 6/8-Raj Jansari (England) / Ricardo Malas (Lebanon) / Thomas Rönn (Sweden); 1C-Alexei Askurava (Russia), 2C-Sander Lylloff (Denmark), 3C/4C-Victor Ashkenazi (USA) / Engin Ongel (Turkey/England); 1LC-Michihito Kageyama (Japan), 2LC-Allen Tish (USA).
INTERMEDIATE (57): 1-Julia Gromenkova (Russia), 2-Helmut Jeske (Germany), 3-Georg Lachnit-Winter (Germany), 4/5-Souhail Atie (Lebanon) / Zoran Krogstad (Norway); 1C-Tim Lawless (USA), 2C-Martin de Bruin (USA/Spain), 3C/4C-Majken Johansen (Denmark) / Claude Peffer (Luxembourg); 1LC-Murat Özyilmaz (Turkey), 2LC-Julian Hart (USA).
BEGINNERS (8): 1-Sonja Custers (Belgium), 2-Vlada Timerzanova (Russia), 3-Michael Litwinsky (Israel); 1LC-Shawnee Bor (USA), 2LC-Derek Winterbottom (Isle of Man).
SUPER JACKPOT (64): 1-Alfredo Unes (Brazil), 2-Chris Trencher (USA), 3/4-Giorgos Kleitsas (Greece) / John O'Hagan (USA).
MAGRIEL MEMORIAL SUPER SENIORS (128): 1-Slava Pryadkin (Ukraine/Germany), 2-Lyova Ghazaryan (Armenia), 3/4-David Brown (England) / Ricardo Malas (Lebanon).
JUNIORS TOURNAMENT (7): 1-David Broomfield (England), 2-Alya Issa (Jamaica).
DOUBLES TOURNAMENT (64 teams): 1-Jason Pack (USA) & Lars Trabolt (Denmark), 2-Giorgos Kleitsas (Greece) & Platon Tserliagkos (Greece), 3/4-Götz Hildsberg (Germany) & Kimon Papachristopoulos (Germany) / David Asplund (Sweden) & Jörgen Granstedt (Sweden/Malta).
SPEEDGAMMON TOURNAMENT (64): 1-Dimitri Loi (USA), 2-Christoph Wagener (Germany), 3/4-Frédéric Andrieu (France) / Thierry Aste (Monaco).
LADIES TOURNAMENT (20): 1-Alexandra Knupfer (Romania/Switzerland), 2-Laurence Sinitzky (France).
8th BACKGAMMON PROFICIENCY EXAM (31): 1-Matt Cohn-Geier (USA) with 43/50 correct, 2/3-Jörgen Granstedt (Sweden/Malta) / Sander Lylloff (Denmark) with 40/50 correct.
BELAIR TEAM TOURNAMENT (26 teams): 1-Three Geezers: Martin Barkwill (UK) / Jason Pack (USA) / Alireza Sarabi (Iran), 2-Atlantico: Stéphane Cheneviere (France) / Philippe Quiboeuf (France) / Laurence Sinitzky (France)
USBGF LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Matvey "Falafel" Natanzon (USA/Israel).
MONTE CARLO WARM-UP TOURNAMENT (72): 1-Olivier Décultot (France, 2-Stephan Hartmann (Germany), 3/4-Johan Moazed (Sweden) / Daniel Polensvaig (Argentina); 1C-Joaquin Koifman (Argentina), 2C-Nadjib Kawkab (Germany).
8th MONTE CARLO OPEN - CHAMPIONSHIP (77): 1-Gary Bauer (USA), 2-Sergey Erohkin (Russia), 3/4-Ron Rubin (USA) / Antoinette-Marie Williams (USA); 1C-Ralf Jonas (Germany), 2C-Jacek Wojciechowski (Poland).
8th MONTE CARLO OPEN - INTERMEDIATE (47): 1-Walter Thesing (Luxembourg), 2-Rolf Vetsch (Switzerland), 3/4-Bruno Fanan (Italy) / Joaquin Koifman (Argentina); 1C-Francesco Oliva (Italy), 2C-Laurence Sinitzky (France).
