List of World Backgammon Champions
The following is a List of World Backgammon Champions from 1967 to present:
1967 Tim Holland, United States
1968 Tim Holland, United States
1969 no championships held
1970 no championships held
1971 Tim Holland, United States
1972 Oswald Jacoby, United States
1973 Carol Crawford, United States (first female champion)
1974 Claude Beer, United States
1975 Billy Eisenberg, United States
1976 Baron Vernon Ball, United States
1977 Ken Goodman, United States
1978 Paul “X-22” Magriel, United States
1979 Luigi Villa, Italy
1980 Walter Coratella, Mexico
1981 Lee Genud, United States
1982 Jacques Michel,Switzerland
1983 Bill Robertie, United States
1984 Mike Svobodny, United States
1985 Charles-Henri Sabet, Italy
1986 Clement Palacci, Italy
1987 Bill Robertie, United States
1988 Phillip Marmorstein, Germany
1989 Joe Russell, United States
1990 Hal Heinrich, Canada
1991 Michael Meyburg, Germany
1992 Ion Ressu, Romania
1993 Peter Jes Thomsen, Denmar
1994 Frank Frigo, United States
1995 David Ben-Zion, Israel
1996 David Nahmad, Monaco
1997 Jerry Grandell, Sweden
1998 Michael Meyburg, Germany
1999 J n Granstedt, Sweden
2000 Katie Scalamandre, United States
2001 J n Granstedt, Sweden
2002 Mads Andersen, Denmark
2003 Jon Kristian R t, Norway
2004 Peter Hallberg, Denmark
2005 Dennis Carlsten, United States
2006 Philip Vischjager, Netherlands
2007 Lars Trabolt, Denmark
2008 Mochy, Japan
2009 Lars Trabolt, Denmark
2010 Neil Kazaross, United States
2011 Jacek Wojciechowski, Poland
2012 Raj Jansari, United Kingdom
2013 Lars Trabolt, Denmark
2014 Morten Holm, Denmark
2015 Akiko Yazawa, Japan
2016 Masayuki Mochizuki, Japan
2017 Akiko Yazawa, Japan
2018 Masayuki Mochizuki, Japan
2019 Akiko Yazawa, Japan
2020 Nodar Gagua, Georgia (online championship)
2021 Pedro Pellicer, Spain (online championship)