Backgammon is the oldest game on the planet and deserves a World Tour to underline its universality.

 

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The WORLD BACKGAMMON TOUR (WBGT) is a unique series of tournaments unifying 6 backgammon countries of 3 continents and a Grand Finale for 16 qualified players to compete for a minimum of 32,000 € (approximately 50,000 USD).

Initiated by Chiva Tafazzoli (World Backgammon Association - WBA) and Steen Gronbech (Danish Backgammon Federation - DBgF), the WBGT cooperates with the Japanese Backgammon League (JBL), the Swedish Backgammon Federation (SBGF), Backgammon in London, and is endorsed by various other national federations and associations as well as online gaming operators to bring together the biggest and strongest communities of the game.

 

 

The competition is on for the avid aficionados and the professionals of the game to compete and qualify for one of the 16 entries of the Grand Finale.

You can qualify, by either:

• Winning a stop of the Tour

• Being among the top 6 of the Point Race

• Winning a satellite offline or online

 

Watch the video of the creators of the WBGT here (YouTube)