All Backgammon World Champions


  Las Vegas        
1967 Tim Holland (USA)        
1968 Tim Holland (USA)       Second time!
1969         No World Championship in 1969
1970         No World Championship in 1970
1971 Tim Holland (USA)       Third time!
1972 Oswald Jacoby (USA)        
1973 Carol Crawford (USA)       First woman to become World Champion! Carol Crawford is the wife of John Crawford.
1974 Claude Beer (USA)   Bahamas    
1975 Monte Carlo 1975 Billy Eisenberg (USA)    
1976 Joe Dwek (GBR) 1976 Baron Vernon Ball (USA)   From 1976 to 1978 two events claimed to be the World Championship of Backgammon. Generelly recognized are the World Championships held on the Bahamas. Monte Carlo is the official venue for the World Championships since 1979.
1977 Jean Noed Grinda (FRA) 1977 Ken Goodman (USA)
1978 Richard de Surmont (FRA) 1978 Paul Magriel (USA)
1979 Luigi Villa (ITA)      
1980 Walter Coratella (MEX)      
1981 Lee Genud (USA)     Second woman to become World Champion!
1982 Jacques Michel (SUI)      
1983 Bill Robertie (USA)     Sometimes found in the lists with his official first name -William.
1984 Michael Svobodny (USA)      
1985 Charles-Henri Sabet (ITA)      
1986 Clement Palacci (ITA)      
1987 Bill Robertie (USA)     Second time!
1988 Phillip Marmorstein (GER)      
1989 Joseph Russel (USA)      
1990 Hal Henrich (CAN)      
1991 Michael Meyburg (GER)    
1992 Ion Ressu (RUM)      
1993 Peter Thomsen (DEN)      
1994 Frank Frigo (USA)      
1995 David Ben Zion (ISR)      
1996 David Nahmad (ITA)      
1997 Jerry Grandell (SWE)      
1998 Michael Meyburg (GER)     Second time!
1999 Jörgen Granstedt (SWE)      
2000 Katie Scalamandre (USA)     Third woman to become World Champion!
2001 Jörgen Granstedt (SWE)     Second time!
2002 Mads Andersen (DEN)      
2003 Jon Royset (NOR)      
2004 Peter Hallberg (DEN)      
2005 Dennis Carlston (USA)      
2006 Philip Vischjager (NDL)     Btw: Runner-up was Luigi Villa, who was World Champion already in 1979.
2007 You? Me? Who knows.