WWB Mixed Doubles: Keeble-Barkwill vs Husum-Snarheim
Wed, Apr 03
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Come watch one of the exciting matches being played by top teams from Norway and the UK on Wednesday, April 3, at 2PM Eastern US time. The match features Dagfinn Snarheim and Marianne Husum from Norway playing against Sue Keeble and Martin Barkwill from the UK.
Time & Location
Apr 03, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
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About the Event
Come watch one of the exciting matches being played by top teams from Norway and the UK on Wednesday, April 3, at 2 pm Eastern US time. REGISTER TODAY.
The Women’s World of Backgammon (WWB) Mixed Doubles tournament has struck a resonant chord with participants. It was captured by feedback from one of the participating teams: “I would like to thank you for the organization of this tournament. I really like this format; I think that playing in consultation with another person can enrich our understanding of the game. It widens our perspectives.:)” We couldn’t agree more! It’s also exciting to see Mixed Doubles events at international tournaments such as the recent Nordic Open in Copenhagen, DK. We hope it becomes a growing phenomenon!
Thirty-two Championship teams (including re-entries by 9 teams losing in the first round) and 15 Intermediate teams (including 3 re-entries) are competing in the event. You can check the brackets with the status of the first-round results at: https://challonge.com/WWBMixedDoubles2024Intermediate https://challonge.com/WWBMixedDoubles2024Championship
The match features Dagfinn Snarheim and Marianne Husum from Norway playing against Sue Keeble and Martin Barkwill from the UK. Dagfinn is a Grandmaster (G1) and Giant of Backgammon (#26). He captured international attention in the 2023 Ultimate Backgammon Contender, finishing tied for 3rd with Dirk Schiemann, with Mochy Mochizuki and Zdenek Zizka finishing 1st/2nd. He went on to tie for 10th in the 2023 Backgammon World Championship and 3rd in the BWC Super Jackpot. A week ago, he finished 3rd in the Nordic Open Super Jackpot. Earlier in the year, he finished 3rd in the Gibraltar Super Jackpot.
Marianne has her share of recent victories, finishing tied for 4th/5th in the Advanced division of the 2024 Nordic Open and 2nd in the Intermediate division of the 2023 Gibraltar Championship. In 2022, she finished 4th in the Backgammon World Championship Intermediate division. She and Dagfinn won the Consultation Doubles at Skopje, North Macedonia, in 2023, and finished tied for 3rd in the 2024 Merit Middle East Grand Prix Consultation Doubles.
Martin Barkwill is known for his fantastic photos and tournament news reports for the UK Backgammon Federation and the PrimeTime Backgammon quarterly magazine of the US Backgammon Federation. He finished third in the 2024 New York Metropolitan Open with 182 entrants, including buy-backs, and tied for 7th in the 2023 Oasis tournament in Dubai. In 2022, he finished third in Mochy’s Proficiency Test at the Swedish Open and finished 2nd in the DMP event with 128 entrants, and 3rd in Last Chance in the Championship division. In 2022, he played on the third-place UK team in the WBGF World Team Championship in Venice.
Sue Keeble recently retired to Portugal, leaving her home in the UK for a new life devoted to enjoying warmer climes and playing backgammon!
