Watch the Highlights of the WWB Women’s Cup at the New York Metro featuring the final match between Alexandra Knupfer (Switzerland) and Irina Litzenberger (US) at a Women’s World of Backgammon (WWB) Zoom session on Tuesday February 27. Women’s World of Backgammon (WWB) provided $1000 added money to the event.
Two-time world champion, Akiko Yazawa from Japan, provides written comments on 10 difficult decisions that arose in the match. Grandmaster Marty Storer provides live commentary, with Roberto Litzenberger, director of the BMAB Player’s Cup, moderating the discussion.
The winner of the event, Alexandra Knupfer, is one of the top Championship players in Europe, placing in numerous prestigious events in Europe. She is best known in the U.S. for winning the 2019 Chicago Open Championship. Irina Litzenberger is one of the top women Championship players in the U.S. This year she made the Backgammon Masters Awarding Body Master Class 3, one of only four women in the world to be certified as a Master.
