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 2025 Online Doubles Tournament

You're Invited to the 2025

Women's World of Backgammon Doubles Tournament

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       Join the Tournament

Registration for the Women’s World of Backgammon

Doubles Tournament is now open. ​​​

  • Enter the 4th Annual Women's World of Backgammon (WWB) Online Doubles Championship

  • Online matches through Heroes 3 and communication through Zoom Breakout Rooms

  • ​Backgammon Doubles Partners can be either a woman and a man; or two women. One division; Intermediate players are encouraged to partner with an expert player.

  • Let us know on the Registration Form if you need help finding a partner.

  • Registration deadline April 24, 2025

  • The entry fee is $100 per team; payment is due no later than April 24 (payment details below)

  • Win prize money including $1,000 added money from the Women’s World of Backgammon

  • Select matches will be available for viewers to watch live & later posted on YouTube

   A Little History of the WWB Doubles Tournament

 

The tournament was first played in 2022, when invited teams squared off and WWB showcased some of the matches so women could learn from watching pairs play. It was a resounding success, and so we expanded it in 2023 to include both an Intermediate division, and open entry. In the first three years it was Mixed Doubles, but this year, due to the success of so many women in improving their play it is now an open doubles tournament where we hope women will pair up with each other to compete. Mixed doubles of a woman and a man team are also permitted. It's great backgammon play, and conversation between team-members that will educate the spectator. Enter. Watch. Share. 


You can check out a number of the matches from the last three years of the tournament on our YouTube channel.

How to Participate

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  • Your $100 team entry fee should be sent to Karen via PayPal (kd@cmwf.org), Venmo (Karen-Davis-419; phone 917-488-5364), or Zelle (karen.davis@jhu.edu; phone 917-488-5364). Karen will be attending the WBGF World Teams/3rd Greek Grand Prix in Kamena Vourla, Greece, April 7-13, and the Nordic Open 2025, April 17-20, in Copenhagen, Denmark, and may be paid in person in Euros or U.S. dollars at those events. â€‹

  • All Matches are played on Heroes 3. If you are new to Heroes, we will help you set up a free account and provide training for this popular online server. Just playing on Heroes will open up a new world of online backgammon playing enjoyment.

  • The team entry fee is $100, which will be returned 100% to the top four winning teams, along with an additional $1,000 in prize money donated by WWB (50% to the winning team; 25% to 2nd place; and 12.5% to the 3rd/4th finishing teams).

  • The format is 9-point matches, single elimination. The event is capped at 32 teams; if space is available, first-round losing teams may buy-back. Communication is by Zoom with breakout rooms, brackets by Challonge, and Heroes3.BackgammonStudio.com server in the WWB External Tournament Room. Clock settings are 15 seconds per play plus 27 minutes reserve time. â€‹

  • Rules – The tournament follows U.S. Backgammon Federation Rules https://usbgf.org/tournament-rules/ 

  • Irina Litzenberger (plata2020@yahoo.com) is the tournament organizer. Questions about the event may be directed to her. Nano Cabrera (flnano@gmail.com) is the Tournament Director.

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IMPORTANT DATES 

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Close of Registration – April 24
Random Draw – April 25
Start of Play – April 30
Deadline for completion of Round 1 – May 8
Deadline for completion of Round 2 – May 18 (buy-backs and Round 1 winners)
Deadline for completion of Round 3 – June 1
Semi-final matches – June 3-9
Final Match – June 17 or 18

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Questions? Please feel free to email us at: womensworldofbackgammon@gmail.com.

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