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JapanToday Sotokanda S Bldg. In this tournament, teams of five from 33 countries squared off in a grueling gauntlet of 55 matches arranged in 11 best-of-five rounds. There is said to be only , competitive backgammon players in Japan compared to a global total of million — which amounts to about 0. A little over a week after his national team victory, Ueda faced-off against Mochizuki in the Ultimate Backgammon Championship singles final.

Although he lost to the number one-player, Ueda put up a strong showing and confirmed his position as a rising star of the international backgammon scene. These elite backgammon players are welcoming others to the fold as well, saying that thanks to the convenience of online play, anyone has the potential to become the best in the world. With many Japanese workers migrating to telework where more opportunities to pick up online backgammon exist, we may be on the cusp of total Japanese domination of the game on a competitive level.

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Nishimura, Naoki, Natural History Institute,.

I agree, it's a brilliant game and I've never met a person who doesn't fall in love with it once they get to know how it works. Unfortunately most people initially think it is unfathomable and in the realm of posh people the finals are held in Monte Carlo , but when I lived in the Middle East everyone played it in the cafes and streets, and it was aggressive and fun.

Played Back Gammon for 60 years. Use to also play chess but I haven't played for a couple of years. I am fortunate to know most of the players named in the article.