$1 000 000 Backgammon Championship News
Published: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 Online-Casinos.com
MILLION DOLLAR BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIP GATHERS MOMENTUM
The biggest event on the Internet backgammon calendar starts on January 21
Organisers of what is arguably the biggest event on the backgammon calendar report that the response from the international player community has been substantial, with only a few seats left in million dollar Backgammon Group tournament.
Scheduled for the luxurious Atlantis resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, the tournament runs January 21 through 25.
A spokesperson for The Backgammon Group said: "The quality of players in the field is very high. It will be intriguing to see how the online qualifiers get on against the more traditional world champions."
The guaranteed winner's check for the event is $500 000, a prize that this year's world championship tops last year's by a factor of five, with the remaining $500 000 allocated to other finishers in the main and consolation events.
The field will include a maximum of 128 online casino qualifiers, together with players who paid buy-ins directly into the tournament.
Last years world champion from Holland, Philip Vischjager, will be in the same seat this year. Nack Ballard from the US and the world's number one elect has also confirmed that he will be playing in this year's tournament.
