WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF BACKGAMMON
MONTE CARLO

July 9th to 15th

HOTEL

MONTE CARLO GRAND HOTEL

Rates Per Nite in FF:
Gardenview: 1330 FF
Seaview: 1750 FF
Junior Suite: 1900 FF
 

1 Bedroom Gardenview: 3100 FF
1 Bedroom Seaview: 3500 FF
2 Bedroom Gardenview Suite: 4430 FF
2 Bedroom Seaview Suite: 6000 FF

Special Offer

Win a Fortis Watch
or
an incomparable Snowie Program

If you make your reservations through the Ipatt Group
and stay at the Monte Carlo Grand Hotel (formally Loews Hotel)
you will have a chance to win either
1 of 4 Fortis Watches or a Snowie Program

The Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championship is by invitation only. The  Tournament Chairman reserves the right,  without prejudice to refuse application to attend the tournament to anyone and/or to refuse access to the premises where the play is being held.

Minimum age requirement is 21.

All prizes will be given at the Awards Ceremony July 15^th -9pm

REGISTRATION FEES

Championship flight         FF. 5.000

Intermediate flight           FF. 2.000

Beginners flight               FF. 1.000

100% of all entry fees will be returned to the winners. The chairman or the director may refuse participation in the beginners or intermediate flights to players who are qualified to play in a higher division.

No personal checks will be accepted as payment of either registration or entry fees.

LOCATION

The World Championship is being held at the prestigious Monte Carlo Grand Hotel, formerly known as Loews Hotel. An upscale ***** Hotel, with Restaurants, Casino and beautiful roof top pool with a view over the magnificent Monte Carlo.

Access to the Tournament Rooms:

Strictly reserved to players and their guests. Children and pets are not allowed.
Proper dress (no shorts) is required; failing this, access will be refused.

Tennis Tournament, Monte Carlo Country Club: daily, Tuesday to Friday, 11am. Doubles only, players without partners will be paired.

Golf tournament, Monte Carlo Golf Club: Wednesday at 11am. Handicap card required.

Access to the above is free of charge to players in the Tournament exclusively.

Entry in the jackpots, the Super Jackpot and the Fortis World Team Championship is strictly limited to players registered in one of the three flights of the Monte Carlo World Backgammon Championship.

Mini Jackpots:

Nightly starting at 6pm except Monday at 9pm and Wednesday from noon to 7pm.

Super Jackpots

 Wednesday July 11 at 1pm in the tournament rooms.

Entry fee: US$ 1.500 or the equivalent in other currency.

Fortis World Team Championship

Sunday July 15 at 2pm, Salle d'Or

Beautiful gifts have been donated for the winners by FORTIS

  Flight Information from USA:

Daily non-stop flights New York- Nice.

Call Delta Airlines 1800 221 1212

Monaco:
World Backgammon Office
Societe des bains de Mer, Place du Casino
MC 98000 Monte Carlo
Tel: 377 92 16 21 33
Fax: 377 92 16 69 27

Regional Agents

England:
Ms Liz Beatty
128 Drakefield Road
London SW 17 8RR
Tel/Fax: 181 767 02 82

Finland:
Mr. Matti Karsikko
Italadenkatu 13, 00210 Helsinki
Tel: 358 9 692 3808

France:
Ms Fabienne Raspail
23 qual Michelet 92300 Levallois-Perret
Tel: 1 47 58 71 79

Italy:
Dr Luigi Villa
Residenza Bosco 861, 20080 Basiglio (Milano)
Tel: 2 90 75 53 62 Fax: 2 90 75 53 82

Switzerland and Germany:
Mr. James Ballie
Duggingerhof 38, 4053 Basel
Tel/Fax: 61 271 01 37

USA:
Mr. Les Boyd
1300 Citrus Isle, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
Tel: 954 527 4033
or Ms Patti Donner
Tel: 305 933 9707 Fax: 305 937 0761 or UK: 44207 730 1863 Fax: 44207 730 3717
or Antoinette-Marie Wlliams
Tel/Fax: 212 222 7177

Honorary committee:

Marquis de Arcangues

Marcel Barquiche

Baronne Marianne Brandstetter

Luigi Villa

Princess Vera Rachevsky

Organizing committee:

Honorary Chairman
 Henri Lorenzi

 Chairman
Andre Rolfo Fontana

 Chief Executive
Patricia Oliver

 Director
James Ballie

Coordinators:

Championship

 Fabienne Raspail
 Alfred Schwartz

Intermed and beginners

  Elizabeth Beatty
Sue Boyd

 Jackpots

Sue, Les, Lindsey Boyd

1976 Joe Dwek (UK)
1977 Jean Noed Grinda (France)
1978 Richard de Surmont (France)
1979 Luigi Villa (Italy)
1980 Walter Coratella (Mexico)
1981 Lee Genud (USA)
1982 Jacques Michel (Switzerland)
1983 William Robertie (USA)
1984 Michael Svobodny (USA)
1985 Charles-Henri Sabet (Italy)
1986 Clement Palacci (Italy)
1987 William Robertie (USA)
1988 Phillip Marmorstein (Germany)
1989 Joseph Russell (USA)
1990 Hal Henrich (Canada)
1991 Michael Meyburg (Germany)
1992 Ion Ressu (Rumania)
1993 Peter Thomsen (Denmark)
1994 Frank Frigo (USA)
1995 David Ben Zion (Israel)
1996 David Nahmad (Italy)
1997 Jerry Grandell (Sweden)
1998 Michael Meyburg (Germany)
1999 Jurgen Granstedt (Sweden)
2000 Katie Scalemandre (USA)

Friday 6th: 3-10pm Complimentary Tournaments with prizes donated by Sun Casino &
Monte Carlo Grand Hotel
Saturday 7th: 3-10pm Superjackpot Satellites: partial entires are 1/16, 1/8 & 1/4
Sunday 8th: 3-10pm & Wednesday 11th: 1-7pm Sections are part of Superjackpot.