⭐ BGWC 2025 – Official Results ⭐
Dates: 26 July–03 August 2025
Location: Fairmont Hotel, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Total Participation: 451 players
Nations Represented: 43 countries
Total Prize Pool: €947,750
Championship Category (226 players)
Main
- Winner – Timo Väätäinen (Finland)
- Finalist – Doron Claxton (South Africa)
- 3rd – Christoph Wagener (Germany)
- 4th – Virgil Tudose (Romania)
- 5/8th – Akiko Yazawa (Japan)
- 5/8th – Ary Nogueira (Brazil)
- 5/8th – Chris Rogers (United Kingdom)
- 5/8th – Dana Nazarian (USA)
- Side Pool Winners – Christoph Wagener (Germany) & Virgil Tudose (Romania)
Consolation
- Winner – Ioannis Pasialis (Greece)
- Finalist – Tatsuya Tanaka (Japan)
- Semi finalists – Benjamin Lund (Denmark), Toni Bernaba (Lebanon)
Last Chance
- Winner – Sergiu Malis (Romania)
- Finalist – Peter Jes Thomsen (Denmark)
- Semi finalists – Tobias Hellwag (Germany), Naoki Iketani (Japan)
Advanced Category (62 players)
Main
- Winner – Masahiro Kisono (Japan)
- Finalist – Valentin Marotte (France)
- 3rd – Simon Ayzac (France)
- 4th – Lyova Ghazaryan (France)
- Side Pool Winner – Felix Wagener (Germany)
Consolation
- Winner – Luis Hofmann (Germany)
- Finalist – Yamato Ohsaki (Japan)
- Semi finalists – Ciprian Radulescu (Romania), Yuval Sofiyoff (Israel)
Last Chance
- Winner – Felix Wagener (Germany)
- Finalist – Oscar Fuchs (France)
- Semi finalists – Petar Vidovic (Croatia), Pierre Svara (Monaco)
Intermediate Category (84 players)
Main
- Winner – Gerhard Lingnau (Germany)
- Finalist – Michael Rosen (USA)
- 3rd – Kristin Westerman (USA)
- 4th – Philippa Lightbourn (Bahamas)
- Side Pool Winner – Gerhard Lingnau (Germany)
Consolation
- Winner – Fabricio Cardoso (Brazil/United Kingdom)
- Finalist – Jennifer Kim (USA)
- Semi finalists – Joey Tissona (Israel), Alexander Brill (USA)
Last Chance
- Winner – Fernando Arce (Peru)
- Finalist – Jens Liebetreu (Germany/Spain)
- Semi finalists – Jimmy DeRosier (USA), Krista Laitner (USA)
Other Events
- Championship Redemption Event: Winner – Nodar Gagua (Georgia); Finalist – Arkadiy Tsinis (Ukraine)
- Intermediate Redemption Event: Winner – Jimmy DeRosier (USA); Finalist – Gildas Lamour de Caslou (France)
- Doubles Consultation: Winner – Ali Rezaei/Ali Salkhi (Iran/USA)
- Patti Rubin Memorial 7500€ High Roller: Winner – Andreas Grötsch (Germany)
- 1250€ Super Jackpot #1: Winner – Alvaro Savio (Brazil)
- 1250€ Super Jackpot #2: Winner – Gaz Owen (United Kingdom)
- 250€ Intermediate Super Jackpot #1: Winner – Michael Rosen (USA)
- 250€ Intermediate Super Jackpot #2: Winner – Jimmy DeRosier (USA)
- Women’s Tournament: Winner – Miranda Moulton (United Kingdom)
- Speedgammon: Winner – Tage Mellgren (Denmark)
- Seniors: Winner – Stephan Hartmann (Germany)
- Under 18: Winner – Olivia Upbin (USA)
- DMP Challenge – 1 Pointers: Winner – Alex Vlavianos (Greece)
14th Monte Carlo Open
Open Category (160 players)
Main: Winner – Joseph Russell (USA); Finalist – Hideaki Ueda (Japan)
Consolation: Winner – Mikayel Vardanyan (Russia)
Intermediate Category (58 players)
Main: Winner – Yamato Ohsaki (Japan)
Consolation: Winner – Felix Wagener (Germany)
Ruling Committee
President: Jörgen Granstedt (Sweden)
Members: Dan Minardi (USA), Fernando Neumark (Argentina), Josefin Bichler (Germany), Mikayel Vardanyan (Russia), Michihito Kageyama (Japan), Morten Holm (Denmark)
Head Director: Arda Findikoglu (Turkiye)
Organization: Backgammon Galaxy