{"id":4454,"date":"2018-08-28T01:58:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T16:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.backgammonexam.com\/?p=4454"},"modified":"2018-08-28T01:59:25","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T16:59:25","slug":"result-bwcmc2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.backgammonexam.com\/en\/article\/result-bwcmc2018\/","title":{"rendered":"8th Proficiency Test &#8211; Round 3 @ 43rd World Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Masayuki \u201cMochy\u201d Mochizuki (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flintbg.com\/giants.html\" target=\"_blank\">Giants #1<\/a>) and Michihito \u201cMichy\u201d Kageyama (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flintbg.com\/giants.html\" target=\"_blank\">Giants #2<\/a>) presented our 8th \u201cBackgammon Proficiency Test\u201d on Thursday, August 2nd &#8211; the third day of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bwcmc.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">the 43rd Backgammon World Championship<\/a>, Monte Carlo, Monaco.<\/p>\n<p>That was the fifth time our proficiency test was held there, and so it has become a popular event among regular players.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 31 players, including Jorgen Granstedt (Sweden, the three-time World Champion), Marc Olsen (Denmark, #1 in <a href=\"\/en\/score\/#7\">the 7th test<\/a>), Falafel (USA\/Israel, #1 in <a href=\"\/en\/score\/#6\">the 6th test<\/a>), Zdenek Zizka (Czech, #1 in <a href=\"\/en\/score\/#5\">the 5th test<\/a>), Matt Cohn-Geier (USA, #1 in <a href=\"\/en\/score\/#3\">the 3rd test<\/a>), were present at the test.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/bwcmc2018_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"photo 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; width \/***\/:auto;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As a result, Matt Cohn-Geier got an extremely high score of 43\/50, and the runners\u2010up are Jorgen Granstedt and an anonymous player with 40\/50. Matt currently stands in first place in terms of both the number of right answers and the total error rate (equity loss) among all of the players. <\/p>\n<p>You can see the overall results of the 8th test as of now <a href=\"\/en\/score\/#8\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe results for 31 players are as below:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 585px; background: #ffffff; color: #333333; margin: 50px 0;\">\n<tr style=\"background: #483d8b; color: #ffffff\">\n<td style=\"width: 90px; text-align: center;\">Rank<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 90px; text-align: center;\">Total score<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 105px; text-align: center;\">Total errors<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 300px; text-align: center;\">Name<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tbody style=\"text-indent: 1.5em;\">\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<td>585<\/td>\n<td>Matt Cohn-Geier <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<td>1895<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/dk.png\" alt=\"Denmark\" title=\"Denmark\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<td>2357<\/td>\n<td>Jorgen Granstedt <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/se.png\" alt=\"Sweden\" title=\"Sweden\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>1350<\/td>\n<td>Trencher Chris <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>1646<\/td>\n<td>Marc Olsen <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/dk.png\" alt=\"Denmark\" title=\"Denmark\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>1841<\/td>\n<td>S. W. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/gb.png\" alt=\"UK\" title=\"UK\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<td>1128<\/td>\n<td>Zdenek Zizka <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/cz.png\" alt=\"Czech\" title=\"Czech\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>1632<\/td>\n<td>Falafel <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/il.png\" alt=\"Israel\" title=\"Israel\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<td>1617<\/td>\n<td>Lamote Michel <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/be.png\" alt=\"Belgium\" title=\"Belgium\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>1452<\/td>\n<td>Georgios Kleitsas <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/gr.png\" alt=\"Greece\" title=\"Greece\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>1646<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/it.png\" alt=\"Italy\" title=\"Italy\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>1651<\/td>\n<td>Honza Cerny <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/cz.png\" alt=\"Czech\" title=\"Czech\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>1674<\/td>\n<td>Jon Barnes <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/gb.png\" alt=\"UK\" title=\"UK\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>1886<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/gb.png\" alt=\"UK\" title=\"UK\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>2013<\/td>\n<td>Alexey Askurava <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/ru.png\" alt=\"Russia\" title=\"Russia\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>2144<\/td>\n<td>Cheneviere <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/fr.png\" alt=\"France\" title=\"France\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>4450<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/it.png\" alt=\"Italy\" title=\"Italy\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>2098<\/td>\n<td>Jacek Wojciechowski <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/pl.png\" alt=\"Poland\" title=\"Poland\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>2521<\/td>\n<td>Eva Zizkova <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/cz.png\" alt=\"Czech\" title=\"Czech\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>2603<\/td>\n<td>Mark Megalli <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/us.png\" alt=\"USA\" title=\"USA\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>2625<\/td>\n<td>D. P. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/ch.png\" alt=\"Switzerland\" title=\"Switzerland\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>2705<\/td>\n<td>Hoyer Thorsten <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/de.png\" alt=\"Germany\" title=\"Germany\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>4194<\/td>\n<td>Sergiu Malis <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>2782<\/td>\n<td>Stephan Hartmann <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/de.png\" alt=\"Germany\" title=\"Germany\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>3046<\/td>\n<td>Martin Barkwill <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/gb.png\" alt=\"UK\" title=\"UK\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>3785<\/td>\n<td>Pavel Zaoral <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/cz.png\" alt=\"Czech\" title=\"Czech\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>3425<\/td>\n<td>(Anonymous) <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/gb.png\" alt=\"UK\" title=\"UK\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>3957<\/td>\n<td>D. R. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/de.png\" alt=\"Germany\" title=\"Germany\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>3947<\/td>\n<td>Malfait Emmanuel <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/be.png\" alt=\"Belgium\" title=\"Belgium\" width=\"22\" height=\"14\" style=\"margin-left: 5px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: #f8f8ff;\">\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>5132<\/td>\n<td>Thesing Walter <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>7436<\/td>\n<td>P. C. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tr style=\"background: #483d8b; color: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Total 31<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Ave. 29.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Ave. 2620<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/bwcmc2018_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"photo 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; width \/***\/:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/bwcmc2018_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"photo 3\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; width \/***\/:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/bwcmc2018_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"photo 4\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; width \/***\/:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/bwcmc2018_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"photo 5\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; width \/***\/:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/bwcmc2018_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"photo 6\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; width \/***\/:auto;\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/bwcmc2018_07.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"photo 7\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; width \/***\/:auto;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much for joining us!<br \/>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Masayuki \u201cMochy\u201d Mochizuki (Giants #1) and Michihito \u201cMichy\u201d Kageyama (Giants #2) presented our 8th \u201cBackgammon Proficiency Test\u201d on Thursday, August 2nd &#8211; the third day of the 43rd Backgammon World Championship, Monte Carlo, Monaco. 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