PartyGammon.com launches weekly tournament
GIBRALTAR – (PRESS RELEASE) --PartyGammon.com is pleased to announce that the richest weekly
tournament in online backgammon has arrived! The US$10,000 guaranteed every
Sunday is already proving popular, especially in the wake of the conclusion
of the PartyGammon.com Million in the Bahamas on the 25th January, the
richest backgammon tournament ever.
p>A PartyGammon.com spokesman said: "Last Sunday's online tournament
exceeded the guarantee by over US$2500 and was won by a German who scooped
over US$5000 after investing just US$27 in a satellite. It appears that as
a nation Germany is making the running in creating the backgammon stars of
the future as the winner of the PartyGammon.com Million was an online
qualifier from Bielefeld."
p>This Bielefeld star is 33-year-old Andreas Maertens, who won the
inaugural PartyGammon.com Million at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas
(21st-25th January), scooping a world record US$600,400 payout for a
backgammon tournament after finishing in 1st place. The total prize pool
was over US$1.2 million for a tournament that sold out and exceeded all
expectations. Maertens beat 36 year-old Danish backgammon ace Lasse Hjorth
Madsen 23-22 in a thrilling final in front of Matchroom Sport's television
cameras. Both players were online qualifiers in a field that featured 10
former World Champions and 25 of the top 32 'Giants of Backgammon.' The
total prize pool exceeded the guaranteed US$1 million and hit over US$1.2
million. Maertens qualified online for US$440, while Madsen reached the
tournament from a US$35 online satellite.
p>Maertens built up a huge lead in the final and it seemed like his win
would be inevitable but Madsen, a Research Executive from Copenhagen, who
scooped US$144,096 for finishing runner-up, made a huge fight back and took
it to a nail biting 22-22. Coverage of the tournament will be distributed
worldwide and will be on screens soon.
p>The weekly US$10,000 guaranteed tournament gets underway at 14.00 ET
every Sunday and qualifiers start from as little as US$7.50.
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