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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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