eXtreme backgammon! » final http://www.extreme-backgammon.net backgammon played the extreme way! Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:48:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 oolong – the winner of the “All India eXtreme backgammon Trophy” http://www.extreme-backgammon.net/oolong-the-winner-of-the-all-india-extreme-backgammon-trophy/2007/05/08/ http://www.extreme-backgammon.net/oolong-the-winner-of-the-all-india-extreme-backgammon-trophy/2007/05/08/#comments Tue, 08 May 2007 03:29:59 +0000 beholder http://www.extreme-backgammon.net/oolong-the-winner-of-the-all-india-extreme-backgammon-trophy/2007/05/08/ Congratulations! After an epic fight for more than half a year oolong should be proud now to call himself the “All India eXtreme backgammon Trophy”-Grandmaster.

oolong - right after the final - victory!

It was a very well deserved victory in the end. oolong overcame magic, showed incredible strenght – mentally and physically and of course – performed backgammon at a level other regular humans can only dream of! Just one comment about the final which took place in front of the India Gate in Delhi: nobless oblige!

You are used to the fact that he xbg crew is covering the whole series in depth – and of course we do not want to disappoint you! We give you some impressions of this outstanding final act:

ooolong - right before the final - can you feel the tension? oolong and The Driver playing the final oolong and The Driver playing the final

We see oolong here on his drive to the final. You can clearly see the tension and deep concentration! His whole body language has this graceful countenance – that’s what it takes to be a real xbg champion! We do not want to forget to cheer for the runner up! “The Driver”! You could not really count on him but he made his way to the final – showing his impressive expertise! Fantastic achievement!

This was the “All India eXtreme Backgammon Trophy”! Thanks everyone for participating! And big applause again for oolong!

p.s.: Yeah we also have to disclose that the final itself was quite a boring game – you know how that goes with these high expectations… oolong celebrated a clear 17-11!!

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