The television shows capture the match action, jeopardy and background around some of the world’s largest backgammon tournaments, and have broadcast throughout Europe on Eurosport 1 and 2 whilst being distributed worldwide by ESPN International.
PlayWSOB also offers qualifiers for major offline events including the 2010 World Backgammon Championships as well as free play and cash games.
The television series expanded to 15 hours and saw superstar poker and backgammon player Gus Hansen join John Clark in the commentary box.
[4] In July 2009, World Series of Backgammon launched a shared platform with Dicearena.com offering satellites for its events in Prague and London.
The WSOB Champion wins the Gold Cube and an official backgammon board made by Geoffrey Parker Games and worth apparently €2400.