Nack Ballard
Official Site of the Three-Time World's #1 Backgammon Player
Kicked off by winning the World Professional Championship in 1982, Nack Ballard has countless titles and victories the world over, including his crushing defeat of the top computer in a famous 300-game match in 1999. Starting in 2001, Nack had a six-year reign as #1 Giant in the world (nobody else has achieved #1 more than twice). From the inception of the Giants list and through its first two decades, he has averaged #3 in the world!