Roel Boomstra

Roel Boomstra
Roel Boomstra at the 2015 World championship
Personal information
Born (1993-03-09) March 9, 1993 (age 31)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportDraughts
RankGrandmaster
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingNo. 1 (January 2023)
Personal best2437 (January 2023, rating)

Roel Boomstra (born 9 March 1993) is a Dutch draughts player and former world champion. He won the Draughts World Championship match in 2016, 2018 and 2022.[1] In 2014 Boomstra won the Draughts European Championship. He also won the Dutch championship twice (2012, 2015). Boomstra holds the title of International Grandmaster. He was born in Utrecht.[2]

World championship

  • 2011 (7th place)
  • 2013 (3rd place)[3]
  • 2015 (3rd place)
  • 2016 (winner)[4]
  • 2017 (semifinal group C 5th-6th place)
  • 2018 (winner)
  • 2021 (3rd place)
  • 2022 (winner)[5]

Boomstra did not participate in the 2019 World Draughts Championship, because he decided to focus on his studies in physics.[6]

European championship

  • 2006 (63rd place)
  • 2010 (8th place)
  • 2012 (12th place)
  • 2014 (1 place)
  • 2016 (2 place)

Netherlands championship

  • 2009 (3rd place)
  • 2010 (2nd place)
  • 2011 (2nd place)
  • 2012 (1st place)
  • 2013 (5th place)
  • 2014 (2nd place)
  • 2015 (1st place)
  • 2018 (2nd place)

References

  1. ^ WKDammen2021. "Roel Boomstra captures third world title". World Title Match Draughts (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Frank Huiskamp (14 December 2016). "Een deur die kraakt, is uit den boze" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Results - World Championship Draughts 2013". wdc2013ufa.ru. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Boomstra (23) verovert wereldtitel dammen". NU (in Dutch). 15 December 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Boomstra voor derde keer wereldkampioen dammen: 'Geen moment getwijfeld'". NOS (in Dutch). 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. ^ Misset, Robèrt (17 September 2019). "Wereldkampioen dammen Roel Boomstra twijfelt over comeback". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 September 2019.


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