Jan Groenendijk (draughts player)

Jan Groenendijk
Jan Groenendijk at the 2015 World Draughts Championship
Personal information
Born (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998
Wageningen, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportDraughts
RankGrandmaster (2016)
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingNo. 1 (July 2024)[1]
Personal best2458 (January 2025, rating)[1]

Jan Groenendijk (born 7 September 1998) is a Dutch draughts grandmaster and the reigning Draughts World Champion. He is a two-time world champion, winning the title in 2024 and 2025. Groenendijk has won the European Draughts Championship twice, (2022, 2024),[2] the Salou Open (2015),[3] and the Dutch championship four times (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024).[4]

World championship

European championship

  • 2012 (26th place)
  • 2014 (9th place)
  • 2018 (11th place)
  • 2022 (1st place)
  • 2024 (1st place)

References

  1. ^ a b "Groenendijk Jan".
  2. ^ XXI European Championship
  3. ^ Салоу Орен - 2015
  4. ^ Nederlands Kampioenschap Algemeen KNDB 2024
  5. ^ 2019 World Draughts Championship
  6. ^ World championship 2023.
  7. ^ World championship 2025.
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