Jan Groenendijk (draughts player)

Jan Groenendijk
Groenendijk at the 2015 World Championship
Personal information
Born (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998
Wageningen, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportDraughts
Rank
Grandmaster (2016)
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
No. 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 five times (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025).[4]

World championship

European championship

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

Winner of international tournaments

  • Salou Open 2015
  • Polish Open 2018
  • Abidjan Open 2019
  • RotterDams Open 2023
  • Drancy Open 2023
  • Nijmegen Open 2017, 2023
  • Riga Open 2023, 2026
  • Bourges Open 2026

References

  1. 1 2 "Groenendijk Jan". FMJD.org. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "XXI European Championship". FMJD.org. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Salou Open - 2015". KNDB.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 January 2026. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Nederlands Kampioenschap Algemeen KNDB 2024". KNDB.nl (in Dutch).
  5. ↑ "Worldchampionship Yamoussoukro 2019". KNDB.nl (in Dutch).
  6. ↑ "World Championship 2023". FMJD.org. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "World Championship 2025". FMJD.org.
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