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Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2]
Nickname Gridgammon fairytails
Nickname WBIF Tiger fairytails
Nickname BG Studio Heroes fairytails
Nickname Galaxy fairytails
Matches (rated) 27 Matches: 12 Won (46%), 14 Lost (54%), 1 Bye
Elo (Rank active/all time) 1535 (-/-) (338 Match points are not yet enough for the ranking (400)).
Logo XG-PR All: 3,53        5: 3,00        10: 3,39        25: 3,54
Logo XG-PR,
22 Matches (85%): 10 Won, 12 Lost
Logo XG-PR,
4 Matches (15%): 2 Won, 2 Lost
ProfileKiyokazu Nishikawa, who lives in the Tokyo area, is a player with a massive reputation in Japan. He has won several of the Japanese Backgammon League’s (JBL) most prestigious titles including being Japanese Champion on three occasions and "Bansei" (Board-Spirit) winner twice, which is equivalent in status to the famous "Meijin" winner. Each round in the “Bansei” title is played in the format of best of three 11 point matches.

He is famous for changing his style and strategy to suit different opponents, in order to exploit their weaknesses. When necessary he is able to play at very low PR levels as shown by his joining Mochy’s Under 4.0 Club in 2015.

He has not played an international tournament yet but may do so in the near future. So watch out! His GridGammon nickname is fairytails.
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Tourney placements
Association Year Tourney Class Rank
WBIF International 2020 WBIF World Team Championship 2020 1

WBIF World Team Championship 2023
Round Date Pairing Result PR
4 #126504078 09.10.23, 13:04 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Croatia Sinisa Vrhovec 0:1 (2,91:3,98)
3 #126503068 23.09.23, 04:55 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Australia David McAllister 1:0 (4,74:6,96)
2 #126502063 11.09.23, 16:34 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Czechia Honza Cerny 1:0 (2,24:2,52)
1 #126501068 15.09.23, 17:53 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Austria Mehrdad Tehrany [M1] 0:1 (2,15:3,58)
4 Matches: 2 Won (50%), 2 Lost (50%) - - - PR: 3,15 (from 2,15 to 4,74), Opponent: 4,51
WBIF Champions Cup 2023
Round Date Pairing Result PR
6 #124306017 18.05.23, 22:49 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Poland Miroslaw Golda 0:1 (2,43:7,26)
5 #124305023 09.05.23, 17:42 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag France Stephane Cheneviere [G3] 1:0 (3,28:3,96)
4 #124304999 27.04.23, 00:00 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Bye
3 #124303023 11.04.23, 15:48 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Australia Saeed Nourmohammadi 1:0 (7,83:11,23)
2 #124302027 13.04.23, 23:25 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Germany Martin Hoffmann 0:1 (3,54:5,81)
1 #124301027 22.04.23, 16:51 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Romania Cristian Tutulan 0:1 (1,88:4,91)
6 Matches: 2 Won (40%), 3 Lost (60%), 1 Bye - - - PR: 3,53 (from 1,88 to 7,83), Opponent: 6,00
WBIF World Team Championship 2022
Round Date Pairing Result PR
4 #121704053 13.10.22, 18:12 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Ireland Michael Loughman 0:1 (3,61:5,73)
3 #121703008 18.09.22, 13:53 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Iceland Gunnar Birnir Jonsson 1:0 (4,27:6,24)
2 #121702018 25.09.22, 16:35 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Norway Rune Halvorsen [M2] 0:1 (4,30:4,83)
1 #121701008 15.09.22, 18:11 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Austria Mehrdad Tehrany [M1] 0:1 (3,99:3,06)
4 Matches: 1 Won (25%), 3 Lost (75%) - - - PR: 3,96 (from 3,61 to 4,30), Opponent: 5,25
WBIF World Team Championship 2021
Round Date Pairing Result PR
2 #115402061 19.09.21, 11:31 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Denmark Christian Munk-Christensen [G2] 1:0 (2,02:2,79)
1 #115401011 25.09.21, 18:09 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Croatia Mislav Kovacic 1:0 (2,96:3,53)
2 Matches: 2 Won (100%), 0 Lost - - - PR: 2,39 (from 2,02 to 2,96), Opponent: 3,08
WBIF World Team Championship 2020
Round Date Pairing Result PR
11 #114011003 17.01.21, 12:51 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Norway Rune Færevåg 1:0 (3,50:5,52)
10 #114010003 04.01.21, 16:09 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Germany Andreas Hofmann [G3] 0:1 (4,01:4,16)
9 #114009003 23.12.20, 18:56 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Germany Andreas Hofmann [G3] 1:0 (4,43:4,79)
8 #114008203 09.12.20, 16:58 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Bulgaria Stanislav Stoynov 0:1 (3,06:9,40)
7 #114007203 27.11.20, 12:03 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Greece Ioannis Atmatzidis 0:1 (4,16:3,63)
6 #114006203 11.11.20, 16:13 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Czechia Jiři Vala 0:1 (4,34:4,95)
5 #114005203 30.10.20, 17:05 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Georgia Iosebi Menabdishvili 0:1 (2,94:4,36)
4 #114004208 22.10.20, 18:07 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Turkey Yasin Okal [M1] 1:0 (6,73:3,47)
3 #114003044 10.10.20, 19:50 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Peru Alfredo Fernandez 1:0 (4,74:8,41)
2 #114002033 06.10.20, 20:39 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Moldova Ioan Ciobanu 0:1 (1,77:10,89)
1 #114001037 04.10.20, 13:29 Flag Japan Kiyokazu Nishikawa [G2] - Flag Denmark Steen Mikkelsen [G1] 1:0 (3,36:2,85)
11 Matches: 5 Won (45%), 6 Lost (55%) - - - PR: 3,86 (from 1,77 to 6,73), Opponent: 5,32