WBIF International - Player-Statistics

Player-Statistics

Name

Michael Higatsberger [M2]
Nickname BG Studio Heroes	asteroid
Nickname Galaxy	asteroid
Matches (rated)	145 Matches: 79 Won (56%), 62 Lost (44%), 4 Byes
Elo (Rank active/all time)	1650 (117./133.)
-PR	All: 5,62 5: 6,39 10: 6,09 25: 5,80
-PR,	79 Matches (58%): 47 Won, 32 Lost
-PR,	58 Matches (42%): 29 Won, 29 Lost
Profile	I started playing Backgammon about 1995 and my highlight was winning the Austrian Championship in 2003.Due to moving away from Vienna and an intense job I stopped playing around 2005.Several years later I returned to my great love chess,which I had been playing since my youth until the start of my Backgammon interest.2010 I started playing chess again and finally in 2022 I made my Backgammon comeback.Being retired I now play both of this great mind games and still try to improve the quality of my game.

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Tourney placements
Association	Year	Tourney	Class	Rank
WBIF International	2025	WBIF Tour AUSTRIA 2025: Online Tourney 2		1

WBIF World Cup 2025
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 9		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Ibrahim Karaca [M1] (Haribo)	0:1	(10,17:4,30)
Round 8		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Johannes Mitterwald (Karpaltunnel)	0:1	(4,29:3,49)
Round 7		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Georgios Ntislis (Handofdooom)	1:0	(7,45:8,17)
Round 6		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Sebastien Krick [M1] (ALKAZAR)	1:0	(8,23:5,98)
Round 5		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Farzin Aarabi (LaMasia)	0:1	(4,27:7,14)
Round 4		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Andrei Cristian Paun [M3] (AndreiCristian)	1:0	(7,41:3,24)
Round 3		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Nariman Rzaiev (Drongo)	1:0	(4,44:6,03)
Round 2		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Tomi Huovinen (Jeesus)	1:0	(5,95:10,79)
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Bye
9 Matches: 5 Won (63%), 3 Lost (38%), 1 Bye - - - PR: 6,12 (from 4,27 to 10,17), Opponent: 6,73

WBIF World Individual Championship 2025 --- Deadline: 19.08., 23:59 (Matchpoints: 13)
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 12	11.08., 19:30	Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Ken Gibson [M3] (grogfather14)
Round 11		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Stanislav Stoynov (Stanko1966)	1:0	(7,16:5,72)
Round 10		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Hideaki Ueda [G0] (takadaleft)	1:0	(4,44:1,06)
Round 9		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Naoki Iketani [G3] (ipetani)	1:0	(9,49:4,03)
Round 8		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Charles Hill (Chillagain)	0:1	(3,38:4,94)
Round 7		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Serkan Sertkaya (Serkan)	0:1	(4,20:3,26)
Round 6		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Samet Karapicak (Samet58)	1:0	(7,37:4,55)
Round 5		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Michael Loughman (mglough)	1:0	(7,30:6,14)
Round 4		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Athanasios Adam (larisacity)	1:0	(5,19:7,03)
Round 3		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Cristian Duduca (collind)	1:0	(6,28:9,51)
Round 2		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Neil Webb [A1] (NPW)	1:0	(5,34:3,58)
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Andrew Tucker-Peake (80p)	0:1	(5,60:7,21)
11 Matches: 8 Won (73%), 3 Lost (27%) - - - PR: 5,92 (from 3,38 to 9,49), Opponent: 5,67

Team Romania - Team Austria "Greece Challenge"
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Leon Dorel (LEON)	0:1	(7,38:3,98)
1 Match: 0 Won, 1 Lost (100%) - - - PR: 7,38, Opponent: 3,98

Team Belgium - Team Austria "Greece Challenge"
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Marc Van Damme [G2] (marcvd)	0:1	(4,83:2,02)
1 Match: 0 Won, 1 Lost (100%) - - - PR: 4,83, Opponent: 2,02

Team Ukraine - Team Austria "Stockholm Challenge"
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Denis Golovatenko (byka325)	1:0	(3,63:11,87)
1 Match: 1 Won (100%), 0 Lost - - - PR: 3,63, Opponent: 11,87

Team Romania - Team Austria "Stockholm Challenge"
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Sergiu Malis [M2] (sergiumalis)	0:1	(5,23:5,62)
1 Match: 0 Won, 1 Lost (100%) - - - PR: 5,23, Opponent: 5,62

WBIF Champions Cup 2024
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 8		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Jakob Garal (JakivGaral)	0:1	(4,07:6,94)
Round 7		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Dmitry Gurko (Dumon)	0:1	(4,14:6,68)
Round 6		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Sunao Hirabayashi (sunatz)	1:0	(6,01:3,62)
Round 5		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Valentin Stoyanov (bak6in)	1:0	(3,50:4,14)
Round 4		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Sean Garber [M2] (seagar1824)	1:0	(5,09:3,78)
Round 3		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Ingi Tandri Traustason (ITTMachine)	1:0	(6,48:8,20)
Round 2		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Håkon Møstad (hakonm)	0:1	(9,10:2,14)
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Fabio Gullotta [M3] (farcitone)	1:0	(7,41:5,68)
8 Matches: 5 Won (63%), 3 Lost (38%) - - - PR: 5,32 (from 3,50 to 9,10), Opponent: 5,31

Nat'l Championship Austria 2025
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 10		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Fritz Rattinger [M1] (Jaflo)	0:1	(6,34:3,84)
Round 9		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Wolfgang Wühl [M3] (wolfw)	1:0	(7,05:4,61)
Round 8		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Lili Doubek (Liad19)	1:0	(6,39:15,82)
Round 7		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Philip Gelbmann (PhilGel)	1:0	(4,80:10,11)
Round 6		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Bye
Round 5		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Bernhard Mayr [G3] (taulajoe)	0:1	(6,56:4,02)
Round 4		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Andreas Sauseng [M2] (xander)	0:1	(2,49:5,00)
Round 3		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Rainer Spörk [M2] (Schach1964)	0:1	(4,64:6,01)
Round 2		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Gerhard Amreich [I1] (elgroan)	0:1	(7,29:5,61)
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Gerd Essl (Garfield)	1:0	(6,57:17,96)
10 Matches: 4 Won (44%), 5 Lost (56%), 1 Bye - - - PR: 5,81 (from 2,49 to 7,29), Opponent: 7,77

Nat'l Championship Austria 2024
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 11		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Bernhard Mayr [G3] (taulajoe)	0:1	(4,39:2,90)
Round 10		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Wolfgang Bacher [M2] (Ophris)	1:0	(6,24:3,20)
Round 9		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Philip Gelbmann (PhilGel)	0:1	(6,39:13,51)
Round 8		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Robert Kreisl [M3] (Circle)	1:0	(6,04:5,79)
Round 7		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Jochen Dickinger (Dicki35)	1:0	(4,00:11,88)
Round 6		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Tom Salinacki [I2] (GammonGorilla)	1:0	(5,79:11,46)
Round 5		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Lili Doubek (Liad19)	0:1	(9,13:12,36)
Round 4		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Rudi Prohaska (Wal)	1:0	(5,21:17,09)
Round 3		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Andreas Sauseng [M2] (xander)	0:1	(6,31:4,87)
Round 2		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Wolfgang Hartl (fidibus42)	1:0	(3,73:7,72)
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Kristoffer Hötzeneder [M3] (kris)	0:1	(4,17:7,72)
11 Matches: 6 Won (55%), 5 Lost (45%) - - - PR: 5,60 (from 3,73 to 9,13), Opponent: 8,85

WBIF World Individual Championship 2023
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 10		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Nikolaos Androulakis (nickthecrete)	0:1	(6,02:7,50)
Round 9		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Bye
Round 8		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Antonio Negreiros (Macunaima)	0:1	(5,70:9,42)
Round 7		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	William Wehby (wwehby)	0:1	(7,39:8,74)
Round 6		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Cristian Duduca (collind)	1:0	(5,63:9,77)
Round 5		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Per Hildebrand (hilper)	0:1	(9,13:7,33)
Round 4		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Joseph Dunn (2120Joe)	1:0	(5,37:18,01)
Round 3		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Kristoffer Hötzeneder [M3] (kris)	1:0	(4,21:9,37)
Round 2		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Emrullah Cosar (Emco)	0:1	(3,62:9,53)
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Vitaliy Vinnik (vitaliy35)	1:0	(2,50:4,14)
10 Matches: 4 Won (44%), 5 Lost (56%), 1 Bye - - - PR: 5,73 (from 2,50 to 9,13), Opponent: 9,34

WBIF World Cup 2023
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 4		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	David Lazarus [M3] (DLaz44)	0:1	(4,09:5,93)
Round 3		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Markus Klein (Markus031972)	0:1	(5,74:5,66)
Round 2		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Eduardo Costa (Maciel)	1:0	(4,07:4,55)
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Pencho Karastoyanov (PSK1)	0:1	(5,04:14,18)
4 Matches: 1 Won (25%), 3 Lost (75%) - - - PR: 4,76 (from 4,07 to 5,74), Opponent: 7,67

WBIF 14. Win & Skill Tourney
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 7		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Wolfgang Bacher [M2] (Ophris)	0:1	(5,78:3,13)
Round 6		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Terje Pedersen [M2] (Terje Pedersen)	1:0	(4,72:3,91)
Round 5		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Elias Kritikos [G2] (elias k.)	0:1	(4,31:3,16)
Round 4		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Mislav Kovacic [G3] (CroatianFish)	0:1	(6,11:3,03)
Round 3		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Brad Mampe (IdiotVig)	1:0	(7,51:3,44)
Round 2		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Philibert Cini (GammonOphil)	1:0	(8,62:12,76)
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Konstantin Balkowski (Konstantin86)	1:0	(5,32:5,65)
7 Matches: 4 Won (57%), 3 Lost (43%) - - - PR: 5,91 (from 4,31 to 8,62), Opponent: 4,64

WBIF 13. Win & Skill Tourney
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 6		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	William Wehby (wwehby)	0:1	(5,47:5,14)
Round 5		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Terje Pedersen [M2] (Terje Pedersen)	1:0	(4,69:7,11)
Round 4		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Sean Odonnell (Molsonmuscle68)	0:1	(4,16:7,78)
Round 3		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Konstantin Balkowski (Konstantin86)	0:1	(5,40:5,18)
Round 2		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Antonio Anelli [A1] (KobZero)	0:1	(6,26:8,13)
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Martin Filipi (Pikomuf)	1:0	(8,14:10,66)
6 Matches: 2 Won (33%), 4 Lost (67%) - - - PR: 5,63 (from 4,16 to 8,14), Opponent: 7,13

WBIF 12. Win & Skill Tourney
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 7		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Emina Demirovic (Emina)	1:0	(4,52:10,09)
Round 6		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Paul Smart (honestpaul)	1:0	(4,74:6,76)
Round 5		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Georgios Dermitzakis (dermis)	0:1	(4,92:5,75)
Round 4		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Panagiotis Manesiotis [G3] (panos9)	0:1	(4,93:1,63)
Round 3		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Katalin Veszeli (veszelik)	0:1	(5,32:8,16)
Round 2		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Tasos Anastasiou [M1] (redmangr)	1:0	(3,20:3,50)
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Massimiliano Calusio [M1] (calumax)	1:0	(7,04:6,11)
7 Matches: 4 Won (57%), 3 Lost (43%) - - - PR: 5,03 (from 3,20 to 7,04), Opponent: 6,02

WBIF Tour AUSTRIA 2025: Online Tourney 3
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 7		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Markus Klein (Markus031972)	0:1	(6,06:5,18)
Round 6		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Michael Larsen [G2] (rookieplayer)	0:1	(5,25:2,94)
Round 5		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Fritz Rattinger [M1] (Jaflo)	1:0	(3,93:4,11)
Round 4		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Ian Anderson (grock)	0:1	(6,46:6,64)
Round 3		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Eva Zizkova (elza)	1:0	(4,85:7,78)
Round 2		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Peter Fivey (Beechiller)	1:0	(6,34:10,16)
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Gaute Andersen (GA)	1:0	(5,40:9,55)
7 Matches: 4 Won (57%), 3 Lost (43%) - - - PR: 5,44 (from 3,93 to 6,46), Opponent: 6,54

WBIF Tour AUSTRIA 2025: Online Tourney 2
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 13		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Gaz Owen [G1] (gaztafari)	1:0	(5,19:4,63)
Round 13		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Michael Neagu (FoolishBear)	1:0	(5,46:5,08)
Round 12		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Terje Pedersen [M2] (Terje Pedersen)	1:0	(8,18:5,61)
Round 11		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Honza Cerny (anezka)	1:0	(5,20:3,26)
Round 10		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Michele Muratori [M1] (CIPAPS)	1:0	(5,20:3,82)
Round 9		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Terje Pedersen [M2] (Terje Pedersen)	0:1	(3,77:4,55)
Round 8		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Thomas Myhr [G1] (ZicoBlack)	1:0	(kontumaz)
Round 7		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Wolfgang Wühl [M3] (wolfw)	1:0	(4,48:7,94)
Round 6		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Gaz Owen [G1] (gaztafari)	0:1	(4,75:2,94)
Round 5		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Sergiu Malis [M2] (sergiumalis)	1:0	(4,78:5,44)
Round 4		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Maj Falsig Hansen (MajF)	1:0	(4,46:6,10)
Round 3		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Tommy Andersen (Bigfatsnake)	1:0	(5,69:8,43)
Round 2		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Terry Christodoulou [I3] (Te22a)	1:0	(4,36:7,25)
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Martha Gjelseth [M3] (Marthagj)	1:0	(5,45:6,51)
14 Matches: 12 Won (86%), 2 Lost (14%) - - - PR: 5,07 (from 3,77 to 8,18), Opponent: 5,65

WBIF Tour AUSTRIA 2025: Online Tourney 1
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 6		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Stephan Hartmann [M3] (Livermore)	0:1	(5,42:7,02)
Round 5		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Bye
Round 4		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Peter Fivey (Beechiller)	0:1	(4,26:10,04)
Round 3		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Fritz Rattinger [M1] (Jaflo)	1:0	(5,86:5,66)
Round 2		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Stefan Riehle (Stefan8)	1:0	(7,55:6,16)
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Gaz Owen [G1] (gaztafari)	0:1	(5,75:3,39)
6 Matches: 2 Won (40%), 3 Lost (60%), 1 Bye - - - PR: 5,71 (from 4,26 to 7,55), Opponent: 6,77

WBIF Tour 2024: Online Tourney 3
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 11		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Peter Van Rooij [G3] (Pasiphae)	0:1	(6,98:9,14)
Round 10		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Jakob Garal (JakivGaral)	1:0
Round 9		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Jason Pack [G3] (Roqrega)	1:0	(5,47:5,04)
Round 8		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Thomas Fuglheim (Fulle)	0:1	(5,80:5,61)
Round 7		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Cecilia Rogers [M3] (Sparkie)	1:0	(4,51:8,25)
Round 6		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Bernd Metzger (bagpipes)	0:1	(2,78:3,41)
Round 5		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Henning Frick (henningf)	1:0	(4,89:4,03)
Round 4		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Peter Van Rooij [G3] (Pasiphae)	1:0	(5,20:6,01)
Round 3		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Stephen Fitchett (stevefitchett)	1:0	(kontumaz)
Round 2		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Marianne S. Husum [A1] (MarianneH)	1:0	(6,51:7,19)
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Frans Rediin (Muredi)	1:0	(8,01:9,64)
11 Matches: 8 Won (73%), 3 Lost (27%) - - - PR: 5,83 (from 2,78 to 8,01), Opponent: 6,92

WBIF Tour 2024: Online Tourney 2
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 5		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Brendan Burgess [M3] (BrendanBurge)	0:1	(5,51:8,49)
Round 4		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Michael Weile [M1] (Weile)	1:0	(4,92:3,40)
Round 3		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Doby Kyurkchiev (Killerdice)	1:0	(4,15:7,12)
Round 2		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Alexandros Vlavianos (Alexvlav)	0:1	(8,69:7,33)
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Andrea Wirth (jezebel)	0:1	(5,35:4,70)
5 Matches: 2 Won (40%), 3 Lost (60%) - - - PR: 5,45 (from 4,15 to 8,69), Opponent: 6,07

WBIF Tour 2024: Online Tourney 1
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 6		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Gitte Dalgaard (GitteD)	0:1	(5,41:5,61)
Round 5		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Simon Carter [M3] (DrCornwallis)	1:0	(8,35:3,97)
Round 4		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Maj Falsig Hansen (MajF)	0:1	(4,99:4,33)
Round 3		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Robert Kreisl [M3] (Circle)	0:1	(6,49:5,09)
Round 2		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Jürgen Schiller (Jerry44)	1:0	(3,24:9,78)
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Dan Mihai Fetti (FettiDanMihai)	1:0	(4,86:12,20)
6 Matches: 3 Won (50%), 3 Lost (50%) - - - PR: 5,35 (from 3,24 to 8,35), Opponent: 7,05

34. WBIF Open
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 6		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Vaidas Budrys [M3] (Vaidas)	0:1	(10,93:9,75)
Round 5		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Mehrdad Tehrany [M1] (Astronomics)	0:1	(4,69:7,60)
Round 4		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Ralf Sudbrak (ralfsu)	1:0	(5,29:7,73)
Round 3		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Nenne Grkovic (NenneG)	0:1	(without PR)
Round 2		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	John Brown [M3] (Jybrown)	1:0	(5,22:6,59)
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Pierre Roibet (Roibabax)	1:0	(7,44:11,88)
6 Matches: 3 Won (50%), 3 Lost (50%) - - - PR: 6,35 (from 4,69 to 10,93), Opponent: 8,45

22nd Heroes Tourney
Round	Date	Pairing			Result	PR
Round 3		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Edgardo Bianco [M1] (torseddi)	0:1	(5,06:6,10)
Round 2		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Jorge Datola (beto0605)	0:1	(4,41:5,98)
Round 1		Michael Higatsberger [M2]	-	Michael Greholm (Greholm)	1:0	(6,28:6,09)
3 Matches: 1 Won (33%), 2 Lost (67%) - - - PR: 5,22 (from 4,41 to 6,28), Opponent: 6,06