I forgot to tell you guys about the Japan Open 2016 matches that recently surfaced.
Nick Blasier granted me access to his matches and he had some from the last Japan Open that you guys may be interested in:
[url=https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11225]Ben Yam - Nick Blasier 15pt Japan Open 10-12-2016[/url]
[url=https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11226]Junko Nakamura - Nick Blasier 15pt Japan Open 10-9-2016[/url]
[url=https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11227]Kenji Shimodaira - Nick Blasier 7pt Japan Open 10-12-2016 JP[/url]
[url=https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11228]Michi - Nick Blasier 7pt Japan Open 10-8-2016[/url]
[url=https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11229]Nick Blasier - Takayuki Hino 17pt Japan Open 10-9-2016[/url]
A big thanks to Nick Blasier for allowing me to publish these!
[url=https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11230]Michy - Akiko 9pt Japan Open 2016-10-13_1476440002 cons QF[/url]
[url=https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11231]Michy - Naoki Iketani 11pt Japan Open 2016-10-14_1476439884 cons Final[/url]
And the big one!
[url=https://www.backgammonstudio.com/index.php?gotomenu=startmatch&argument=11232]Hino takayuki - Matt Cohn-Geier 17pt Japan Open 2016-10-12_1476412142 Final[/url]
A big thanks to Othello for making making the last three matches available!
You can play them directly from the above links or you can log in and get access to more features (including downloading the matches).
I have also tried to identify other matches from Japan Open where the match transcription is missing:
Michy - Kenji Shimodaira: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUD7Fi7mnGA]景山充人 vs 下平憲治 Backgammon Festival 2013 ChampionShip[/url]
Akiko - Kiyokazu Nishikawa: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htkdDlDUxhc]矢澤亜希子 vs 西川清一 Backgammon Festival 2013 ChampionShip[/url]
Michy - Hironobu Yazawa: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlDXhx9rP6s]景山充人 vs 矢澤広伸 Backgammon Festival 2013 ChampionShip 1/2[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEri2IvBb6c]景山充人 vs 矢澤広伸 Backgammon Festival 2013 ChampionShip 2/2[/url]
Takeuchi Yoshito - Kenji Shimodaira: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fWmr8cGFEY]竹内慶人 vs 下平憲治 Backgammon Festival 2013 ChampionShip[/url]
Yuji Ogura - Kenji Shimodaira: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N7lgcJQLZg]【Semi Final】小倉裕二 vs 下平憲治 Backgammon Festival 2013 ChampionS[/url]
Kensaku Okatani vs Robin Swaffield: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqXZY0-DdMI]【Semi Final】Kensaku Okatani vs Robin Swaffield Backgammon Festival 1/2[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ynDr4s84zs]【Semi Final】Kensaku Okatani vs Robin Swaffield Backgammon Festival 2/2[/url]
Naoya Kihara - Junichi Tanaka: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn5QW9kq27o]木原直哉 vs 田中準一 Backgammon Festival 2013 ChampionShip 1/2[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCrqGETW5WA]木原直哉 vs 田中準一 Backgammon Festival 2013 ChampionShip 2/2[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujKGlKW6PNk]David wells vs Susumu Mizutani Backgammon Festival 2014 Cham[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xydf7iSmPC4]Kiyokazu Nshikawa vs Doug Mayfield Backgammon Festival[/url]
If you have any of these matches or want to transcribe them let me know!
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