The Main Tournament title was claimed by Abaz Omeragi\u0107 from Donji Vakuf, a member of the “Vatrogasac” tavla club, who demonstrated exceptional stability and game control throughout the entire tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the final, he defeated the local favorite Erduan Jablani\u010danin, a player who had reached the final stage with a perfect record in the group phase (6 wins, 0 losses). However, in the deciding match, fine margins made the difference, and Omeragi\u0107 emerged victorious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Third place went to Zvezdan Klaji\u0107 from Belgrade, while Olga Sladkarova from Bulgaria finished fourth.<\/p>\n\n\n
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A Tournament That Grows Year After Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Although the number of participants varies from year to year, the overall impression is unanimous: the quality of the tournament is constantly rising. While events are multiplying across the region and competition is getting fiercer, Novi Pazar successfully maintains its position on the map of the most important backgammon tournaments in the Balkans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The organization of the tournament was supported by the City of Novi Pazar, the local sports alliance, and the clubs “Pazar Gammon” and “501 Dedo.” The entire event also carried a broader significance\u2014serving as a meeting point for tradition, sportsmanship, and long-standing friendships among players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to the Main Tournament, side events brought further excitement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n These formats further contributed to the dynamic and attractive nature of the entire event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the finest impressions from the tournament came from the participants themselves\u2014many emphasized that they felt right at home in Novi Pazar. It is precisely this combination of high-level competition and a friendly atmosphere that makes this tournament truly special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anticipation is already building for the next, milestone edition\u2014the 25th Novi Pazar Open, which promises to be the largest and highest-quality to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is important to note that the Main Tournament was once again scored for the Serbian National Backgammon Championship, further confirming its importance and place in the domestic competitive calendar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Once again this year, Novi Pazar was the center of regional backgammon (tavla), hosting the traditional Novi Pazar Open, one of the most significant tournaments in this part of Europe. Over the course of three days, this prestigious event gathered 66 players from Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Norway, and Turkey. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1065,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vesti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/backgammon.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/backgammon.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/backgammon.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/backgammon.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/backgammon.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1064"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/backgammon.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1618,"href":"https:\/\/backgammon.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1064\/revisions\/1618"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/backgammon.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/backgammon.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/backgammon.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/backgammon.rs\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/backgammon.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/organizatori-novi-pazar-open-2026-1024x768.jpg\")
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Announcing the Jubilee \u2013 Novi Pazar Open 2027<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n