<page_title> List of World Backgammon champions </page_title> <table> <cell> 1989 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Joe Russell <col_header> Male Champion </col_header> <col_header> no championship </col_header> </cell> <cell> United States <col_header> Country </col_header> <col_header> no championship </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 1989, Joe Russell won the Backgammon World Championship.