Jan Groenendijk (draughts player)
Dutch draughts grandmaster (born 1998)
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Jan Groenendijk (born 7 September 1998) is a Dutch draughts grandmaster and the reigning Draughts World Champion. He is a two-time world champion, winning the title in 2024 and 2025. Groenendijk has won the European Draughts Championship twice, (2022, 2024),[2] the Salou Open (2015),[3] and the Dutch championship five times (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025).[4]
Groenendijk at the 2015 World Championship | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 September 1998 Wageningen, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Draughts |
Rank | Grandmaster (2016) |
| Achievements and titles | |
Highest world ranking | No. 1 (July 2024)[1] |
| Personal best | 2458 (January 2025, rating)[1] |
World championship
European championship
- 2012 (26th place)
- 2014 (9th place)
- 2018 (11th place)
- 2022 (1st place)
- 2024 (1st place)
Winner of international tournaments
- Salou Open 2015
- Polish Open 2018
- Abidjan Open 2019
- RotterDams Open 2023
- Drancy Open 2023
- Nijmegen Open 2017, 2023
- Riga Open 2023, 2026
- Bourges Open 2026
