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- ↑ Summary of results 2007 World Backgammon Championship Archived 2008-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Interactive replay of Pan's final against Alvaro Savio". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
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