Full Name: Juan Sebastián Betancur García

Date of birth: November 18, 1985

Birth Place: Armenia-Quindio- Colombia

Current City of Residence: Armenia-Quindío

Marital Status: Single

Occupation: Engineer

How I Started in Backgammon: I am a poker player and I was interested in Party account when I saw they offered backgammon for real money... so I started studying very hard (3 hours daily) and after about 6 months I was playing for real money in several rooms.

Backgammon Nickname: Guscurt (GammonEmpire); jusebega18 (PartyGammon); jusebega18 (Truemoneygames); edugar (BackgammonMasters); jusebega18 (Gameaccount); jusebega (Ladbrokes)

Current Skill level: World Class

Playing Backgammon live since: 2000

Favorite Tournament Venue: Cartagena

Titles won:

 - 2003-2005; 2008- Quindío Campeón Regional.

 - 2004 Medellín, Juegos Nacionales Universitarios 1st. Place.

 - 2005 Campeonato Nacional de Equipos-Bogotá 1st. Place.

 - 2006 Abierto de Bogotá - Bogotá 1st. Place.

 -2007 June Backgammon Masters, 1st. Place - 4K  guaranteed.

 - 2008 April Gammon Empire, 1st. Place – 6.000€ guaranteed

 -2008 May Backgammon Masters, 1st. Place - 4K guaranteed

 -2008 September Backgammon Masters, 1st. Place - 3K guaranteed

Other important finishes:

 - 2004 Pasto Juegos Nacionales Universitarios 2º Place.

 - 2005 Paipa Campeonato Nacional de individual 2º Place

 - 2006 Medellín Abierto latinoamericano de exhibición 2º  Place 

 - 2006 Cartagena Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe (exhibición) Semi-finalista

 - 2006 September Party gammon, Semi-Finalist – 10K guarantee

 - 2007 Tunja Campeonato Nacional de Mayores 2º Place

 - 2009 Medellín Campeonato Nacional de equipos2º Place.

 - 2006 November Partygammon 2º Place- 2K guaranteed.

 - 2008 February Gammon Empire 2º Place – $ 50.000 guaranteed.

 - 2008 June Gammon Empire Semi-finalist - $30.000 guaranteed.

 - 2008 May Backgammon Masters 2º Place - 3K guaranteed

 - 2008 October Backgammon Masters 2º Place - 3K guaranteed

 - 2009 February Backgammon Masters Semi-finalist - 3K guaranteed

 - 2009 March Backgammon Masters Semi-finalist - 3K guaranteed

Book I have written: None related to gambling. I published several papers on relativity and unified field theory

Favorite Backgammon book(s): "Backgammon: Winning Strategies” by Robin Clay

Favorite Music: Alternative Rock

Favorite Film: Rounders.

Favorite Food: Healthy food

Other Interests & Hobbies: Poker

Person I'd like most to meet: Simple people

Favorite Celebrity: Albert Einstein

If I could change anything in the world, I would...: Pride

If I could change anything in the Backgammon world, I would...: Pride and Injustice

Additional comments: Backgammon is the best game in the world, but it is the cruellest