Full Name: Mike Heard 

City of Residence: London

Occupation: Surveyor, Property

How I Started playing Backgammon: Too long ago to remember

Backgammon Nickname: Mike Heard, Captainmayhem

Current Skill level: World Class

Number of years playing Backgammon live: Only started International Tournaments 2 years ago really

Favourite Tournament Venue: Venice

Titles won:

  - 3 Gammonitis Wins
  - Rotterdam Open 

Other important finishes:

- Quarter-Finals Monte Carlo cashed in 4 from 8 Internationals

Favorite Music: Chris Rea, Bob Dylan, Salsa

Favorite Film(s): Casablanca, Apocalypse Now

Favorite Food: Vegetarian

Other Interests & Hobbies: Yoga, Traveling (especially Brazil), Tennis, Meeting different people

Person I like most to meet: My Girlfriend

Favorite Celebrity: Any of the minority that isn’t conceited and arrogant

If I could change anything in the Backgammon world, I would... like to understand some cube decisions