Akiko Yazawa

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Akiko Yazawa (矢澤 亜希子, Yazawa Akiko) (née Abe, born 1980) is a professional backgammon player from Tokyo. She became World Backgammon champion in 2014 and 2018.^[1] Akiko is ranked 3rd on Giants of Backgammon in 2015,^[2] becoming the first female Backgammon Giant.