You've arrived at the rest of your backgammon life - proceeding from beginner/novice through intermediate/experienced; and, now, you're here -advanced. 
 
Your backgammon journey may have begun when you were a child.  As an adult, you may have entered this fascinating and somewhat frustrating world over a friendly table at a local social club or cafe.  By whatever route, you've read, practiced, challenged yourself and been challenged.  Hours rehearsing and memorizing rollouts.  Studying the rules, strategies and variants of game play and the use of the doubling cube, you've sharpened your skills. 
 
Finding, joining and competing at a backgammon club gave you the confidence to take the leap and try your first offline tournament.  So many people, so much etiquette to understand.  Will you ever forget your first game/match, face-to-face win against an unknown