Draughts World Championship

The Draughts World Championship is the world championship in international draughts and is held every two years. In the even year following the tournament, the World Title match takes place. The championship began in 1885 in France and since 1948 has been organised by the World Draughts Federation. The championship has had winners from the Netherlands, Canada, the Soviet Union, Senegal, Latvia, Russia and Ukraine.
The current champion is Jan [Groenendijk (draughts player)|Jan Groenendijk].
Since 1998, there has been a Draughts World Championship held with a blitz time control. Since 2014 there has also been a Draughts World Championship held with a rapid time control.

World title match

The championship is held every two years, in the odd years. The world title match takes place in the even year following the world championship tournament. The former champion and the new champion qualify for the world title match. If the former champion retains his title in the World Championship tournament, the runner-up earns the right to challenge him.
Unofficial champions were awarded retroactively; the first champion being Anatole Dussaut in 1885. A full list of winners can be found here.