Roel Boomstra
Roel Boomstra at the 2015 World championship | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 9, 1993 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sport | Draughts |
| Rank | Grandmaster |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Highest world ranking | No. 1 (January 2023) |
| Personal best | 2440 (April 2025, rating) |
Roel Boomstra (born 9 March 1993) is a Dutch draughts player and former world champion. He won the Draughts World Championship match in 2016, 2018 and 2022. In 2014 Boomstra won the Draughts European Championship. He also won the Dutch championship twice (2012, 2015). Boomstra holds the title of International Grandmaster. He was born in Utrecht.