Jan Groenendijk (draughts player)

Jan Groenendijk
Groenendijk at the 2015 World Championship
Personal information
Born (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998
Wageningen, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportDraughts
RankGrandmaster (2016)
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingNo. 1 (July 2024)
Personal best2458 (January 2025, rating)

Jan Groenendijk (born 7 September 1998) is a Dutch draughts grandmaster and the reigning Draughts World Champion. He is a two-time world champion, winning the title in 2024 and 2025. Groenendijk has won the European Draughts Championship twice, (2022, 2024), the Salou Open (2015), and the Dutch championship four times (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024).