Ultimate Backgammon Championship

The most prestigious skill based GM tournament

UBC Titles are awarded after each UBC Tournament. The rankings are based on the best tournament PR performance for each player.

All performances from UBC Final and Contender Tournament are valid to go to the rankings. Official UBC regional event performances are valid to go to the ranking list, as long as a minimum of thirteen 7-point matches has been played.

Current
Champion

Sander Lylloff has claimed the UBC title by defeating Masayuki Mochizuki for the first time in three consecutive years, ending Mochy's reign as champion.

Do you have what it takes to beat Sander?

Upcoming

Istanbul

Date

Apr 24-26

Location

Fees

€300

Finals

Click on a year for detailed overview.

Contender

Click on a year for detailed overview.

UBC On YouTube

All UBC events are streamed on our YouTube channel!

In 1973 Paul Magriel envisioned a backgammon tournament based on skill.
Half a century later in 2019, his vision became reality...

Rules