UBC

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Ultimate Backgammon Championship

The most prestigious skill based GM tournament

purple striped gradient pattern Summary of 2026 UBC Contender and Final event details, including locations in Tokyo, Istanbul, Europe, and San Antonio for regional qualifiers, and Zizka versus UBC champion final match in Prague with images of old and new backgammon boards. Gradient background transitioning from purple at the top to dark purple at the bottom. A purple and black striped background with a horizontal gradient effect. Scoreboard showing the results of the 2025 Uber Backgammon Galaxy tournament. Zizka is the winner with a total score of 14, against Myhr's 10. The scoreboard includes match scores and PRs across three days with a summary of total scores and favorite player avatars.

Current Champion

A sports player card for Zdenek Zizka from the Czech Republic, titled 'UBC 2025'. The card features a photo of a young man with short dark hair, wearing a light hoodie. The card displays stats such as average score 2.72, median 2.53, best score 0.90, and worst score 5.55. He is labeled as a Grandmaster, with 12 matches played, 7 wins, and 7 personal record wins. The card has a gold and black color scheme and a logo for 'Backgammon Galaxy' at the bottom.

Zdenek “ZZ” Zizka successfully defended his UBC title in a very close race against Thomas Myhr from Denmark. We saw some incredibly entertaining backgammon once again this year.

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Do you have what it takes to beat Zizka?

A ranked list of professional poker players, their countries, average PR, titles, and events, including notable rankings and championship wins.

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 twelve 7-point matches has been played.

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Finals

Click on a year for detailed overview.

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Contender

Click on a year for detailed overview.

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UBC On YouTube

All UBC events are streamed on our YouTube channel!

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

A timeline for the UBC from 2018 to 2024, detailing locations and winners of annual events, including finalists and viewer counts for each match. Events occur in various cities such as Monte Carlo, Istanbul, and Tokyo, with notable players mentioned like Masayuki Mochizuki and Zdenek Zizka. Gradient purple background

Rules

UBC Contender Rules (PDF) UBC Final Rules (PDF) UBC Online 2025 Rules (PDF)
Infographic showing a tournament structure and point system. Left: 'Chronology' with steps - Contender, Final, Champion. Middle: 'Point System' with 1 point for match win, 1 point for PR win. Right: 'Achievable Titles' based on PR ratings, from Super Galactic GM (<2.0) to Intermediate (<12.0). An image with horizontal purple stripes, varying in shade from dark to light purple, forming a gradient pattern.