UBC

Ultimate Backgammon Championship
The most prestigious skill based GM tournament

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.
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.

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.

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.

Finals

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Scoreboard image from 2019 showing Mochy vs Sander with a score of 13 to 7. View
Blue background with 2020 at the top, Mochy vs Hideaki in the middle, and a score of 14 to 10 below it. View
Scoreboard showing 2021 Mochy vs Dirk with scores 14 to 4. View
A scoreboard image from 2022, showing a match between Sander and Mochy with the score Sander 14, Mochy 10. View
Scoreboard showing 2023 Sander vs Mochy with a score of 9 to 13 on a blue background. View
Scoreboard showing a match between Zizka and Mochy, with a score of 13 to 11 in favor of Zizka, set in 2024. View
A digital graphic with a blue background displaying the year 2025, a sports match between Zizka and Myhr with Zizka winning 14 to 10. View

Contender

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Scoreboard showing 2020 match results between Hideaki and Michy with a score of 3 to 1. View
2021 match result, Dirk vs Kazuki, score 6 to 2, on a blue background. View
Scoreboard showing 2022 with text Sander vs Zdenek and score 6 to 2 in contrasting colors against a blue background. View
Scoreboard graphic showing a 2023 match result, Mochy 7 and Zdenek 1, on a blue background. View
2024 sports score graphic showing Zdenek versus Rebelo, with Zdenek winning 6 to 4. View
Graphic showing a sports score between Myhr and Michy, with the year 2025 at the top, both teams tied 4 to 4, and a note indicating a PR win for Myhr. View

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...

A timeline for the UBC from 2018 to 2024, detailing locations and winners of annual events, including finalists and viewer counts for each match.

Rules

UBC Contender Rules (PDF) UBC Final Rules (PDF) UBC Online 2025 Rules (PDF)
Infographic showing a tournament structure and point system, including chronology, point system, and achievable titles.