Ultimate Backgammon Championship

The most prestigious skill based GM tournament

Upcoming

Monte Carlo

Date

Jul 25-28

Location

Entry Fee

€400

Only Masters, Grandmasters and Super Grandmasters + wild cards are allowed to participate.

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.

Current
Champion

Masayuki “Mochy” Mochizuki rose to the occasion and reclaimed the throne after a spectacular event on Sander’s home turf in wonderful Copenhagen, Denmark.

Do you have what it takes to beat Mochy?

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