International Backgammon Federation

📍 Tournament Venue Uzbekistan, Tashkent Shaykhantour district, st. Labzak, 12/1 Anhor Park, AXELON Center We have marked the exact location on the map to help you choose your hotel more easily 🏨 IBF Recommended Hotels ❗️Special accommodation rates are available for tournament participants — 10% discount with a promo code IBF : 🔗 https://rauza-hotel.uz/ru-ru/booking/?date=2026-03-20&nights=10&adults=1&children=&children-age=&access-code= 🔗 https://kingplaza.uz/en-gb/booking/ 🔗 https://navruzhotel.uz/en/ ❗️With a promo code Нарды : 🔗 https://inspira-s.com/ 🔗 https://bademgarden.uz/en-gb/ There are also many apartments and other hotels located close to the venue.We are waiting for you in Tashkent. Registration is open — spots are filling up fast, hurry up!🏃‍♂️

Dear players!⚡️ IBF recommends booking rooms at these hotels. We offer a discount with a promo code https://inspira-s.com/ https://bademgarden.uz/en-gb/ ❗️Promo code: Нарды Another one hotel will be available tomorrow. We are waiting for you🎲

Asian Grand Prix regulations📄 All the detailed information about the competition can be found here: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English language 🇷🇺 Russian language

REGISTRATION ON THE ASIAN GRAND PRIX❗️ After completing the online registration we will send confirmation about pre-registration on your email address 🧾The confirmation of registration is your ticket to Uzbekistan(Tashkent) OR payment of the tournament fee. As soon as you purchase a ticket OR pay a tournament fee, please send A TICKET OR PAYMENT RECEIPT it to confirm registration by email: reg@i-bg-federation.com 💳 In the near future, we will inform you how you can pay a contribution to the tournament and you will be able to send payment information The list of pre-registered players will be published every Monday/Wednesday/Friday Let’s go!🏁

😜😖🤗😣🥵🥰😤😣 March 22 — Registration Day 12:00 – 21:00 — REGISTRATION FOR ALL ACTIVITIES March 23 — Day 1️⃣ • Longgammon (Main Tournament) 09:30 – 11:00 — Late registration for Longgammon (Main Tournament) 11:00 — Opening Ceremony 11:50 — Longgammon, Round 1 13:00 — Lunch break 14:30 — Longgammon, Round 2 Start of Blitz, Sprint, Women's and 1-Point tournaments 16:40 — Longgammon, Round 3 18:50 — Longgammon, Round 4 21:00 — Longgammon, Round 5 • Backgammon Super Blitz 12:00 – 13:00 — Late registration for Backgammon Super Blitz 13:00 — Lunch break 14:00 — Round 1 14:50 — Round 2 Start of Blitz, Sprint Gammon, Women's and 1-Point tournaments 15:40 — Round 3 16:30 — Round 4 17:20 — Round 5 18:10 — Round 6 19:00 — Round 7 19:50 — Round 8 20:40 — Round 9 21:20 — Round 10 March 24 — Day 2️⃣ • IPSL Team Cup (Backgammon) 09:30 – 10:15 — Late registration for IPSL Team Cup (Backgammon) 11:00 — Team Cup, Round 1 Continuation of tournaments: Blitz, Sprint, Women's and 1-Point 12:30 — Team Cup, Round 2 13:30 — Lunch break 15:00 — Team Cup, Round 3 16:20 — Team Cup, Round 4 17:40 — Team Cup, Round 5 • Backgammon Doubles 17:30 – 18:30 — Late registration for Backgammon Doubles 19:30 — Round 1 Continuation of tournaments: Blitz, Sprint, Women's and 1-Point 21:00 — Round 2 March 25 — Day 3️⃣ • Backgammon (Main Tournament) 09:30 – 10:15 — Late registration for Backgammon (Main Tournament) 11:00 — Backgammon, Round 1 13:00 — Backgammon, Round 2 14:00 — Lunch break 15:20 — Backgammon, Round 3 17:10 — Backgammon, Round 4 Continuation of tournaments: Blitz, Sprint, Women's and 1-Point • Masters Cup Backgammon 17:00 – 18:00 — Late registration for Masters Cup Backgammon 19:20 — Masters Cup, Round 1 Continuation of tournaments: Blitz, Sprint, Women's and 1-Point 21:20 — Masters Cup, Round 2 • Longgammon (Main Tournament) 19:15 — Longgammon, Round 6 21:10 — Longgammon, Round 7 March 26 — Day 4️⃣ • Backgammon (Main Tournament) 11:00 — Backgammon, Round 5 Continuation of tournaments: Blitz, Sprint, Women's and 1-Point 12:50 — Backgammon, Round 6 14:00 — Lunch break 15:20 — Backgammon, Round 7 17:10 — Backgammon, Round 8 • Masters Cup (Backgammon) 19:20 — Round 3 Continuation of tournaments: Blitz, Sprint, Women's and 1-Point 21:20 — Round 4 • Longgammon (Main Tournament) 19:10 — Longgammon, Round 8 21:10 — Longgammon, Round 9 March 27 — Day 5️⃣ • Backgammon (Main Tournament) 10:30 — Backgammon, Round 9 12:20 — Backgammon, Round 10 Continuation of tournaments: Blitz, Sprint, Women's and 1-Point 13:00 — Lunch break 14:40 — Backgammon, Round 11 16:20 — Backgammon, Round 12 • Masters Cup (Backgammon) 18:30 — Round 5 Continuation of tournaments: Blitz, Sprint, Women's and 1-Point 20:30 — Round 6 — Final • Masters Cup (Longgammon) 11:00 – 12:00 — Late registration for Masters Cup Longgammon 13:00 —Round 1 14:00 — Lunch break 15:40 — Round 2 • Longgammon (Main Tournament) 18:30 — Longgammon, Round 10 20:30 — Longgammon, Round 11 March 28 — Day 6️⃣ • Backgammon (Main Tournament) 11:00 — Backgammon, Round 13 Continuation of tournaments: Blitz, Sprint, Women's and 1-Point 12:45 — Backgammon, Round 14 14:00 — Lunch break 15:00 — Backgammon, Round 15 • Backgammon Doubles 18:00 — Round 3 19:20 — Round 4 20:40 — Round 5 22:00 — Round 6 • Masters Cup (Longgammon) 11:10 — Round 3 Continuation of tournaments: Blitz, Sprint, Women's and 1-Point 13:10 — Round 4 14:00 — Lunch break 15:20 — Round 5 • Longgammon (Main Tournament) 17:00 — Longgammon, Round 12 20:00 — Longgammon, Round 13 (if required) March 29 — Day 7️⃣ • Doubles Tournament 14:00 — Round 7 (if required) • Backgammon (Main Tournament) 11:30 — Backgammon, Round 16 (if required) 13:00 — Backgammon, Round 17 (if required) 13:30 — Lunch break 15:30 — Backgammon, Round 18 (if required) GALA DINNER ❗️Hurry up to register, we are waiting for you: https://i-bg-federation.com/games/Asian-grand-prix-1st-series/

🇺🇿🎲⚡️ Asian Grand Prix 2026 — a new era of backgammon tournaments Get ready for one of the most anticipated events of the year — the Asian Grand Prix 2026! A record-breaking and staggering prize money of $500,000💥. This has never happened before — Umar Kremlev is taking global backgammon to a whole new level! The international tournament will bring together the strongest players from around the world and set a new standard for the global backgammon community ❗️NEW DATES: 📆March 22–29, 2026 📍 Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Shaykhantour district, st. Labzak, 12/1, AXELON Center 💰 Added prize money — 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣💵❕ 👑 Organizer — International Backgammon Federation 🏆 Tournament categories and formats: • Main Tournament (Backgammon) — Swiss to Triple KO, 9-point matches (350 players) 🎯Added prize money: $200,000 • Main Tournament (Longgammon) — Swiss to Triple KO, 7-point matches (120 players) 🎯Added prize money: $85,000 • Backgammon Blitz — Olympic system, 5-point matches (128 players) 🎯Added prize money: $20,000 • Longgammon Blitz — Olympic system, 5-point matches (64/128 players) 🎯Added prize money: $15,000 • Backgammon Doubles — Olympic system, 7-point matches (64/128 teams) 🎯Added prize money: $40,000 • IPSL 3-player teams (Backgammon) — Olympic system, 7-point matches (64 teams) 🎯Added prize money: $40,000 • Backgammon Masters Cup — Olympic system, 11-point matches (64 players) 🎯Added prize money: $35,000 • Longgammon Masters Cup — Olympic system, 9-point matches (32/64 players) 🎯Added prize money: $25,000 • Backgammon Super Blitz — Swiss Double KO, 5-point matches (120 players) 🎯Added prize money: $15,000 • Backgammon 1-Point — Olympic system, 1-point matches (128/256 players) 🎯Added prize money: $5,000 • Backgammon Women’s — Olympic system, 7-point matches (32/64 players) 🎯Added prize money: $10,000 • Sprint Backgammon — Olympic system, 9-point matches (64/128 players) 🎯Added prize money: $10,000 ❗️Limited to 350 participants 🔥 For online participant registration, visit the tournament website: https://i-bg-federation.com/games/Asian-grand-prix-1st-series/ Hurry up to register — we are waiting for you! ✨ Special features: • Complimentary coffee breaks for all players • Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony • Live coverage and official media updates Follow IBF news on social media ✈️Telegram 📱Facebook 📱YouTube 📱Instagram @intbgfed 📱TikTok @ibfederation 🌍 We are delighted to invite athletes from all over the world to our grand event! Experience and feedback from the IBF tournaments in 2025 have shown that our tournaments have set a very high standard. We will continue to move forward — join us!

👨‍⚖️ We are launching a data collection to form a registry of referees of the International Backgammon Federation who speak foreign languages The Refereeing Commission of the International Backgammon Federation is initiating a survey to create a database of referees who speak foreign languages and are potentially ready to work at international tournaments. 📌 The purpose of this data collection is to assess the refereeing workforce capacity and to plan officiating for future international events. ❗️ Important: this survey is not an application for participation in a specific tournament. The data is collected for research purposes only and to form a referees registry. 🌍 We invite referees who are interested in international officiating and who speak one or more foreign languages to take part. 📥 To participate, please complete the form at the link below: https://forms.gle/roJgcRhEUZbgjw9s6 📆 Deadline for submitting information: January 30, 2026 Thank you for your contribution to the development of the international refereeing community!

🌐 WBIF Online World Backgammon Championship 2026 — coming this March Dear backgammon players, don’t miss your chance to showcase your skills in a new format and on a new stage. Join this grand event — the whole world will be in the game! Start date: March 9, 2026 Platform: BG Studio Heroes Format: Swiss system, up to 5 losses Match conditions: Matches to 13 points, time control 13 minutes + 10 seconds Tournament details IBF wishes you good luck and great success at the WBIF Online World Championship 🍀

Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and the largest city in Central Asia! 🇺🇿 This is where we will begin the IBF Backgammon Grand Prix series in 2026. You can look forward to tournaments in six main disciplines: Longgammon Longgammon Blitz Backgammon Backgammon Blitz Backgammon Doubles Sprintgammon All detailed information will be published on IBF social media very soon — thank you for your interest 🎲

The International Backgammon Federation wishes you a Happy New Year✨ The year coming to an end has been truly special and historic for IBF — it was our debut year. During this time, we took our first confident steps, held international tournaments, united players from dozens of countries, and laid a solid foundation for the development of backgammon as a modern sport. We sincerely thank everyone who was with us this year: players, arbiters, organizers, national federations, and fans. It is thanks to you that our journey began so brightly and with such confidence. Ahead of us are new tournaments, new countries, large-scale competitions, and even more opportunities for growth, victories, and international connection. We invite you to become part of IBF, join our tournaments, and help us write a new chapter in the global history of backgammon. May the coming 2026 year bring you good health, inspiration, beautiful games, and great victories. See you at the board in the New Year🎄

💥IBF Tournament Calendar 2026💥 Dear players, we are pleased to present the IBF backgammon tournaments for the new year and kindly ask you to plan your participation in advance! 📆 CALENDAR Asian Grand Prix 🇺🇿 March 1–9 — Tashkent, Uzbekistan (1st Series: all disciplines) Georgian Grand Prix 🇬🇪 May 25 – June 1 — Tbilisi, Georgia (2nd Series: Backgammon, Backgammon Blitz, Doubles, Sprintgammon) Balkan Grand Prix 🇷🇸 September 3–10 — Belgrade, Serbia (3rd Series: all disciplines) China Super Grand Prix 🇨🇳 December 2026 — Macau, China (FINAL: all disciplines) World Longgammon Championship (Longgammon, Longgammon Blitz) 🇬🇪 May 25 – June 1 — Tbilisi, Georgia World Cadets, Youth & Junior Championships (all disciplines) 🇹🇷 December 2026 — Istanbul, Turkey 📃 You can see the full calendar on the IBF website 📲 Follow us on social media, all the details will be here Dear friends, we look forward to seeing you at every tournament. Join our sport, play backgammon — and with IBF, everything will be organized at the highest level 💯

⚡️Arabian Grand Prix video diary 🎥 Let's watch the video and remember this holiday https://youtu.be/OU0d1oYABL0?si=gRTWiI2Ys2gkQrZU All about our week at the grand International Backgammon Federation tournament in Dubai! Dive into the world of backgammon and enjoy the atmosphere of our sporting celebration 👏

Merry Christmas from the IBF🎄

ALL THE RESULTS of the Arabian Grand Prix💥 Our great tournament came to an end: we learned the names of all the winners and prize-winners, held a vibrant closing ceremony, awarded the stars of the evening, and headed to the Gala Dinner! 📋 All brackets are here: probg.org 🎉 The closing ceremony was hosted by Chief Arbiter Arda Findikoglu, and congratulatory speeches were delivered by Atsamaz Arsagov, Sports Director of the IBF and Patrick Gebeili, the Tournament Director. We congratulated the leader of the Tournament organizing committee Tatiana Komarova on her birthday And then we proceeded to the awards ceremony! 🎲 Backgammon main tournament (154 players from 36 countries) 🥇 Masayuki Mochizuki (Japan 🇯🇵) 🥈 Tobias Hellwag (Germany 🇩🇪) 🥉 Khachik Melikyan (Armenia 🇦🇲) 📋 Bracket: https://www.probg.org/tournament/arabian-gp-main/standings 🎲 Longgammon main tournament (59 players from 10 countries) 🥇 Sergei Ageev (Russia 🇷🇺) 🥈 Sergey Drmoyan (Armenia 🇦🇲) 🥉 Arthur Muradyan (Armenia 🇦🇲) 📋 Bracket: https://www.probg.org/tournament/arabian-gp-longgammon/standings 😎 Masters Cup (87 players) 🥇 Christoph Wagener (Germany 🇩🇪) 🥈 Mario Kuhl (Germany 🇩🇪) 📋 Bracket: https://www.probg.org/tournament/arabian-gp-masters-cup/standings ⚡️ Backgammon Blitz (128 players ) 🥇 Nodar Gagua (Georgia 🇬🇪) 🥈 Fernando Neumark (Argentina 🇦🇷) 📋 Bracket: https://www.probg.org/tournament/arabian-gp-blitz/standings ⚡️ Longgammon Blitz (64 players) 🥇 Grigor Gambarian (Russia 🇷🇺) 🥈 Sergei Ageev (Russia 🇷🇺) 📋 Bracket: https://www.probg.org/tournament/arabian-gp-blitz-longgammon/ 🤝 Doubles (64 pairs) 🥇 Aykut Keskin and Umur Aras (Turkey 🇹🇷) 🥈 Arash Afroozian and Mehrdad Goodarzi (Iran 🇮🇷) 📋 Bracket: https://www.probg.org/tournament/arabian-gp-double-teams/standings 🔥 Super Blitz (73 players) 🥇 Oliver Squire (England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) 🥈 Gor Gularyan (Armenia 🇦🇲) 📋 Bracket: https://www.probg.org/tournament/arabian-gp-super-blitz/standings ☝️ 1-point backgammon (128 players) 🥇 Konstantin Puchkov (Russia 🇷🇺) 🥈 Raj Jansari (England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿) 📋 Bracket: https://www.probg.org/tournament/arabian-gp-1-pointer/standings 🏎️ Sprint backgammon (64 players) 🥇 Timur Azizov (Russia 🇷🇺) 🥈 Revaz Tskhovrebashvili (Georgia 🇬🇪) 📋 Bracket: https://www.probg.org/tournament/arabian-gp-sprint/standings 😃 Consolation backgammon (141 players) 🥇 Elena Saukova (Russia 🇷🇺) 🥈 Ali Kolbadi (Iran 🇮🇷) 📋 Bracket: https://www.probg.org/tournament/arabian-gp-consolation/standings 💃 Women’s (27 players) 🥇 Tatiana Pram (Russia 🇷🇺) 🥈 Nina Taksanova (Russia 🇷🇺) 📋 Bracket: https://www.probg.org/tournament/arabian-gp-ladies/standings 🏆 TOTAL PRIZE FUND: 251 655 $ Added prize money: 70 000 $ 📸 All the photos of the Arabian Grand Prix 2025 are here and here The International Backgammon Federation warmly congratulates the winners and prize-winners of our tournament! Thank you to all participants for spending these unforgettable five days with us. We are grateful for your feedback and all the kind words about the organization of the event — and we look forward to seeing you again soon ✨

⚡️Arabian Grand Prix video diary 🎥Watch Awards Ceremony All about the champions and awards ceremony of the grand International Backgammon Federation tournament in Dubai! Dive into the world of backgammon and enjoy the atmosphere of our sporting celebration 👏

📺 TV START about Arabian Grand Prix Award Ceremony video