🏆 BULGARIAN
RANKING & BULGARIAN LEAGUE 🏆
Welcome, backgammon friends!
It is time to kick off the
7th season of the Bulgarian
League
and the 5th season of the Bulgarian Ranking.
As always:
- ✅
No entry fee
- 🎁
No material prizes
- 🌍
All Bulgarian players who practice online backgammon are welcome to
join
📋
FORMAT
- Players are divided into divisions of 5 players
- Each month represents one round
- During the round, each player plays:
- 4 matches to 9 points
- against the other four players in their group
📊
Initial division placement
-
Based on the playing PR from the last 25 matches
played on the
“Traditional Tabla & Backgammon” platform
-
If such statistics are not available, the
last 25
matches within the WBIF
will be considered
🔁
Promotion & relegation
After the monthly matches are completed:
- 🥇
1st and 2nd place → promoted to a higher division
- 🥉
3rd place → remains in the same division
- ⬇️
4th and 5th place → relegated to a lower division
📌
PR is used only in cases of equal number of wins.
⚖️
Tie-breaking rules
-
Within a division → ranking is determined by the
PR in
the matches played during the month
-
In the final standings → the higher position is awarded to
the player with the better average PR over the entire season
➕
New participants
-
The creation of new divisions during the season is
allowed
- New players start from the lowest division
- By exception, the last division may consist of:
- minimum 3
- maximum 7 players
🎯
SCORING
🏆
Bulgarian League
Division |
Points per win |
1 |
10 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
📈 Bulgarian Ranking
Points are distributed in exactly the same way, both
for wins and outperformance.
Format:
👉
“win
+ outperformance”
-
The total value of outperformance equals the value of the
win
-
Outperformance of more than one level → the full value
goes to the better-performing player
-
Outperformance within one level →
(PR difference ÷ 2)
📌
Both the temporary and final standings are determined
solely by the total
number of points won
.
This ensures that all competitors, regardless of division, have the opportunity
to compete for top positions.
🎲
MATCHES
- Matches are played on the “Heroes” platform
-
They must be played in the “Bulgarian Backgammon”
room
- Match recordings are generated automatically
The room is available on both servers:
- heroes.backgammonstudio.com
- heroes3.backgammonstudio.com
📥
To avoid missing recordings, winners are advised to:
- download the match file immediately after the match
- keep it until the end of the month
📧
Matches can also be sent to players by email (profile setting in “Heroes”).
🤝
SCHEDULING & COMMUNICATION
- After a message is sent, the opponent has 72 hours to respond
- If there is no response:
- A second message is sent, copying the organisers
-
After another 72 hours without response →
a default
win is awarded
⚠️
The two messages must be sent:
- no later than 6 and 3 days before the end of the month
📌
Valid communication channels:
- “My Games” → “Pending”
- Facebook comment (with the opponent tagged)
- Email
❌
Messages sent via the “Heroes” platform do not count when determining
default results.
🧠
ANALYSIS
- Matches are analysed using the standard BMAB settings
- Minor differences between computers are possible
-
In the event of proven software errors (rare cases), the
analysis will be corrected accordingly
📝
REGISTRATION
- 📅
Registration until 31.12.2025 → placement based on performance
rating
- 🆕
Registration after the start of the 2026 season → start from the
lowest
division
🏅
CHAMPIONS OVER THE YEARS
Bulgarian League
- 2020 – Bogidar Iliev
- 2021 – Bogidar Iliev
- 2022 – Bogidar Iliev
- 2023 – Yanko Todorov
- 2024 – Martin Dragoev
- 2025 – Rumen Rasheev
Bulgarian Ranking
- 2022 – Bogidar Iliev
- 2023 – Yanko Todorov
- 2024 – Bogidar Iliev
- 2025 – Bogidar Iliev
🍀
Final note
We wish all participants an
exciting and competitive
season
, with the focus on
the joy of the game, mutual respect, and
high-quality backgammon

