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WBF Events
SportAccord World Mind Games
Beijing, 10-16 December, 2011
The participants are:
Men: China, Netherlands,
Norway and USA
Women: China, France, Great Britain and USA
The total prize money for Bridge is USD 250,000 (see below for full details)
In addition to Bridge, four other Mind Sports will also participate in the SportAccord World Mind Games: Chess, Go, Draughts and Chinese Chess (Xianqi).
Links
SportAccord: http://www.worldmindgames.net/en/
IMSA: http://www.imsaworld.com/
WBF: http://www.worldbridge.org/home.asp
These sites will provide coverage of the event, together with the results. In addition, all tables during the team event and most tables during the pairs and individual tournaments will be broadcast on BBO and Ourgame.
BBO: http://www.bridgebase.com
Ourgame: http://register.ourgame.com/special/foreign/
SCHEDULE OF PLAY
| Date | Event | Open | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/12 | Teams | Double Round Robin | 3 x 16 | 4 teams | 4 teams |
| 11/12 | Double Round Robin | 3 x 16 | |||
| 12/12 | Final & Play Off | 3 x 16 | |||
| 13/12 | Pairs | 10h30 / 19h30 | 2 x 22 | 12 Pairs* | 12 Pairs* |
| 14/12 | 10h30 / 19h30 | 2 x 22 | |||
| 15/12 | Individual | 10h30 / 19h30 | 8 x 3 x 8 x 3 | 24 players** | 24 players** |
| 16/12 | 09h45 / 12h40 | 7 x 3 | |||
| 17/12 | Departure |
* 12 pairs = 11 positions
** 24 Players = 23 Positions
PRIZE AWARDS
Prizes Open
| Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 66,000 | 30,000 | 18,000 | 12,000 | 6,000 | ||||
| Pairs | 44,000 | 10,000 | 8,000 | 7,000 | 5,000 | 4,000 | 3,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 |
| Plus 4 best sessions i.e. 1,000 x 4 | |||||||||
| Individual | 30,000 | 8,000 | 6,000 | 5,000 | 4,000 | 2,500 | 1,500 | ||
| Plus 3 best sessions i.e. 1,000 x 3 | |||||||||
Prizes Women
| Total | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 60,000 | 24,000 | 18,000 | 12,000 | 6,000 | ||
| Pairs | 30,000 | 8,000 | 6,000 | 5,000 | 4,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 |
| Plus 4 best sessions i.e. 1,000 x 4 | |||||||
| Individual | 20,000 | 6,000 | 4,000 | 3,000 | 2,500 | 1,500 | |
| Plus 3 best sessions i.e. 1,000 x 3 | |||||||
All prize awards are in US $ and are non-cumulative in the Pairs and Individual for the best session
Details of other international events can be found on the WBF website at:
www.worldbridge.org/competitions/calendar/calendar.asp