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One of this year's most prestigious events, the SportAccord World Mind Games, is hosted in Beijing from 10th – 16th December.
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).
We would appreciate it if you would publish this information, together with the following links on your website so to create maximum coverage for the event.
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
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Date
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Event
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10h30 / 19h30
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Open
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Women
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10/12
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Teams
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Double Round Robin
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3 x 16
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4 teams
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4 teams
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11/12
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Double Round Robin
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3 x 16
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12/12
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Final & Play Off
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3 x 16
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13/12
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Pairs
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10h30 / 19h30
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2 x 22
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12 Pairs*
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12 pairs*
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14/12
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10h30 / 19h30
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2 x 22
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15/12
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Individual
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10h30 / 19h30
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8 x 3 x 8 x 3
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24 players**
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24 players**
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16/12
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09hr45 / 12h40
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7 x 3
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17/12
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Departure
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* 12 pairs = 11 positions
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** 24 Players = 23 Positions
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PRIZE AWARDS
Prizes Open
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Total
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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8th
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Teams
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66,000
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30,000
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18,000
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12,000
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6,000
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Pairs
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44,000
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10,000
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8,000
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7,000
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5,000
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4,000
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3,000
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2,000
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1,000
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Plus 4 best sessions i.e. 1,000 x 4
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Individual
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30,000
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8,000
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6,000
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5,000
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4,000
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2,500
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1,500
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Plus 3 best sessions i.e. 1,000 x 3
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Prizes Women
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Total
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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Teams
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60,000
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24,000
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18,000
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12,000
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6,000
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Pairs
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30,000
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8,000
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6,000
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5,000
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4,000
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2,000
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1,000
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Plus 4 best sessions i.e. 1,000 x 4
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Individual
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20,000
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6,000
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4,000
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3,000
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2,500
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1,500
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Plus 3 best sessions i.e. 1,000 x 3
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All prize awards are in US $ and are non-cumulative in the Pairs and Individual for the best session
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