| youhao 2005-10-31, 7:39 pm |
| In co-operation with the Chinese Chess
Association, World Mind Masters are to
promote the classic Chinese game of
chess - Xiangqi - in the first ever
World Championship where anyone can
enter online at www.worldmindmasters.com.
WMM has announced simultaneously in London
and Beijing on Thursday 27th of October
to all Xiangqi players and enthusiasts
the exciting news :
For the first time ever, World Mind Masters
invites EVERYONE to enter the World Xiangqi
Masters 2005.
Now you have the chance to join China's
greatest players live in Beijing at the
World Xiangqi Masters Finals in December
2005.
You can enter now and return to play as
many times as you want, even if you have
lost! The four who win the most games
will qualify for Beijing.
Each time you play you can improve your
ranking in the World Xiangqi Masters
online tournament. The top four players
will win an all expenses paid trip to
Beijing to play in the finals.
For the first time ever you can get a
World Championship rating online! The
World Xiangqi Masters Championship will
run annually 2005 to 2009.
In an annual competition 2005 to 2009,
with finals in Beijing in December each
year, the World Xiangqi Masters offers a
unique test of mind power and the
opportunity for the top four players from
the online competition to win all expenses
paid places in the finals in Beijing
joining China's top 12 players in the last
16 candidates tournament December 5th to
9th 2005. The top two players from the
last 16 will then go through to contest
the finals December 10th to 14th. The Title
of World Xiangqi Masters Champion 2005 and
the Gold Silver and Bronze medals will be
awarded at the VIP medals ceremony in
Beijing December 15th 2005.
The World Xiangqi Masters is open to
players of all ages and levels - and
everyone who enters gets a ranking in
the World Xiangqi Masters. There are no
barriers of creed, age, physical prowess,
race, or sex - the World Xiangqi Masters
is open to everyone - the very first time
in a world championship !
Chairman of World Mind Masters is Sir James
Hodge, a former British diplomat who served
in Beijing and Hong Kong. He said, "I am
delighted to be part of this exciting
development which will help to make the
ancient Chinese game of Xiangqi better
known internationally."
World Mind Masters CEO is British
businessman Don Morris. Having spent many
years in events in films and music, it has
been his vision and goal for many years to
bring the most widely played intellectual
game on the planet to the broadest possible
audience through the medium of the internet.
Don Morris said "This marriage of the old -
Xiangqi, and the new - the internet - is the
most exciting innovation in games playing
for many years. For the first time ever
anyone anywhere can enter a World Championship
and we look forward to creating not only World
Champions but scholarship opportunities for
talented young players through the support of
our sponsors."
The Championship is to run annually 2005 2006
2007 2008 2009 TO ENTER - REGISTER ONLINE AT
WWW.WORLDMINDMASTERS.COM
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