World Championships in Macau

For the 10th World Xiangqi Championships, to be held in Macau in October, we are posting some more details here for those interested :



The 10th World Xiangqi Championships, to be held from October 16th (arrival) to October 23rd (departure) 2007, venue of tournament is at Ta Shi Stadium, Macau.

Competition Events:
1. Men's Team,
2. Men's Individual,
3. Women's Individual,
4. non-Chinese/Vietnamese Individual.

Men's Individual shall be a 9 round competition, Men's Team result will be based on the individual places of the two players from the same team. For non-Chinese Individual, the results will be calculated separately.

The first 8 places in Men's Team event, the first 12 in Men's Individual, the first 8 in non-Chinese/Vietnamese Individual and the first 4 places in Women's Individual will be awarded. The prizes (in Macao Patacas) for each event are respectively 20,000 for the 1st down to 2,000 for the 8th; 40,000 for the 1st down to 2,000 for the 12th; 15,000 for the 1st down to 2,000 for the 8th, and 15,000 for the 1st down to 2,000 for the 4th.

Usually, the organizing committee will cover the expenses of accommodation/meal as well as local transportation. Extra person(s) will have to cover all expenses by themselves at the charge of :

twin-bed room US$80 per day per person (including meals and lodging),
single-bed room US$130 per day per person (including meals and lodging).