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Mind Sports Organisation Worldwide Ltd.
12 St. James' Square, London SW1Y 4RB, England
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Company Press Release:
Wednesday, March 29, 2000 | |
Charity On-Line Bridge Tournament To Be Hosted by MSOWorld.com
In its ongoing commitment to both mind sports and the promotion of its
"Millenium of the Mind" initiative, MSO Worldwide Ltd. has announced its
intention to host a bridge tournament on its web site beginning in
April. Proceeds benefit the Save the Children Fund, the ACBL Educational
Foundation, and Institut pour la Rechaerche sure la Epinière. The bridge
sessions themselves will be run at
www.Bridgeplayer.com with the software
needed for participation available for download from the Bridgeplayer
site. A World Bridge Federation Tournament Director will be available for
rulings if necessary. Free access will be allowed to the web site's
practice rooms in advance of the tournament.
"These type of events are really exciting because they bring people from
all over the world together," said Anna Gudge, MSO's Bridge Consultant and
one of the organizers of the event, "Bridge is a common language and we all
speak it, so we can all join in. Combine that with the fact that every hand
is different and ... WOW!"
There are three phases to the competition with each phase requiring a $10
entry fee. A plus score in the first phase allows players to move on to
the second phase. A plus score in the second phase allows them to move on
to the third. Multiple entries are permitted in phases 1 & 2 but only one
qualification per player will be allowed for phase 3. The leading 16
players will be invited to London, all expenses paid, to compete in the
Final at the Mind Sports Olympiad taking place August 19 - 21. First prize
is $2,000 US, second prize, $1,000, & third prize, $500.
ABOUT MSO
Mind Sports Organisation Worldwide Ltd. of London, England, is the
organiser of the Mind Sports Olympiad. This annual event encompasses more
than 30 classic games including Chess, Bridge, Backgammon, Go as well as
several mental skills such as Memory Skills, Creative Thinking,
Intelligence and Speed Reading. Players compete for the honour of winning
Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, rankings and titles, and for cash prizes.
The company was founded by well known mind sports personalities, Tony
Buzan, Raymond Keene and David Levy. MSO Worldwide's website at
http://www.msoworld.com/ was created to help achieve their goal of
spreading Mind Sports throughout the real and virtual worlds. That web site
is now well on its way to becoming one of the premier mind sports sites on
the web, having recently won a Netscape "Cool Siting" award.
Media Contact:
David Levy, Tel: +44 20 7435 9496 –
E-mail: dlevy@msoworld.com
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