Draughts at the SportAccord World Mind Games 2011The Draughts competitions at the World Mind Games 2011 are guided by the World Draughts Federation (FMJD).100 squares will be the official event in which 12 men and 8 women will take part.
64 will on the programme as a demonstration event. The 20 players from the Draughts World Cup are expected to participate. The format is Standard Rapid Blitz and a match finishes with the first victory.
In the men`s event, the 12 players will be divided into two groups and compete against each other. In the following, the best ranked players will move forward to the semi-finals. The winners will compete in the finals. There are direct duels for each place.
In the women`s event, there will be a simple round robin in which players compete against each other. The best ranked player will be the Champion of the SportAccord World Mind Games 2011.
The format of the demonstration event 64 will be a round robin, followed by semi-finals and finals.
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