2013 Arimaa World Championship approaches

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Fritzlein

Dec 14, 2012

The 2013 Arimaa World Championship is just around the corner. Just like last year, we are going to have awesome live audio commentary of the championship games, but at the moment I am recruiting players, not spectators. Last year's "elite" tournament had a $100 entry fee and a large prize fund, but this year we are back to the "everybody plays" entry fee of $10. With 21 players signed up already, we are almost certain to break the record participation of 33 from 2011. See below for a list of the registrants so far.

The format is six rounds of Swiss Divider followed by elimination finals until only the champion remains. This means everyone is guaranteed six games against unique opponents, with the games becoming more evenly matched as the rounds progress. The complete rules are here: http://arimaa.com/arimaa/mwiki/index.php/2013_World_Championship_Rules

Registration closes midnight UTC January 4, so if you don't already have Arimaa points or money in PayPal you can use, now is the time to figure out how to register. Omar has been lenient about the registration deadline in the past, but I'm scheduling the first round on January 5, so no late registrations will be accepted this year. Register now! http://arimaa.com/arimaa/events/reg.cgi?e=2013wc

1316	ddyer	Dave Dyer	US
1345	alien1020hk	Leung Yu Fung	HK
1460	hull	Josh Hull	US
1564	aurelian	Aurelian Florea	RO
1655	UMDRevan	Umd Revan	US
1683	crazyharry	Jacob Gray	US
1847	RmznA	Ramazan Aydin	NL
1853	odin73	Christian S	DE
1881	omar	Omar Syed	US
1942	woh	Herve Dhondt	BE
1982	Brendan_M	Brendan M	GB
1998	ChrisB	Christopher Bovee	US
2013	mistre	Mark Mistretta	US
2015	Nombril	Eric Momsen	US
2057	supersamu	Samuel Schueler	DE
2073	Thiagor	Peter U	DE
2093	Harren	Daniel Worm	NL
2186	browni3141	Mathew Brown	US
2202	rabbits	Gregory Clark	US
2204	Alfons	Ulrich Galster	DE
2289	Adanac	Greg Magne	CA

Fritzlein

Jan 2, 2013

The previous record for registration has now been broken. Only two days left to sign up! Absolutely no late registrations will be accepted. See original post for links. Current registration list is below. Europe 17, North America 15, Asia 2.

1316ddyerDave DyerUS

1345alien1020hkLeung Yu FungHK

1370kenny_deeKenneth DreyerDK

1400AlfredAlfredo AlfredoIT

1460hullJosh HullUS

1465SkryptJn MndrschDE

1581gangsterveggiesPedro ParedesPT

1595aurelianAurelian FloreaRO

1604fritzlforpresidentJohn HoodyUS

1631VinceSVincent SeverinDE

1655UMDRevanUmd RevanUS

1683crazyharryJacob GrayUS

1825ZkidSteven ZierkUS

1847RmznARamazan AydinNL

1853odin73Christian SDE

1856clyringMatthew CravenUS

1881omarOmar SyedUS

1942wohHerve DhondtBE

1962ocmienteThomas FoyUS

1982Brendan_MBrendan MGB

1998ChrisBChristopher BoveeUS

2013mistreMark MistrettaUS

2015NombrilEric MomsenUS

2017HippoVladan MajerechCZ

2057supersamuSamuel SchuelerDE

2073ThiagorPeter UDE

2079MaxMax ManualDE

2093HarrenDaniel WormNL

2186browni3141Mathew BrownUS

2202rabbitsGregory ClarkUS

2204AlfonsUlrich GalsterDE

223999of9Toby HudsonAU

2289AdanacGreg MagneCA

2474chessandgoJean DaligaultGB