World Bridge Federation
- World Youth Transnational Teams Champions! 6 August 2026The World Youth Transnational Teams Championships have concluded in Hefei, China. The champions in each category are: U16 1. NT TTAOQI Yanhua HU (China), Yanjia HU (China), Yichen LUO (China), Xinhao WU (China), Xuze XU (China) 2. WIZARDS FROM WARSAW Michal ADAMCZAK (Poland), Artur KOCHANOWSKI (Poland), Blazej MROZ (Poland), Krzysztof TURANT (Poland) 3. SHANGHAI NTBC […]Francesca Canali
- Executive Council candidates 22 July 2026The deadline for nominations to the WBF Executive Council has now closed. Three seats are to be filled by the Congress, and eight candidates have been nominated. Candidates Marc De Pauw (Belgium) | Zone 1 Johan Pieters (Netherlands) | Zone 1 Fernando Alfredo Lema (Argentina) | Zone 3 Prasad Keni (India) | Zone 4 Sonia […]Francesca Canali
- Teachers from over 35 countries discovered the WBF Bridge Academy’s new method 22 June 2026More than 100 bridge teachers from over 35 countries took part in the first series of WBF Bridge Academy – Discovery seminars, held online in May and June 2026. Participation was truly global, spanning Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa and Oceania, with teachers joining from Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, India, Indonesia and Japan, across […]Francesca Canali
- Carol von Linstow (1947 – 2026) 30 May 2026The WBF is very sad to hear of the passing of Carol von Linstow after a long illness. Carol was Secretary to the WBF Executive Council from the mid-1980’s having been personal secretary to the then President, Jimmy Ortiz-Patino, until her retirement after the 2018 Championships in Orlando. Carol really loved her time with the […]Anna Newton
- WBF Under 14 Online Event – 7 June 2026 27 May 2026Earlier this year, the World Bridge Federation announced a new project that includes online events reserved for Under 14 players, played in Minibridge format. Each of these Under 14 Minibridge events is played at different times to best embrace all possible time zones. The second event is organised to best suit Zone 6 (Pacific Asia) […]Francesca Canali
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World Draughts Federation
- Marten Walinga retained his title World Champion Frisian draughtsMarten Walinga crowned World Champion of Frysk Damjen for the fourth time after a nail-biting final and two play-offs Harlingen-The final day began with a short speech by Durk Talsma, secretary of the SKS, the traditional Skûtsjesilen Competition Foundation. He emphasised the historic link between Fries Dammen and Skûtsjesilen as Frisian sports. This was followed […]
- World Title Match 2026 Women will be held in Tallinnhttps://www.fmjd.org/downloads/news/1673/RulesAndRegulationsWorldTitleMatch2026Women.pdf
- Guntis Valneris and Darya Tkachenko claim victory at Nijmegen Open 2026https://nijmegenopen.nl/
- Jan Groenendijk and Alise Misane are the winners of Riga Open 2026https://rigaopen.lv/
- Viktoria Motrichko - Women's World Champion Blitzhttps://results.fmjd.org/tournaments/2026/f_2988/tournament_table_acc_places.html
The International GO Federation
- Ukrainian Team Wins 16th Pandanet European Team Championship 11 August 2026The face-to-face finals of the 16th season of the Pandanet European Team Championship were held on 3–4 August at the European Go Congress in Ankara, Turkey. According to the results of the online stage, the top four teams of League A were qualified for this event: Czechia, Ukraine, France, and Germany. After three rounds, the […]Antti Törmänen
- Andrii Kravets 3p Wins European Championship 2026 6 August 2026The European Championship 2026 was held on 26 July–2 August at the European Go Congress in Ankara, Turkey. The strongest 32 European players battled in a double-elimination system until eight players were selected for the play-off. Andrii Kravets 3p beat Ali Jabarin 3p in the final. You can view the record of their game below. […]Antti Törmänen
- Mateusz Surma 4p Wins Moyo Open 2026 27 July 2026The Moyo Open 2026, a European Grand Prix Level C event, was held on 18–19 July in Pardubice, Czechia. This tournament attracted 61 participants from 10 countries. Mateusz Surma 4p remained undefeated in all five rounds and claimed the Championship. Li Yuanzhen 7d lost only to Mateusz and was the runner-up. Jason Qian 5d finished […]Antti Törmänen
- IGF Sanctions Athlete Sa Woo Kim for Anti-Doping Rule Violation 25 June 2026The International Go Federation (IGF) have issued a decision for an anti-doping rule violation, which includes a two-month period of ineligibility against Sa Woo Kim from Korea for a violation of IGF Anti-Doping Rule Article 2.1 – Presence of a Prohibited Substance by an Athlete. Further to being subject to doping control on 21 May […]Antti Törmänen
- Valerii Krushelnytskyi 7d Wins Lanke Cup Vienna Open 2026 25 June 2026The Lanke Cup Vienna Open 2026 was held on 20–21 June and brought together 85 participants. After five rounds of intense struggle, four players topped the tournament table with four wins. The final order was decided by tie-breakers: the winner was Valerii Krushelnytskyi 7d, Kim Dohyup 8d was the runner-up, Ioan Elian Grigoriu 6d finished […]Antti Törmänen
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