

World Bridge Federation
- Dates for the Youth Team Championships 8 January 2025The WBF is pleased to announce the dates for the World Youth Teams Championships, which will be held from 12 – 17 July with registration and the Opening Ceremony on 11 July. It will be held in Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy For more information, please click here.WBF
- The WBF Online Women’s Teams 6 January 2025The WBF Online Women’s Teams, played over the weekend of 3 – 5 January 2025 has now ended and we offer our congratulations to the winning teams: 1st PARIS ET BORDEAUX 193.63 Daniele AVON Catherine DUMESNIL Donatella HALFON Margaux KUREK BEAULIEU Severine PAULISSEN Geraldine POUSSOU PC Gert-Jan PAULISSEN) NPC David […]WBF
- The IBPA Awards Announced 6 January 2025The IBPA Annual Awards have been announced and the WBF would like to congratulate the winner in all categories – the full list can be found here, including those for the Book of the Year by Zia Mahmood, and the IBPA Personalities of the Year, Graham Hazel, Andy Bowls and Shireen Mohandes. Click here to […]WBF
- Small Federation Online Open Teams – the winners! 23 December 2024The 2024 WBF Small Federations Online Open Teams concluded at midnight (UTC) on 22 December 2024. The WBF offers its warm congratulations to the winners, Ukraine: Yuliy CHUMAK Volodymyr DRAGAN Petro KARLYKOV Nikolay NESKOROMNY Gennadii RYBNIKOV Borys SHUKHMEYSTER Vitaly ZUBAN Captain: Mykola Nieskoromnyi The second placed team were Croatia Goran BOREVKOVIC Karlo BRGULJAN Goran CEKOL […]WBF
- Brent Manley 23 December 2024On December 22 our dear friend Brent Manley passed away. For many years, Brent has served as the chief editor of the World Bridge Federation Daily Bulletins at World Championships, providing information and insights to players and bridge enthusiasts around the globe. Brent was a great person, always willing to help other people, smiling, friendly. […]WBF

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World Draughts Federation
- Current list of participants and reserves of the World championshipshttps://www.fmjd.org/downloads/news/1555/2025_WCh_Participants.pdf
- PDN documentation updated with easier formats and continuous integrationhttps://pdn.fmjd.org
- (Happy) New Year(!) begins with new ratingshttps://www.fmjd.org/?p=rating
- Darya Tkachenko - Women's World Champion 2024!https://wk.kndb.nl/
- Jan Groenendijk - World Champion 2024!https://wk.kndb.nl/

INTERNATIONAL ESPORTS FEDERATION
- Pristina to Host IESF European Esports Championship 2025 6 February 2025We are proud to announce that the European Esports Championship 2025 will be hosted in Pristina in partnership with the Esports Federation of Kosovo, with the support of the Government and the Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Sports. This event will bring together over 250 athletes, marking a significant moment for the Esports community in […]Ana Karakolevska
- Sri Lanka Esports Prepares for the Next Chapter with Steady Leadership and New Global Opportunities 4 February 2025The Sri Lanka Esports Association, the officially recognized governing body for Esports in Sri Lanka by the Ministry of Youth and Sports recently held its Annual General Meeting at the National Olympic Committee Auditorium. The AGM marks the beginning of a new term for Sri Lanka Esports, bringing together all its members to review progress […]Ana Karakolevska
- E-Somali Sports Federation Implements Inaugural Esports Career Day and Workshop 29 January 2025The E-Somali Sports Federation proudly implemented the pioneering E-Esports Career Day and Workshop, a visionary initiative at Accord University in Mogadishu. This groundbreaking event was designed to forge new career paths and equip participants with skills essential for the rapidly growing esports industry, particularly aimed at international markets, while providing unique networking opportunities with industry […]Ana Karakolevska
- Nepali Sports Journalists Enlightened on Esports at “Know Your Games” Training Program 26 January 2025On the occasion of International Day of Education, the Nepal Sports Journalist Forum (NSJF) Academy, in collaboration with the Nepal Esports Association (NESA), organized a landmark training program titled “Know Your Games”, under the theme “Igniting the Esports Movement in Nepal.” This initiative aimed to educate Nepali sports journalists about the rapidly expanding world of […]Ana Karakolevska
- The World of Esports Unites: 136 Nations Registered for 2025 Season 21 January 2025We are thrilled to announce an unprecedented milestone as 136 nations have officially registered for the National Qualifiers of the 2025 esports season. This record-breaking level of participation underscores the remarkable growth and global appeal of Esports, uniting athletes and fans from every corner of the world under one shared passion. The National Qualifiers, which […]Ana Karakolevska

The International GO Federation
- Oh Chimin 8d Wins TIGGRE – Ellie Cup 4 February 2025Oh Chimin on the left is the winner, Hwang Inseong on the right is the sponsor, and Ellie in the middle is Inseong’s daughter and the eponym of the tournament One of the biggest annual European tournaments, the TIGGRE – Ellie Cup, was held on 25–26 January in Grenoble, France, bringing together 150 participants. The […]Antti Törmänen
- Valerii Krushelnytskyi 7d Wins European Grand Prix Finale 15 January 2025The 8th European Grand Prix Finale took place on 3–6 January in Karlsruhe, Germany. This event brought together 16 players who demonstrated the best results in the 2024 European Grand Prix – a series of tournaments held during the last year. The winner was Valerii Krushelnytskyi 7d, who remained undefeated. The runner-up and Valerii’s opponent […]Antti Törmänen
- Overview of European Go in 2024 15 January 2025The European Go scene as ever featured bright events in 2024. Let’s recall the most important of them. Hamburg hosted two important competitions on 20–23 March: the Professional Championship (winner: Mateusz Surma 3p) and the Youth Championship. The latter brought together almost 100 participants and the winners were Benoit Robichon 3d (U21 age category), Yuze […]Antti Törmänen
- Demis Hassabis Visits the Nihon Kiin 15 January 2025Dr Demis Hassabis is a co-winner of this year’s Nobel prize in chemistry.Hassabis, 48, CEO and co-founder of Google DeepMind, developed the AI model AlphaFold to predict protein structures. Hassabis visited the Nihon Ki-In, the Japanese headquarters of the game of Go, in Tokyo in late November 2024. Hassabis, a chess master, learned Go when […]Antti Törmänen
- 2024–2025 Season of Pandanet European Team Championship Starts 17 December 2024A new season of the Pandanet European Team Championship (PGETC) started last month and round two of the online league was played on 12 November. The team of Poland is the leader so far: they won the first two rounds against Hungary and Sweden. Turkey is a newcomer in League A and so far lost […]Antti Törmänen

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