2008 World Mind Sports Games
The World Mind Sports Games (WMSG) were held in Beijing shortly after the 2008 Summer Olympics. The WMSG was organized by the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) under the patronage of the General Association of International Sport Federations (GAISF) as part of an effort to have go and other mind sports recognized as Olympic events. The WMSG consisted of events for bridge, chess, go, draughts and xianqi (Chinese chess).
Organization
The go section consisted of six events:
- Individual Open
- Men's Individual
- Women's Individual
- Men's Team - Five-board team matches
- Women's Team - Five board team matches
- Mixed Pairs - Pair go featuring both amateur and pro players
Selection Process
The AGA sent a team of twenty-two led by Feng Yun 9p to represent the United States in this historic meeting. Players in men's events were selected through a series of regional qualification events in which players earned points for their placing in the tournament field. Final point standings can be found on the qualifiers page. In addition, the AGA's Board of Directors invited Michael Redmond to play for the team. The national pair go champions, selected at the 2008 US Go Congress, played in the mixed pairs event.
Gallery
Visit the photo gallery from the World Mind Sports games.Donor Support
The US Mind Sports team was supported through the generousity of many people. The AGA and AGF deeply appreciate the support of the following donors:
Kisei (>$1000)
- Steve Burrall
- Phil Straus
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
Sensei ($100-$1000)
- Baker, Karl
- Barber, Robert
- Bengston, Matthew
- Cabre, Andreu
- California Partner, Inc.
- Chen, Wan Yu
- Gaty, Cynthia
- Han, Changyu
- Hansen, Wayne
- Hess, Nathan
- Hewitt, Bill
- Hlavka, Chris
- Hlavka, Eileen
- Hlavka, Jim
- Huang, Andrew
- Huh, Charles
- Kaladish, Robert
- Kellogg, Ogden
- Lanphear, Les
- Lee, Hugo
- Lu, Shijing
- MacIntosh, William
- Olson, Wallace
- Peters, Michael
- Preuss, Peter
- Rubenstein, Mark
- Ryan, James and Daphne
- Sade, Charles
- Sanet, Joel
- Slate & Shell Publishing
- Small, Haskell
- Souris, Myron
- Weimer, Dave
- White, Bonnie E.
Insei (<$100)
- Abramson, Allan
- Baldwin, Fred
- Barash, Ace
- Benthem, James
- Brown, James
- Chang, Nelson
- Dou, Dr. Ze Li
- DiMattia, Vincent
- Dobbins, Michael
- Duie, Richard
- Falci, Vincent
- Frankel-Goldwater, Lee
- Fukuda, Frank
- Garcia, Agustin
- Goddell, Mary
- Haraway, Robert
- Harker, Wesley
- Herrington Bradford
- Hopkins, Marc
- Johnson, James
- Lee, Jong
- Lefevre, Peter
- Linz, Laura
- Lipofsky, Barton
- LoPiccolo, Brian
- Lym, Zach
- Park, Jin
- Perkins, Mahlon
- Stevenson, David
- Stewart, Darin
- Tu, Xin Yu
- Vaughn, Edward
- Willard, Ellen
- Zhang, Jian