The Beijing 2013 SportAccord World Mind Games Welcome Reception & Opening Ceremony took place this evening. The great cooperation between the Local Organising Committee, SportAccord and all of the International Sports Federations was celebrated tonight as all united in the Beijing International Convention Center to kick-off the third consecutive edition of the event.
During the Ceremony, the Vice Mayor of Beijing, Mr. Yang Xiaochao, the Vice Chairman of Beijing Olympic City Development Association, Mr. Wang Wei and SportAccord President Mr. Marius L. Vizer expressed their best wishes for the upcoming mind sports competitions, participating athletes and officials. Artistic performances including a Wushu demonstration, ballet and acrobatics filled the second half of the ceremony with a tasteful mix of music and culture.
More than 150 participants will compete in the SportAccord 2013 World Mind Games for $1.4 million in prize money, stated SportAccord Director General, Vlad Marinescu at the event’s Opening Press Conference.
He continued by expressing that «The world’s greatest players will attend the third edition of the World Mind Games, featuring five sports of great influence and popularity - Bridge, Chess, Draughts, Go and Xiangqi».
SportAccord President, Marius L. Vizer discussed the future of the organisation’s multi-sport events. He highlighted the significance of these games and how SportAccord will continue to strive for perfection and added value.
«World Mind Games are very important for us. This multi-sport competition is one we love to improve each time it is hosted», he said. «We hope that the Olympic and non-Olympic multi-sport competitions will continue to develop on the global scale and inspire and entertain sports communities, media, international federations and fans».
The Executive President of the Local Organising Committee, Mr. Wu Jingmi underlined the social importance of the event.
"We really enjoy the face-to-face communication between the Ambassadors of the World Mind Games and our younger generations from schools and universities. The new feature of the 2013 edition will also bring online tournament winners to compete with our offline players. We hope the fans of the mind sports will enjoy great games that are going to happen during the event."
This year the 2013 SportAccord World Mind Games will reach 600 million viewers worldwide through 5 simultaneous HD productions. A four hour world daily feed will branch out to 36 countries across the globe. Amongst those covering the event, Beijing TV and CCTV will include a live broadcast for a cumulative 190 minutes per day.
Additionally, QQ.com and sina.com, two of the largest websites in China will be broadcasting the event on their internet platforms. The Beijing Olympic City Development Association will also for the first time be sharing the SportAccord World Mind Games on their website. SportAccord will be providing live streaming on http://news.sportaccord.com/site/mind-games-en-70-1.html?nc=27&e=ZWJoM0Bhcm91bmR0aGVyaW5ncy5jb20%3D
For more on the World Mind Games, please visitwww.worldmindgames.net.
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