The Entebbe 2024 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports welcomes the finest minds of the university world for both the chess and the bridge competitions.
This is the fourth time that Uganda hosts a FISU World University Championship. First there was Woodball in 2010 in Kampala, then Cross Country four years later in Entebbe, and finally Netball in 2018 in Kempala. So you have guessed it, it is once more Entebbe’s turn to host an event. And as the Chairman of the Local Organising Committee, Vincent Kisenyi states it: “The Entebbe 2024 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports promises to be an exhilarating showcase of intellectual prowess, strategic thinking and friendly competition.”
Two years ago in Antwerp (Belgium), Fiona Sieber from Germany won the women’s title in chess in front of Anastasia Avramidou from Greece and Anna Kubicka from Poland. In the men’s competition, Arash Daghli from Iran took the gold, beating Igor Janik from Poland and Jingyao Tin from Singapore.
Still at the Antwerp 2022 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports, Poland won the world university bridge title in front of France and Germany.
The teams
The participating teams are the following. Botswana, Czechia, France, India, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Poland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Slovakia and Uganda will compete in the chess tournament. And for bridge, we have: Burundi, China, France, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Chinese Taipei, Uganda and the United States of America.
The programme (all timings GMT+2)
Tuesday 25 June
Chess: 9h30-11h30: round 1; 15h30-16h30: round 2
Bridge: 9h-11h: round 1; 11h30-13h30: round 2; 16h-18h: round 3
Wednesday 26 June
Chess: 9h30-11h30: round 3; 15h30-16h30: round 4
Bridge: 9h-11h: round 4; 11h30-13h30: round 5; 16h-18h: round 6
Thursday 27 June
Chess: 9h30-11h30: round 5; 15h30-16h30: round 6
Bridge: 9h-11h: round 6; 11h30-13h30: round 8; 16h-18h: round 9
Friday 28 June
Chess: 9h30-11h30: round 7
Bridge: 9h-11h: round 10
Saturday 29 June
Chess: 9h30-11h30: round 8
Bridge: 9h-11h: round 11
Sunday 30 June
Chess: 9h30-11h30: round 9; 15h-16h: Awarding Ceremony
Bridge: 9h-11h: round 12; 16h-17h: Awarding Ceremony
Find out all the rules and more information on the official website. And now, silence please…
Written by Thérèse Courvoisier
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