Friday 24 May 2019

World board, card game ´super brains´ showcase prowess in China's Hengshui

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (Bernama) -- Themed ‘Beautiful Hengshui, Bright Future’, the 2019 IMSA World Masters Championship (Hengshui) which was recently held in China, saw ‘super brains’ of world board and card games.

The international A-level event was hosted by the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA). It was organised by the Board and Card Games Administrative Center of the General Administration of Sport of China; Hebei Provincial Sports Bureau; and, Hengshui Municipal People's Government.

The event consists of five sports, namely, Bridge, Chess, Draughts, Go and Xiangqi with 17 disciplines and 99 gold, silver and bronze medals.

A total of 240 professional top players and officials from 49 countries and regions gathered in Hengshui to fight for the title over five days, beginning May 13.

-- BERNAMA

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