2011 BEIJING INTERNATIONAL SUDOKU TOURNAMENT

Tournament

Photos Collection （click to download）

At the reception desk on the arriving day	Group photo of competitors and organizers	The Opening Ceremony	Zhiyuan Liu, Chairman of organizing committee presenting speech
Speech given by Peter Ritmeester, General Secretary of WPF	Representative of referees taking oath	Will Shotrz, Chairman of WPF leading oath of competitors	Vitezslav Koudelka, former Chairman of WPF hitting the drum
The scene of preliminary rounds	The scene of preliminary rounds	The scene of preliminary rounds	Will Shotrz, Chairman of WPF hitting the gong.
Host for the games	Checking the result out of the conference hall	The scene of semi-final	Arbitrators panel meeting
Jan Mrozowsk (Poland) preparing for the final	Jakub Ondrousek(Czech)preparing for the final	The scene of final	The scene of final
Commentating on the final	Declaration of the final result	Congratulations for the champion	The champion of oceania and australia
The champion of age 18 and under	The champion of age 40 and above	Presenting award to the 5th place	Presenting award to the 4th place
Presenting award to the 3rd place	Presenting award to the 2nd place	Presenting award to the champion	Group photo of all the winners
CCTV interviewing the youngest competitors	Radio Beijing interviewing Will Shotrz, Chairman of WPF	BTV interviewing Peter Ritmeester, General Secretary of WPF	BTV interviewing the top 2 winners
Xiaodong Wang, General Drector of BMN presenting speech at the closing ceremony	Chinese traditional show at the close ceremony	Audience applauding for the chinese traditional show of facechanging	Byron(Canada) singing the song written by himself
Visiting the Great Wall	Visiting the Great Wall	Visiting the Great Wall	Interviewing competitors on the Great Wall
Competitor taking a photo with the tourist	Visiting the Olympic Park	Taking a group photo	Cheers!
Farewell

Tournament Guide

All rules in the competition booklet supersede any previously-published rules.

Schedule
May 19 (Thursday): Participants arrive at Beijing and register
May 20 (Friday) Registration for some players who arrive late.
9 a.m.–5 p.m.: Tour for Overseas participants to visit the Great Wall and the Olympic Main Stadium;
6 p.m.–10 p.m.: Welcome dinner, opening ceremony and meeting on questions and answers about the tournament;
May 21 (Saturday) 9 a.m.–6 p. m.: Preliminary contests (six rounds)
May 22 (Sunday) 9 a.m.–noon: Preliminary contest (one round), Semi-Final;
3–4 p.m.:Final; 4.30 p.m.–7 p.m., closing ceremony and medal presentation;
7 p.m., Farewell dinner and Party.
May 23 (Monday): Participants depart Beijing

This schedual is subject to Tournament Manual.
Prizes to win

Top 10 Prizes for the BIST’11
1st Prize: $6,000 US dollars
2nd Prize: $5,000 US dollars
3rd Prize: $4,500 US dollars
4th Prize: $4,000 US dollars
5th Prize: $3,000 US dollars
6th Prize: $2,000 US dollars
7th Prize: $1,500 US dollars
8th Prize: $1,000 US dollars
9th Prize: $600 US dollars
10th Prize: $600 US dollars

Additional Prizes for Age Group
Age 18 & Under
1st Prize: $500 US dollars & Trophy
2nd Prize: $400 US dollars & Certificate
3rd Prize: $300 US dollars & Certificate
Age 40 & Above
1st Prize: $500 US dollars & Trophy
2nd Prize: $400 US dollars & Certificate
3rd Prize: $300 US dollars & Certificate

Additional Prizes for Competitors from Less Developed Area
Top Scorer from Asian Countries:    $500 US dollars & Trophy
Top Scorer from South America:           $500 US dollars & Trophy
Top Scorer from African countries: $500 US dollars & Trophy
Top Scorer from Australia & Oceania:      $500 US dollars & Trophy

Hotel to Stay: Beijing Conference Centre

Places to visit during our organised tour:

The Great Wall

The Great Wall Images

The Beijing Olympic Stadium

Beiijng Olympic Stadium Images

The Beijing Water Cubic

The Beijing Water Cubic Images