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2022 FISU WUC Mind Sports participating countries

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We received registrations for the 2022 FISU Championships Mind Sports from National University Sports Federations of 18 countries:
🇩🇿 Algeria
🇦🇷 Argentina 
🇦🇲 Armenia
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇩🇪 Germany
🇮🇷 Iran
🇲🇳 Mongolia
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇵🇱 Poland
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇺🇬 Uganda
🇺🇦 Ukraine

1 month left until the Quantitative Entry Deadline: 11/06/2022. By submitting quantitative entries, NUSFs confirm their participation, indicating the number of officials and participants for each sport event.

Registration is only possible through your National University Sports Federation (NUSF). Visit the FISU website for the NUSF contact list.

Welcome to Antwerp, host city

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Antwerp is the host city of the 2022 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports.

Antwerp is the economic capital of Belgium and the largest and most important city of Flanders, the Dutch speaking and most populated region of Belgium.

The city center has a population of 529,000 inhabitants, the metropolitan area over 1.1 million inhabitants and the Antwerp Province over 1.8 million inhabitants. Internationally, Antwerp is the largest diamond trade center in the world, the second largest port of Europe and the Antwerp Fashion Academy is considered one of the best in the world, ensuring the highest concentration of fashion shops and flagship stores within Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. On a sports level, Antwerp hosted the Olympic Games in 1920 and was the European Capital of Sport in 2013. The city also welcomed 4 FISU World University Championships and many international interuniversity championships. All tourist information is available on www.visitantwerp.be.

2022 WUC Mind Sports Invitation campaign

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All the best chess & bridge students from around the world are welcome to 2022 FISU Championship Mind Sports in Antwerp, Belgium.

Registration is only possible through your National University Sports Federation (NUSF). Invitations have been sent to all NUSF and we have already received many entries.

For individual entry, contact your National Federation. Find NUSF contacts on the FISU website.

Keep in mind Entries Deadlines:
11/03/2022 – General
11/06/2022 – Quantitative
11/08/2022 – Individual

Looking forward to your participation!

FISU Technical Chair Chess visited Univeesity of Antwerp

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FISU Technical Chair Chess Lukasz Turlej (Poland) visited the WUC 2022 Mind Sports venue, the University of Antwerp’s Hof van Liere and met with Geert Bailleul (president of the Belgian Royal Chess Federation) and Nils Van de Velden (event coordinator, University of Antwerp). All is looking great to welcome the world’s top student chess (and bridge) players in Antwerp in september!

Following FIDE World Chess Championship Dubai 2021

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Students were playing chess at the University of Antwerp and following the games of the FIDE World Chess Championship Dubai 2021 live on chess24.

Today was a memorable moment: Magnus Carlsen completed his fifth successful world championship match, winning his Dubai title defence. He just proved that he is the best chess player in the world.

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) is the governing body of the sport of chess, and it regulates all international chess competitions.
FIDE is the partner of the 2022 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports. The FISU chess competitions shall be organized in accordance with the most recent technical regulations of FIDE.
Ke

ep following the most important event for the chess community and prepare for 2022 FISU WUC Mind Sports

FISU WUC Mind sports Virtual meeting

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Last Friday the WUC Mind Sports Organizing Committee met “virtually” with the FISU Technical Commissions Bridge and Chess and representatives from the FISU Office. The full program of the event was discussed at length and all venues to be used during the event were approved. In less than 10 months we’ll be able to welcome you all in the Hof van Liere in Antwerp!

Registration is open now for the 2022 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports

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Following the confirmation of the 2022 FISU World University Championships and University World Cups, FISU has sent an official letter to its members inviting them to register on the accreditation portal.

The FISU Online Accreditation System will be used for all registration/accreditation purposes. Registration is only possible through your National University Sports Federation (NUSF). Visit the FISU website for the NUSF contact list.

The official invitations from the FISU WUC Mind Sports 2022 Organization Committee will be sent to NUSFs by mid-November.

The accreditation portal is open to all FISU members to register their athletes to 2022 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports with the deadline following the usual process:

11/03/2022 General Entry Deadline
11/06/2022 Quantitative Entry Deadline
11/08/2022 Individual Entry Deadline

1 year to go until the 2022 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports

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The countdown is on! There is less than 1 year left before the 2022 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports and we can’t wait to finally celebrate this event with you after this challenging period.

The very first 2020 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports online was originally planned to be held in Bydgoszcz, Poland in a traditional way. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic it has been decided to switch the format of the event to an online one.
The online Championship that gathered hundreds of people was a success. And now we look forward to meeting you in person.

From 11 to 17 September 2022, Antwerp will host the 2022 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports Chess & Bridge. The University of Antwerp will manage the organization and is ready to continue its long-standing tradition in organizing mind sports events. We are honoured to welcome the best chess & bridge students from around the world!

The registration process will soon be available on this website. Stay tuned here and on our social media accounts:
– Facebook: /FISUMindSports
– Instagram: @fisuwucmindsports

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