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2012 SportAccord World Mind Games Overview: Reports, Photos, Games & Commentaries

The American Go E-Journal collaborated with Ranka Online and SportAccord to provide comprehensive coverage -- including our first-ever video broadcasts -- of the recent 2012 SportAccord World Mind Games (SAWMG), held December 12-20 in Beijing, China. See below for a selection of highlights of the E-Journal coverage or click here for all of Ranka's reports.

REPORTS SAWMG Go Tourney Makes a $plash; Ranka Interview Japan’s Murakawa Daisuke & Mukai Chiaki, Russia’s Natalia Kovaleva & Ilya Shikshin, Hungary’s Rita Pocsai and Csaba Mero and the UK’s Vanessa WongKorea Tops China to Win World Mind Games Pair Go Championship Pair Go Final Features China-Korea Showdown; School Visit; Redmond Exhibition GameRound 7 Report; Sun Naijing: The Ranka InterviewChoi Chulhan 9P Wins Men’s Gold, Li He 3P is Women’s Champion; Lin Chi-han 9P: The Ranka Interview Men’s & Women’s Finals Set for Sunday; Semi-Finals; Game Commentary: Round 6: Lin-Kang Round 4: Final Knockouts; Interview with Bill Lin; Game Commentary: Round 4: Park-Missingham

Round 2: The Elimination Round; Round 3: Then There Were 24; Game Commentary: Round 3, Chen-Park (China-Korea) The Players Arrive; Press Conference; Opening Ceremony; LIVE from the SAWMG: Redmond, Bogdanov, Missingham & Lin; Game Commentary: Round 1 (China-Korea)Second Edition of SportAccord World Mind Games BeginsRedmond to Provide Live Commentaries on World Mind Sports Games New SportAccord World Mind Games Website LaunchedSportAccord World Mind Games Set for Dec. 12-19 in Beijing

Sun Naijing Wins Trip to SportAccord World Mind Games 9/12 Deadline for SportAccord World Mind Games Online Tournament Registration Big Prizes in SportAccord World Mind Games Online Tournament AGA to Hold Tournaments to Select Players for 2012 SportAccord World Mind Games
GAME COMMENTARIES Pair Go Final: China-Korea Pair Go Round 3: Russia-Canada Pair Go Semi-Final: China-Japan

Exhibition Game: Redmond-Sun Round 7 (Men’s Individual Final): Choi (Korea) - Kang (Korea) Round 7 (Women’s Individual Final): Rui (China) - Li (China) Round 6: (Women's Individual) Missingham (Taiwan) - Kovaleva (Russia) Round 6: (Men's Individual) Lin (China) - Kang (Korea) Round 4: (Women's Individual) Park (Korea) - Missingham (Taiwan)Round 3: (Men's Individual) Chen (China) - Park (Korea)Round 2 (Men's Individual): Jiang (China) - Kang (Korea) Round 1 (Men's Individual): Tuo (China) - Cho (Korea) Round 1, Men's Individual: Shiksin (Russia) - Murakawa 

(Japan) 2012 SportAccord World Mind Games Go Broadcasts (YouTube Videos) Top-board live game commentaries with IGF Media Officer and American Go E-Journal Managing Editor Chris Garlock and 9-dan professional Michael  Redmond, includes interviews with Janice Kim 3P, Pair Go founder Mrs Taki, longtime go author James Davies, European Go Federation President Martin Stiassny, Russian Go Federation Vice-President Victor Bogdanov and more.

Daily Go Broadcasts (All)Michael Redmond 9P and Janice Kim 3P Interview Each OtherPair Go Finals: Choi-Choi (Korea) - Li-Jiang (China)Pair Go Semi-Finals: Li-Jiang (China) - Mukai-Murakawa (Japan)Men's Final: Choi (Korea) - Kang (Korea)  

Women's Semi-Final 4th Round Loser's Bracket: Park (Korea)- Missingham (Taipei)

Men's 3rd Round: Park (Korea) - Chen (China)Men's Round 1: Shiksin (Russia) - Murakawa (Japan)