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Recent News: The 14th WPC Is Over and the Winners Are Known |
This was an amazing fall week in Hungary, in
the old city of Eger, full of
history. The weather was marvelous, and the meal was delicious. The
folks were hospitable and the puzzles were excellent. And on top of
that the fun was in the air all the time...
Day 1.
At the Welcome Party, György István, the main organizer, introducing
national delegations in the ABC order. Coming to
the "H" letter and
presenting his own Hungarian delegation: "OK, Hungary - just to keep
the ABC order..."
Day 3.
György, explaining some rules before a contest:
"...when you are ready with the puzzle just raise your hand and say
'yahoo!', or something like that... even in Hungarian..." Several moments later: "OK, sorry, not the 'yahoo!' but 'google!'"
(Google was the primary sponsor of the US team and of the 14th WPC).
Day 4.
Pop-Rock Quiz - an unofficial contest in the evening.
The song is playing on. A contestant is pushing the button for the
answer to be aired. He holds up the breath as if he is going to give up,
turns to the showman, and breathes that out: "...you got it..." Yes,
that was the song by Roy Orbison just played. He scores the point.
OK, coming back to the official results of the event.
The Play Off which took place on Wednesday, October 12, was very
intriguing and thrilling. It revealed three leaders: Ulrich Voigt of
Germany, Niels Roest of the Netherlands and Wei-Hwa Huang of the US.
Though Wei-Hwa finished first, he had to wait until his five minute
penalty he earned on the previous stages was over. Unfortunately for
him five minutes were enough for Ulrich to complete his own penalty
and solve the last puzzle, stealing the victory from Wei-Hwa
in a very tiny time difference. As a result Ulrich became the Champion, Wei-Hwa
got silver, and Niels got bronze. Thus, no surprises this time again.
Among the countries, Ulrich's team from Germany got the first prize.
The silver was Wei-Hwa's team from the US. And Japan won bronze.
More team and individual results can be downloaded from
www.wpc2005.ini.hu. At the moment you can
see through a partial
Photo Report of the event. It is going to
be completed in several days. And also we are planning to present more
results from the WPC on our site soon.
Puzzle Greetings from the biggest WPC to date! Leaving wonderful Eger
and looking forward to the next year's puzzling fall in Bulgaria. |
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Posted: October 21, 2005 |
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The 14th WPC Instruction Booklet Is Up |
The Instruction booklet for this year's WPC is already available
online, starting from September 30 (Friday) 9:00AM GMT. You can
download it from the officially website of the event:
www.wpc2005.ini.hu.
After you download and search it through, please post all your
questions about the instructions directly to the
Forum. The organizers will post their answers there as well - to
make them available for everyone at the same time. The answering time
will be closed in a week - on October 7 (Friday) 9:00AM GMT. Then
they will collect all your comments, with further handling and
responding (with possible errata) to you in Eger (because not
everybody studies the
Forum).
Being in Eger, on the 9th October Sunday evening you will have another
opportunity to ask the organizers about the Instruction booklet.
The organizers are looking forward to welcome you on the biggest WPC
starting in a week!
Based on an update message from
György
István. |
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Posted: September 30, 2005 |
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Almost 30 Countries Announced to Join the Event |
It is less than two weeks left for the start of this year's World
Puzzle Championship. At the moment 29 countries from four continents
have already registered to send their teams to the event. Several of
them in addition to the official A-team are going to provide the full
B-team to participate.
Also over a dozen countries have registered their contestants to take
part in the 6th 24 Hour Puzzle Championship following after the 14th
WPC.
The list of countries and their planned delegations for both events
can be found at
http://rejtveny.atw.hu/wpc2005part.htm.
Still hesitate to join?.. |
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Posted: September 28, 2005 |
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Toward the Biggest Championship in the WPC's History! |
This year the 14th WPC is planned to include more puzzle programs than
ever. The Hungarian Puzzlers’ Association decided to deliver you much
more than a simple WPC. During the event (8-13 October) they are
planning to hold a Crossword Puzzle, a Scrabble and a Pop-Rock-Quiz
Championships as well. Moreover after the WPC you’ll get an
opportunity to take part in the unique 6th 24 Hours Puzzle
Championship (14-15 October).
Until now interest from 27 countries has been confirmed. Also there is
an interest from several countries (e. g. USA, Germany, Poland, Czech
Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Romania) to send a B-team and/or extra
puzzlers for the WPC. Now it seems that this Championship can be the
biggest one in the WPC’s history!
If you are going to join the upcoming event, then you have to know
that deadline for the 14th WPC’s registration is September 1, 2005.
The recent update on the 14th WPC, including schedule, registration,
puzzles for practicing or special programs, can be downloaded in
PDF format (41
KB).
You are also invited to join the 6th 24 Hours Puzzle Championship! It
promises to be no less exciting than the WPC itself. The deadline for
registration is September 1, 2005 as well. There is a special offer in
the registration fee for whose who are taking part in the WPC. The
recent update on the 6th 24 Hours Puzzle Championship, including
rules, accommodation, registration or puzzles for practicing, can be
downloaded in
PDF format (43 KB).
The organizers are constantly revealing all the necessary information
of the planned events. They also provide the recent updates as soon as
they are available. In return they would like to ask everyone who
plans to visit the events, for their mutual cooperation and help. You
are cordially invited to constantly share all the details of your trip
with the organizers and give them as much information as you have at
any stage starting from now. This will be much appreciated!
The recent update on the most urgent requests can be downloaded in
PDF format
(40 KB).
The organizers are preparing a small book about the event as a
memorable for the participants. To help their work EVERYONE (!) is
kindly asked to send in a good quality photo (in any electronic
format) and some basic information in English (including your command
of a foreign language, e-mail address, if you want to publish it)
about him/herself. Please, take a look at the
sample.
Also some useful and relevant information about Hungary and traveling
to it can be downloaded in
PDF format (43 KB). More information about Hungary can be found at
Hungary.com. |
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Posted: August 31, 2005 |
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General Information |
The 14th World Puzzle Championship will be held on October 8-13, 2005
in Eger, Hungary. Simultaneously, the annual
Congress of the World Puzzle Federation will be held too.
The organizers of the event, the Hungarian Puzzlers' Association,
cordially invite puzzlers from all over the world to participate. At
the moment teams from 23 countries are registered. If
you do not find your country in
the official list of the participants,
then it's only up to you, devoted puzzlers, to make that happen.
How to do that and take part in this year's WPC? If your country is a
member of the WPF (check
members) contact your national association. If you do not make
your national team, you can still be at the event as guest or as
member of an unofficial B-team (you can compete like all the others,
but your results will not be listed in the official results).
All participants stay at the
Hotel Eger & Park in
Eger.
All competitions and meetings will also take place in this hotel.
The hotel consists of two hotels that were built together. The rooms
are in different style in the two parts: Hotel Park's building and
rooms are styled with bathroom, higher headroom, older furniture. You
can see one of the suites
here. The Hotel Eger's rooms are of a younger style (with
showers). If you register in time, you will have the opportunity to
choose between them.
The hotel is located near the city center, close to the castle of Eger.
The hotel itself is frequently hosting different international
meetings, symposiums and other events. There is a
well-equipped wellness part in the hotel, which offers several
services. All major credit cards are accepted. How much the event
will cost you can find
here.
The town of Eger is a very interesting place to visit itself. This
historical town is considered to be one of the most attractive in
Hungary. And even more - it is one of the Hungarian candidates for the
Cultural Capital of Europe in 2010. We would like to recommend you an
interactive
Virtual sightseeing tour in Eger available at
EgerOnline.com.
How to reach Eger? Unfortunately, there is no international airport
around Eger, and no international train goes directly to Eger. But
it's enough to reach Budapest, the capital of Hungary. From there the
organizers will take you by bus directly to Hotel Eger & Park.
A planned schedule of the official WPC program, WPF program, and extra
program (Saturday, October 8 through Thursday, October 13) can be
found at
www.wpc2005.ini.hu. Please, notice there is a special bonus
program proposed to you on October 14-15, after the WPC - the 6th 24
Hours Championship.
By the end of September, at least one week before the event, a
complete instruction booklet of the 14th WPC and the 24 Hours
Championship will be available as a free download. Questions about the
puzzles can be asked through the
forum on the World Puzzle Federation website and at the special
questioning session just
before the first day of competition.
More detailed information on all of these, including program,
accommodations, puzzles, photos of Eger with the hotel, and much more
can be found at
www.wpc2005.ini.hu. |
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Posted: August 8, 2005 |
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Our special thanks for the materials go to
György
István - the main
organizer of the 14th WPC. |
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Last Updated: October 23, 2005 |
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