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Registration for the 2014 SportAccord-Pandanet Online Tournament has started! See http://pandanet-igs.com/communities/pandanet/220 for details. This tournament is organized by Pandanet with cooperation from the International Go Federation and SportAccord. Parallel tournaments for Chess and Bridge will also be held. Registration ends September 15.

For Go, the tournament is divided by region as well as by playing strength. There are many prizes for the winners. For example, the top prize for the open section will be USD 3,000 or equivalent. In addition, several lottery prizes are offered for all who finish the first round.

Is this only for strong players? or should kyu players join as well?

Shawn Ligocki wrote:Is this only for strong players? or should kyu players join as well?

Check out the website. There are four divisions, the main division is for players 3d and up, then divisions A through C are for progressively lower-ranked players. Anyone can play, provided you first obtain a firm Pandanet ranking. Prizes are given in all divisions. In addition, all players who finish the first round regardless of results are placed in a lottery for several very nice prizes courtesy of SportAccord.

Oh, I see you have to click the "Read the Full Text" button.

Main Class (You can participate in the Main Class regardless of your Go strength.)
A Class (2d – 3k)
B Class (4k – 7k)
C Class (8k – 17k)

SportAccord just released the following:

SportAccord set to launch the biggest ever World Mind Games online tournament

Ahead of the 4th edition of the SportAccord World Mind Games organized in Beijing on December 11-17, 2014, SportAccord in partnership with RSportz, the community-based global sports network, and online platforms Bridge Base Online, Chess.com and Pandanet, launches the 2014 World Mind Games Online Tournament featuring Bridge, Chess and Go. Following last year’s success with participation reaching 700’000 players, SportAccord is launching the World Mind Games Online Tournament Portal http://www.onlinewmg.com, a community-based destination for all participants featuring information on the online games’ rules, mind sports’ news and tournaments’ results.

The Bridge, Chess and Go online games will be operated and hosted by platform partners Bridge Base Online, Chess.com and Pandanet respectively. Registration is open for players from all levels, advanced to beginner. All participants get a chance to win prizes including Samsung TVs, tablets, Rado watches, and more. 12 000$ prize money will be shared among the winners of the tournaments. The registration will end on September 30.

SportAccord, the Union of International Sports Federations, operates 4 Multi-Sports Games, the World Combat Games, the World Beach Games, the World Urban Games and the World Mind Games. The 4th edition of the SportAccord World Mind Games will be organized in Beijing on December 11-17, 2014, featuring bridge, chess, draughts, go and xiangqi in cooperation with the respective International Sports Federations. The SportAccord World Mind Games reunites the world’s best players who compete for glory and prize money. SportAccord is constantly looking to engage more people in mind sports in a fun and exciting way through cultural programs and online games.

Tournament dates: October 8 – November 29
Website: http://www.onlinewmg.com
http://pandanet-igs.com/communities/pandanet/220
Official hashtag: #mindgames2014