2024 in mind sports

The following were Mind sports events during 2024 throughout the world.

Bridge

• 2024 WBT Events and Results here.

World Bridge Games

• October 23 – November 5: 2024 World Bridge Games in Buenos Aires

2024 WBT Events

Category A

• March 18–24: Vanderbilt Teams in Louisville
  • Winners: Nickell ( Nick Nickell, Ralph Katz, Geoff Hampson, Eric Greco, Steve Weinstein, Robert J. Levin)
• April 15–21: European Winter Transnational Teams in Alpe d'Huez
  • Winners: Zimmermann ( Sjoert Brink, Bas Drijver, Jacek Kalita, Michał Klukowski, Michał Nowosadzki, Pierre Zimmermann)
• July 22–28: Spingold Teams in Toronto
• November 29 – December 5: Soloway Teams in Las Vegas
• December 6–8: Reisinger Teams in Las Vegas

Category B

• January 25–28: Gold Coast Teams in Gold Coast
  • Winners: WARE ( Hugh McGann & Matthew Thomson, Tom Jacob & Brian Mace, Pete Hollands & Michael Ware)
• March 23–24: Jacoby Swiss Teams in Louisville
  • Winners: Goodman ( Giovanni Donati & Giacomo Percario, Andy Goodman & Mike Passell, Simon de Wijs & Bauke Muller)
• April 8–13: S American Transnational Teams in Cali
• April 17–21: European Winter Transnational BAM in Alpe d'Huez
• May 3–7: Spring Foursomes in Bristol
• July 26–28: Roth Swiss Teams in Toronto
• July 27 – August 1: Chairman's Cup Teams in Örebro
• September 16–21: HCL International Teams in Delhi
• September 27–29: Vilnius Cup in Vilnius

Category C

• January 25–28: Reykjavík Teams in Reykjavík
  • Winners: Apres- Bridge Champs ( Dennis Bilde & Martin Schaltz, Dorthe Bilde & Morten Bilde, Sabine Auken & Roy Welland)
• May 20–27: APBF Congress Open Teams in Bangkok
• May 24–26: Marit Sveås International Pairs in Bodø
• December 3–5: Kaplan Pairs in Las Vegas
• December 6–8: Swiss Teams in Las Vegas

Category D

• January 6–8: Asahi Shimbun Cup in Tokyo
  • Winners: KAKU HIROSHI ( Takahiko Hirata & Koji Ito, Hiroshi Kaku & Masaaki Takayama)
• January 25–28: Reykjavík Pairs in Reykjavík
  • Winners: Dennis Bilde & Martin Schaltz
• February 18–19: Gold Coast Pairs in Gold Coast
  • Winners: Ella Jacob & Phil Markey
• March 21–22: Silodor Pairs in Louisville
  • Winners: Wojciech Gaweł & Rafał Jagniewski
• May 22–26: Contra Cup in Bucharest
• July 24–25: Wernher Pairs in Toronto
• September 6–8: BK Istanbul Open in Istanbul
• November 7–16: Red Sea Festival Open Pairs in Eilat

Draughts

• World Draughts Federation Calendar here.

International draughts

World Cup

• January 19–27: Open International de Ouaga in Ouagadougou
  • Winner: Guntis Valneris
• April 20–27: Flevoland Open in Kraggenburg
  • Winner: Guntis Valneris
• June 30 – July 6: Riga Open in Riga
• December 9–15: Polish Open in Julinek

World & Continental Championships

• April 9–21: Asian Championship in Tashkent
  • Classic Draughts-64 - Open Winner: Laziz Muraliyev
• May 1–9: 2024 World Team Draughts Championships in Albufeira
• June 2–10: European Championship Classic, Blitz and Rapid in Chianciano Terme
• October 27 – November 4: World Championship Youth in Szklarska Poręba
• December 7: World Championship Rapid in Julinek
• December 8: World Championship Blitz in Julinek

Other Tournaments

• January 9–18: Le Grand Tournoi de Dakar in Dakar
  • Winner: Jean Marc Ndjofang
• March 9–10: XXVII Cup City of Verona in Verona
  • Winner: Alessio Scaggiante
• March 18–24: XIX Championship of Domican Republic in Azua
  • Winner: Oliver Nuñez
• March 29–31: Nõmme Kevad in Tallinn
• April 5–13: 63rd PAMDCC San Jose 2024 in San Jose
  • Winner: Allan Igor Moreno Silva
• April 22–28: Open international de Bourges 2024 in Bourges
  • Winner: Leopold Sekongo
• May 18–28: 25th Salou Open in Salou
• July 14–20: RotterDamsOpen 2024 in Rotterdam
• July 21–27: Nijmegen Open in Nijmegen
• August 1–7: La Habana Open in Havana
• August 12–17: Hoogeveen Open in Hoogeveen
• August 19–25: 44th Golden Prague in Prague
• September 15–21: Curaçao Open in Willemstad
• November 16–24: Radj Narain Srefidensi Open 2024 in Paramaribo
• November 16–22: World Cup 7 in TBD

English draughts

WTM Independent Match

• January 15–18: WTM, Alex Holmes - Alex Moiseyev in Archdale
• April 18–27: WTM , Alex Moiseyev - Sergio Scarpetta in Petal
• June 23–28: WTM , Melikaya Nonyukela - Matteo Bernini in Petal

World Cup

• May 17–19: 1st stage - Italian Open in Italy
• July 7–10: 2nd stage - Barbados Open in Barbados
• August 5–9: 3rd stage - US Open in Lebanon
• September 16–20: 4th stage - British Open in United Kingdom
• September 21–22: 5th stage - German Open in Germany
• October 12–13: 6th stage - Czech Open in Czech Republic
• October 26–28: 7th stage - Irish Open in Ireland
• December 29: 9th stage - Uganda in Uganda

World Championships

• September 23: World Blitz - 3mins + 2 seconds in Korbach
• September 24–27: World Qualifier Tournament in Korbach
• September 24–27: World Women Championship in Korbach
• September 24–27: World Youth Championship in Korbach

Other Tournaments

• February 24–25: Kildare Open in Naas
• March 8–9: Tennessee Open in Lebanon
• March 17: Florida Open in Hollywood
• April 4–6: Francis McNally-incorporating No. Ireland Op. in Cookstown
• April 20–21: Illinois Open in Marion
• April 27–28: Inishowen Open (Tony McAleer Memorial) in Moville
• May 1–31: Missouri / District 7 in St. Joseph
• May 1–31: Mississippi Men's Open in Petal
• May 17–18: North Carolina Open in Archdale
• June 1–30: Sammy Cohen in Warrington
• June 1–30: Indiana Checkers Meet 2024 in Shipshewana
• June 1–30: New England / District 1 in Medfield
• July 1–5: Italy vs. USA International Match in Vidor
• August 1–31: Mid-Ohio / Ohio State in Fredericksburg
• August 2–3: Southern Open in Lebanon
• September 20–21: Virginia Open / District 4 in Collinsville
• October 1–31: Illinois 101 Open in Marion
• November 15–17: East of Scotland in Inverness
• December 12–13: Kenya Open Tournament in Nairobi

Portuguese/Spanish draughts

World Championships

• May 8–13: World Championship in Portuguese/Spanish Draughts in Albufeira
  • Winner: Said Quindar

Italian draughts

World Championships

• April 20–21: Qualifying Tournament (Challenge) for the 1st World Championship of Italian Draughts in Rome
  • Winner: Damiano Sciuto
• April 19–28: 1st World Championship of Italian Draughts in Rome
  • Winner: Damiano Sciuto

Memory sport

• Memory League World Tour website here.

Memory League World Tour

• January: 2024 World Memory Championships (end of 2023/24 season)
  • Winner: Alex Mullen

Season 2024/2025

• February 11 – April 28: League Season 20
  • Winner: Alex Mullen
• May 18–19: Pan American Open
• May 19 – August 4: League Season 21
• September 7–8: Asian-Oceanian Open
• September 8 – December 15: League Season 22
• November 9–10: African-European Open
• January 5 – February 2: 2025 World Memory Championships (end of 2024/25 season)

Poker

2024 World Series of Poker

• July 3–17: 2024 MAIN EVENT No-Limit Hold'em World Championship in Las Vegas

2024 European Poker Tour

• February 14–25: 2024 EPT Paris in Paris
  • Winner: Barny Boatman
• April 24 – May 4: 2024 EPT Monte-Carlo in Monte Carlo
  • Winner: Derk van Luijk
• August 26 – September 8: 2024 EPT Barcelona in Barcelona
• October 9–20: 2024 EPT Cyprus in Kyrenia
• December 4–15: 2024 EPT Prague in Prague

Puzzle

• World Puzzle Federation 2024 Calendar here.

World Championships

• September 17–22: 2024 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships in Valladolid
• October 13–20: 2024 World Puzzle Championships in Beijing

Puzzle GP

• February 2–5: 1st round in Serbia
  • Winner: Ken Endo
• March 1–4: 2nd round in Germany
  • Winner: Ken Endo
• March 29 – April 1: 3rd round in Hungary
  • Winner: Cai Ji
• April 26–29: 4th round in Switzerland
  • Winner: Ken Endo
• May 24–27: 5th round in United States
• June 21–24: 6th round in Bulgaria
• July 19–22: 7th round in South Korea
• August 16–19: 8th round in Croatia

Scrabble

• WESPA Tournament Calendar here.
• FFSc - Fédération Française de Scrabble Calendar here.

English-language Scrabble

• July 27–31: Word Cup in Albuquerque

French-language Scrabble

• July 6–14: World Championships in Montauban

Speedcubing

• Full 2024 WCA Calendar here.

World & Continental Championships

• July 18–21: 2024 Rubik's WCA North American Championship in Minneapolis
• July 25–28: 2024 Rubik's WCA European Championship in Pamplona
• December 19–22: 2024 WCA Oceanic Championship in Perth

Sudoku

• World Puzzle Federation 2024 Calendar here.

World Championships

• October 13–20: 2024 World Sudoku Championship in Beijing

Sudoku GP

• January 19–21: 1st round in Netherlands
  • Winner: Dai Tantan
• February 23–28: 2nd round in France
  • Winner: Dai Tantan
• March 15–18: 3rd round in Slovakia
  • Winner: Dai Tantan
• April 12–15: 4th round in China
  • Winner: Dai Tantan
• May 10–13: 5th round in Czech Republic
  • Winner: Dai Tantan
• June 7–10: 6th round in Turkey
  • Winner: Tiit Vunk
• July 5–7: 7th round in India
  • Winner: Tiit Vunk
• August 2–5: 8th round in Germany
  • Winner: Dai Tantan