The World Mind Games are a multi-sport event centered on the gymnasium of the mind and highlighting the great value of the mind sports. The Games, which include the five mind sports members of IMSA (Bridge, Chess, Draughts, Go and Chinese Chess), show some top-level mind games performances with the world’s best players.
They also showcase a Cultural and Social Programme with an online tournament organised each year extends the event’s reach to the worldwide audience.
SHORT TERM BENEFITS
Ability to significantly increase occupancy in local hotels for the week, by up to 5,000 room nights 
Incremental room nights, if located within a city that has seasonality 
Increase in spend by delegates within the local economy through meals, event and tourist activities 
Increase in spend by delegates to local suppliers such as Exhibition, transportation and AV 
Host City specific sponsorship and exhibition sales opportunities LONG TERM BENEFITS
Increase in hosting world class sporting events and higher profile events with greater returns 
Opportunity for cities to maintain and attract new commercial partners locally and internationally 
Positive impact on the local sporing community and to enhance relationships with local National Sport Federations and for them with their International Sport Federations Opportunity to positively impact Sport Tourism in your city 
Repeat tourism from the delegation 