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Posts: 33 ![]() Country : Japan | Kota posted @ 2013-07-14 9:42 PM I'm glad to win this tournament! I want to appreciate the tournament staffs and the viewers of this thread. I'm looking forward to seeing other players I met in Thailand in this October, at Beijing! |
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Posts: 542 ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : India | rajeshk posted @ 2013-07-14 11:09 PM Congrats Kota! Well deserved win. |
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Posts: 6 Country : India | abhishekgoenka89 posted @ 2013-07-15 12:43 PM Many congratulations Kota...Pleasure to meet you and see u win on centre stage in Bgkk It was my first international experience at any puzzle event and except my ranking everything else was awesome. This year I was the only Indian (surprisingly) at Thai Intl sudoku competition 2013....For me, it was a very good experience, met some great players etc. The event was managed very well with total No. of whooping 7000 participants including all games and levels. |
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Posts: 225 ![]() ![]() ![]() Country : Thailand | tamz29 posted @ 2013-07-15 9:14 PM I honestly think the best part of any event is meeting people with the same interests as you. However, bunching 6 people per table, in the middle of a shopping mall, is definitely not the best condition to work in. [*In only the first round, we were competing in a quiet room, wide tables, clear view of the clock ie. perfect conditions - I have no idea why we had to move in a noisy cramped place throughout rounds 2-5*] The majority of the puzzles were computer-generated and the point-distribution (arranged by non-sudoku people) is also inaccurate in some points. I'm very glad to see that we are capable of attracting world-class players, but at the same time, also feel ashamed that we couldn't provide the best in return. Being charged a lot to enter and having to pay the travel costs is already bad enough - but what's worse is being presented with computer-generated puzzles and poor playing conditions. Some of the puzzles (maybe 40%?) were definitely handmade. I suspect European. Those were the my highlights of the event. They were fun, elegant and the right level for competitions. I have one open question on behalf of the Thai sudoku players: Who wrote them and are they appropriately reimbursed? I don't see why the author of the puzzles should be made so secretive. With actual sponsors, prizes, access to handmade puzzles, appropriate competition room (that was unused for some unclear reason) and top solvers participating - any organizer could easily produce a top-notch competition. Yet - I still find the event far from perfect. Edited by tamz29 2013-07-15 9:20 PM |