Grand Prix Hamburg: Grischuk defeats Duda in four-game rapid match

Tiebreak

The Hamburg Grand Prix is a knock-out tournament with 16 players. To win a Grand Prix, a player has to defeat opponents in four rounds. Each round consists of two classical games and is followed by faster tie-break games if necessary. Top Grandmasters from nine countries take part in the FIDE World Chess Grand Prix Hamburg 2019. This is the strongest Grand Prix Series in recent history.

Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves then 30 minutes for the rest of the game, plus 30-seconds per move starting from move 1. If the match is tied after two classical games. A tiebreak will follow on the third day: Two 25+10, then two 10+10 games, then two 5+3, and if still tied a single Armageddon game where White has 5 minutes to Black’s 4 (with a 2-second bonus per move starting from move 61) but Black has draw odds.

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Abrahamyan-Lee

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1.e4 4 c5 19 2.Nf3 9 Nc6 9 3.Bb5 26 e6 7 4.Bxc6 57 bxc6 34 5.b3 6 e5 8 6.Bb2 4:19 B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6. d6 47 7.d3 1:04 Ne7 6:47 8.Nbd2 1:38 Ng6 4:33 9.g3N 1:27 9.h4 h5 10.Nc4 f6 11.Ne3 d5 12.g3 Be6 13.Qe2 Bd6 14.0-0 Kf7 15.Ne1 9...Bh3 5:16 10.Qe2 3:17 Be7 4:09 11.0-0-0 5:44 0-0 2:58 12.Nc4 24:42 Qd7 5:56 13.Ne3 4:21 f5! 1:11 14.exf5 2:19 Bxf5 21 15.Nd2 39 Bh3 3:59 16.Kb1 10:04 Rf7 4:05 17.f3 2:20 Raf8 50 18.Rde1 3:18 d5 9:43 19.Rhg1 6:56 Bd8 1:52 20.Ba3 6:29 Qd6 3:04 20...Re8 21.Nd1 2:45 Ba5 10:46 22.Qe3 5:26 d4 2:26 22...Rd8= remains equal. 23.Qe2!± 1:13 Qd5 14 24.Nf2 1:24 Bf5 2:39 25.Rd1 2:59 25.h4± 25...Bc3 3:50 25...Bxd2 26.Qxd2 26.Rxd2 Be6= 26...Qxf3 26.h4 21 Bxd2 14:50 27.Rxd2 12 Bd7 37 28.Ne4 3:13 Rxf3 6 29.h5 29 29.Bxc5?! R8f7= 29...Re3 3:32 29...Nh8± 30.Qh2+- 1:35 Nh8 2:10 31.Bxc5 1:30 31.h6+- Black must now prevent hxg7. Bf5 32.hxg7 32.Bxc5 Rf7 32...Kxg7 33.Bxc5 31...Rb8 3:42 31...Rff3± 32.Ba3! 2:37 32.Bxa7 Ra8± 32...Nf7 33 33.Rf1 14 Inhibits Bf5. Qa5 1:50 33...h6± 34.Bc1 56 Be6 29 35.Qh4 39 Bd5 2:04

36.h6! 58 Qd8 1:02 36...gxh6 37.Nf6+ 37.Rdf2 Bxe4 38.dxe4 Qd8+- 37...Kh8 38.Rdf2+- 36...Bxe4 37.dxe4 37.Rdf2 1:22 Qxh4 9 38.gxh4 1 Nxh6 1:05 39.Bxe3 25 dxe3 1 40.Rg2 47 Bxe4 38 40...Rf8 41.Rxf8+ Kxf8 41.dxe4 1 Endgame KRR-KRN Rd8 6 42.Re1 42 Nf7 37 43.Rxe3 7 Rd1+ 4 44.Kb2 3 Rh1 4 44...Rd7 is a better defense. 45.h5 Kf8 45.Rc3 1:28 Rxh4 2 46.Rxc6 4 g5 9 47.Rc8+ 44 Kg7 1 48.c4 5 Nd6 2:41 49.Rxg5+ 59 Kf6 8 50.Rcg8 4 Nxe4 40 51.Rg2 49 h5 21 52.Rf8+ 55 Ke7 13 53.Ra8 17 Rg4 29 54.Rxa7+ 4 Kf6 4 55.Rh2 20 h4 33 56.Rh7 23 Kg5 1 57.a4 32 Nc5 1:28 58.a5 1:32 Rg3 35 59.Rg7+ 40 Kf5 2 60.Rf7+ 36 Ke6 16 61.Rc7 16 Kd6 12

62.Rxc5? Kxc5 2

63.Rxh4? 31 KR-KR. White is two pawns up. White has to play 63.a6!+- 63...Kb4= 9

64.c5+! 55 Kxc5 1:15 65.Ra4 45 Kb5 25 The position is equal. 66.a6 29 Intending a7 and mate. Rg8 4 67.a7 17 Ra8 2 68.Re4 11 Rxa7 6 69.Rxe5+ 2 Kb4 7 70.Re4+ 5 Kb5 3 71.Kc3 7 Rc7+ 3 72.Rc4 45 Rxc4+ 6 73.bxc4+ 4 Kc5 2 74.Kc2 5 Kxc4 4 White really could win this. Weighted Error Value: White=0.16 (very precise) /Black=0.41 Mistake: White=2 Black=8 Inaccurate: White=5 Black=2 OK: White=28 Black=17 Best: White=1 Black=4 Strong: White=1 Black=1 ½–½

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St	White	EloW	Black	EloB	Res	Rnd	id

Abrahamyan,T

2310

Lee,A

2386

3.2

1279479

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All match results

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

2777

---

1

GM

Wei,Y

2724

1

---

1

GM

Wei,Y

2724

½

---

2

GM

Topalov,V

2736

1

---

2

GM

Topalov,V

2736

½

---

3

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

3

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

0

---

Ø 2740

3.5/6

2777

1

½

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.5

GM

Wei,Y

GM

Wei,Y

2724

---

1

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

2777

0

---

1

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

2777

½

---

Ø 2777

0.5/2

2724

0

½

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.5

GM

Nakamura,H

GM

Nakamura,H

2745

---

1

GM

Topalov,V

2736

½

---

1

GM

Topalov,V

2736

0

---

Ø 2736

0.5/2

2745

½

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.5

GM

Topalov,V

GM

Topalov,V

2736

---

1

GM

Nakamura,H

2745

½

---

1

GM

Nakamura,H

2745

1

---

2

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

2777

0

---

2

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

2777

½

---

Ø 2761

2/4

2736

½

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.5

GM

Grischuk,A

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

---

1

GM

Wojtaszek,R

2748

½

---

1

GM

Wojtaszek,R

2748

½

---

1

GM

Wojtaszek,R

2748

1

---

1

GM

Wojtaszek,R

2748

½

---

2

GM

Navara,D

2717

½

---

2

GM

Navara,D

2717

1

---

3

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

2777

½

---

3

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

2777

1

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

0

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

1

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

1

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

Ø 2742

9/14

2759

½

½

1

½

-

-

-

-

2.5

GM

Wojtaszek,R

GM

Wojtaszek,R

2748

---

1

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

1

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

1

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

0

---

1

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

Ø 2759

1.5/4

2748

½

½

0

½

-

-

-

-

1.5

GM

Vitiugov,N

GM

Vitiugov,N

2732

---

1

GM

Navara,D

2717

½

---

1

GM

Navara,D

2717

0

---

1

GM

Navara,D

2717

½

---

1

GM

Navara,D

2717

0

---

Ø 2717

1/4

2732

½

0

½

0

-

-

-

-

1

GM

Navara,D

GM

Navara,D

2717

---

1

GM

Vitiugov,N

2732

½

---

1

GM

Vitiugov,N

2732

1

---

1

GM

Vitiugov,N

2732

½

---

1

GM

Vitiugov,N

2732

1

---

2

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

2

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

0

---

Ø 2741

3.5/6

2717

½

1

½

1

-

-

-

-

3

GM

Yu,Y

GM

Yu,Y

2753

---

1

GM

Jakovenko,D

2681

½

---

1

GM

Jakovenko,D

2681

1

---

1

GM

Jakovenko,D

2681

½

---

1

GM

Jakovenko,D

2681

½

---

2

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

2

GM

Duda,J

2734

0

---

Ø 2699

3/6

2753

½

1

½

½

-

-

-

-

2.5

GM

Jakovenko,D

GM

Jakovenko,D

2681

---

1

GM

Yu,Y

2753

½

---

1

GM

Yu,Y

2753

0

---

1

GM

Yu,Y

2753

½

---

1

GM

Yu,Y

2753

½

---

Ø 2753

1.5/4

2681

½

0

½

½

-

-

-

-

1.5

GM

Nepomniachtchi,I

GM

Nepomniachtchi,I

2776

---

1

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

1

GM

Duda,J

2734

0

---

Ø 2734

0.5/2

2776

½

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.5

GM

Duda,J

GM

Duda,J

2734

---

1

GM

Nepomniachtchi,I

2776

½

---

1

GM

Nepomniachtchi,I

2776

1

---

2

GM

Yu,Y

2753

½

---

2

GM

Yu,Y

2753

1

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

0

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

1

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

1

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

1

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

0

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

0

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

Ø 2738

9/16

2734

½

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.5

GM

Harikrishna,P

GM

Harikrishna,P

2748

---

1

GM

Svidler,P

2729

½

---

1

GM

Svidler,P

2729

0

---

Ø 2729

0.5/2

2748

½

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.5

GM

Svidler,P

GM

Svidler,P

2729

---

1

GM

Harikrishna,P

2748

½

---

1

GM

Harikrishna,P

2748

1

---

2

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

2

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

2

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

2

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

2

GM

Dubov,D

2699

0

---

2

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

Ø 2711

4/8

2729

½

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.5

GM

Radjabov,T

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

---

1

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

1

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

1

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

1

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

1

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

1

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

1

GM

Dubov,D

2699

0

---

1

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

Ø 2699

3.5/8

2758

½

½

½

½

½

½

0

½

3.5

GM

Dubov,D

GM

Dubov,D

2699

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

1

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

2

GM

Svidler,P

2729

½

---

2

GM

Svidler,P

2729

½

---

2

GM

Svidler,P

2729

½

---

2

GM

Svidler,P

2729

½

---

2

GM

Svidler,P

2729

1

---

2

GM

Svidler,P

2729

½

---

3

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

3

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

3

GM

Duda,J

2734

1

---

3

GM

Duda,J

2734

0

---

3

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

3

GM

Duda,J

2734

0

---

Ø 2742

10.5/20

2699

½

½

½

½

½

½

1

½

4.5

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

2777

---

1

GM

Wei,Y

2724

1

---

1

GM

Wei,Y

2724

½

---

2

GM

Topalov,V

2736

1

---

2

GM

Topalov,V

2736

½

---

3

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

3

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

0

---

Ø 2740

3.5/6

2777

1

½

-

-

-

-

1.5

GM

Topalov,V

GM

Topalov,V

2736

---

1

GM

Nakamura,H

2745

½

---

1

GM

Nakamura,H

2745

1

---

2

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

2777

0

---

2

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

2777

½

---

Ø 2761

2/4

2736

0

½

-

-

-

-

0.5

GM

Grischuk,A

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

---

1

GM

Wojtaszek,R

2748

½

---

1

GM

Wojtaszek,R

2748

½

---

1

GM

Wojtaszek,R

2748

1

---

1

GM

Wojtaszek,R

2748

½

---

2

GM

Navara,D

2717

½

---

2

GM

Navara,D

2717

1

---

3

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

2777

½

---

3

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

2777

1

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

0

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

1

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

1

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

Ø 2742

9/14

2759

½

1

-

-

-

-

1.5

GM

Navara,D

GM

Navara,D

2717

---

1

GM

Vitiugov,N

2732

½

---

1

GM

Vitiugov,N

2732

1

---

1

GM

Vitiugov,N

2732

½

---

1

GM

Vitiugov,N

2732

1

---

2

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

2

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

0

---

Ø 2741

3.5/6

2717

½

0

-

-

-

-

0.5

GM

Yu,Y

GM

Yu,Y

2753

---

1

GM

Jakovenko,D

2681

½

---

1

GM

Jakovenko,D

2681

1

---

1

GM

Jakovenko,D

2681

½

---

1

GM

Jakovenko,D

2681

½

---

2

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

2

GM

Duda,J

2734

0

---

Ø 2699

3/6

2753

½

0

-

-

-

-

0.5

GM

Duda,J

GM

Duda,J

2734

---

1

GM

Nepomniachtchi,I

2776

½

---

1

GM

Nepomniachtchi,I

2776

1

---

2

GM

Yu,Y

2753

½

---

2

GM

Yu,Y

2753

1

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

0

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

1

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

1

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

1

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

0

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

0

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

Ø 2738

9/16

2734

½

1

-

-

-

-

1.5

GM

Svidler,P

GM

Svidler,P

2729

---

1

GM

Harikrishna,P

2748

½

---

1

GM

Harikrishna,P

2748

1

---

2

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

2

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

2

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

2

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

2

GM

Dubov,D

2699

0

---

2

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

Ø 2711

4/8

2729

½

½

½

½

0

½

2.5

GM

Dubov,D

GM

Dubov,D

2699

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

1

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

2

GM

Svidler,P

2729

½

---

2

GM

Svidler,P

2729

½

---

2

GM

Svidler,P

2729

½

---

2

GM

Svidler,P

2729

½

---

2

GM

Svidler,P

2729

1

---

2

GM

Svidler,P

2729

½

---

3

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

3

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

3

GM

Duda,J

2734

1

---

3

GM

Duda,J

2734

0

---

3

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

3

GM

Duda,J

2734

0

---

Ø 2742

10.5/20

2699

½

½

½

½

1

½

3.5

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

2777

---

1

GM

Wei,Y

2724

1

---

1

GM

Wei,Y

2724

½

---

2

GM

Topalov,V

2736

1

---

2

GM

Topalov,V

2736

½

---

3

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

3

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

0

---

Ø 2740

3.5/6

2777

½

0

-

-

-

-

0.5

GM

Grischuk,A

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

---

1

GM

Wojtaszek,R

2748

½

---

1

GM

Wojtaszek,R

2748

½

---

1

GM

Wojtaszek,R

2748

1

---

1

GM

Wojtaszek,R

2748

½

---

2

GM

Navara,D

2717

½

---

2

GM

Navara,D

2717

1

---

3

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

2777

½

---

3

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

2777

1

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

0

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

1

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

1

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

Ø 2742

9/14

2759

½

1

-

-

-

-

1.5

GM

Duda,J

GM

Duda,J

2734

---

1

GM

Nepomniachtchi,I

2776

½

---

1

GM

Nepomniachtchi,I

2776

1

---

2

GM

Yu,Y

2753

½

---

2

GM

Yu,Y

2753

1

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

0

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

1

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

1

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

1

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

0

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

0

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

Ø 2738

9/16

2734

½

½

0

1

½

1

3.5

GM

Dubov,D

GM

Dubov,D

2699

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

1

---

1

GM

Radjabov,T

2758

½

---

2

GM

Svidler,P

2729

½

---

2

GM

Svidler,P

2729

½

---

2

GM

Svidler,P

2729

½

---

2

GM

Svidler,P

2729

½

---

2

GM

Svidler,P

2729

1

---

2

GM

Svidler,P

2729

½

---

3

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

3

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

3

GM

Duda,J

2734

1

---

3

GM

Duda,J

2734

0

---

3

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

3

GM

Duda,J

2734

0

---

Ø 2742

10.5/20

2699

½

½

1

0

½

0

2.5

GM

Grischuk,A

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

---

1

GM

Wojtaszek,R

2748

½

---

1

GM

Wojtaszek,R

2748

½

---

1

GM

Wojtaszek,R

2748

1

---

1

GM

Wojtaszek,R

2748

½

---

2

GM

Navara,D

2717

½

---

2

GM

Navara,D

2717

1

---

3

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

2777

½

---

3

GM

Vachier-Lagrave,M

2777

1

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

0

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

1

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

1

---

4

GM

Duda,J

2734

½

---

Ø 2742

9/14

2759

½

½

0

1

1

½

3.5

GM

Duda,J

GM

Duda,J

2734

---

1

GM

Nepomniachtchi,I

2776

½

---

1

GM

Nepomniachtchi,I

2776

1

---

2

GM

Yu,Y

2753

½

---

2

GM

Yu,Y

2753

1

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

0

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

1

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

½

---

3

GM

Dubov,D

2699

1

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

1

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

0

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

0

---

4

GM

Grischuk,A

2759

½

---

Ø 2738

9/16

2734

½

½

1

0

0

½

2.5

Grand Prix points

The venue is Theater Kehrwieder, part of the historic Harbour City district

There are a limited number of spectator seats (tickets via Eventim), which will increase up to 100 as the tournament progresses, as the stage shrinks and shrinks with the number of participants declining after each knockout round.

The Grand Prix is a four-leg series taking place over the course of the year. The first two legs took place in Moscow, Russia and Riga, Latvia. It will be followed by Hamburg, Germany and Jerusalem, Israel. The prize fund of each Grand Prix is 130,000 euros, with an additional 280,000 euros for the overall standings. The top two finishers will also earn the main prize — qualification to the Candidates Tournament where they will contest the right to challenge Magnus Carlsen in the World Championship match.

Participants in the FIDE World Chess Grand Prix Hamburg (in bold)

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Players whose names are struck have been knockout out

Schedule

The rounds start at 14:00 UTC (15:00 CET). Chess fans will be able to enter the playing venue starting at 14:00 Hamburg time. There will be on-site commentary. The games will be broadcast live at worldchess.com, the official FIDE broadcasting platform.

Leading partners supporting the FIDE World Chess Grand Prix Hamburg 2019 include:

• Algorand as the Exclusive Blockchain Partner
• PhosAgro as the Official Strategic Partner
• Kaspersky as the Official Cybersecurity Partner
• Pella Sietas Shipyard as Official Partner 
• Prytek as the Technology Transfer Partner

Current standings

Via Wikipedia (Click or tap to enlarge)

Links

• Official web site

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