Tourneys, exhibition to mark Thursday’s Sports Expo
February 24, 2010, 7:21pm
Activities in at least five sports will highlight the four-day All In Sports Expo 2010 starting this Thursday at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.
RP tennis team mainstays Cecil Mamiit and Treat Conrad Huey will hold an exhibition match at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center this Friday while grandmaster Wesley So will lead participants in a two-day chess tournament starting February 27 at the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) canteen.
Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/245022/tourneys-exhibition-mark-thursdays-sports-expo
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Is it rated?
No it is not rated.
But the most important question is:
WILL THE PRIZES BE GIVEN IN THE AWARDING CEREMONIES OR WILL THE PRIZES BE GIVEN AGAIN ON A VERY DELAYED BASIS SUCH AS…AFTER A MONTH! AND ON A PIECE BY PIECE BASIS UNTIL EVERYTHING IS COVERED…
ACCORDING TO PLAYERS INCLUDING TOP GMs PARTICIPATING IN NCFP’S BIG EVENTS IN THE PAST YEAR SUCH AS THIS,
‘THE PRIZES ARE ALWAYS DELAYED AFTER THE TOURNAMENT, AND IT IS DAMNED DIFFICULT TO COLLECT SINCE YOU HAVE TO GO A LOT OF TIMES TO ‘ASK’ FOR YOUR PRIZE AND THE NCFP OFFICE IS TOO FAR AWAY…IT IS ALWAYS BEEN A PRACTICE SINCE ‘BATTLE OF THE GMs 2009’ AND IT TOOK 6 WEEKS BEFORE THE PRIZES WERE REALEASED…
WE HOPE THINGS CHANGE THIS YEAR AND THE NCFP SHOULD THINK TO THE PLAYERS WELFARE FIRST THAN THEIR OWN…