1.11.2022 11:00:01 CET |Play Magnus AS | Non-regulatory press releases (Oslo ,1 November 2022 ) - A drama-filled season spanning nearly a full year of competition has led to the ninth and final event of the award-winning Meltwater ChampionsChess Tour . The tournament is a seven-day all-play-all round robin starting onNovember 14 and concluding onNovember 20 . Eight elite chess stars will take part in the third and final major, the Tour Finals 2022. In a unique online and in-person hybrid chess event, four players will compete from SHACK15 inSan Francisco while four will play remotely. Newly-crowned Tour 2022 ChampionMagnus Carlsen heads the line-up and will be inSan Francisco vying for his fifth victory in the 2022 season. Three-time US ChampionWesley So , will be back making his keenly-awaited first appearance this year. Indian teen sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa will be aiming for his breakthrough first tournament win after coming so close twice already this season. Dutch No.1Anish Giri will complete the in-person line-up inSan Francisco aiming to score his first win in 2022. Playing online are four of the most exciting players this year.Jan-Krzysztof Duda , who sits second in the overall Tour leaderboard after winning October's Aimchess Rapid, will be joined by the runner-up from that event Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Completing the line-up areVietnam's US-based speed specialistLiem Quang Le , fourth in the overall Tour leaderboard, and Arjun Erigaisi, the other Indian wonderkid to wow audiences this year. Erigaisi finished second to Carlsen at the Julius Baer Generation Cup before scoring a first win against the Norwegian at the Aimchess Rapid. The Meltwater ChampionsChess Tour is the world's first year-long online chess series designed to determine the world's best chess player over a full season of competitive online chess. PlayMagnus Group created the Tour from scratch as the world of sport closed down during the global covid pandemic in 2020. Since its launch in 2020, the Tour has gone from strength-to-strength breaking viewership records for online and live tournaments and recently winning theDigital Entertainment award from Leaders in Sport alongside other winners includingWimbledon , NBA, Arsenal and other major sports organizations. Global media has increasingly followed the excitement of the Tour. According to Meltwater's reach data, the Tour generated 22 billion in media reach in 2021 and 58 billion so far in 2022, representing 164 per cent year over year growth on an already record-breaking inaugural season. Tour DirectorArne Horvei said, "We are excited to see the second season of the Meltwater ChampionsChess Tour culminate in the Tour Finals inSan Francisco with our title partner Meltwater. This year the Tour has taken major strides in becoming the leading annual circuit in online chess, and we are proud to have many more fans, players and partners become part of the Tour's journey throughout the season." The Tour is supported bySan Francisco headquartered, social and media intelligence provider Meltwater, which became the title partner of the ChampionsChess Tour at the beginning of the inaugural 2021 season. The partnership thrives on mutual themes of strategy, analysis and utilizing information to improve your position whether over the chess board or the boardroom.Zubair Timol , Vice President of Culture at Meltwater, said, "The Meltwater ChampionsChess Tour has been a historic series, in terms of viewership, engagement and social interactions. The Tour has visitedOslo ,Miami and nowSan Francisco , bringing the world's best players to a truly global market. At Meltwater, innovation is at the core of everything we do, and it has been a privilege to collaborate with PMG as they continue to drive digital transformation in chess. The recent Leaders In Sport Award is a reflection of a truly collaborative and inclusive partnership between PMG and Meltwater." The in-person event will be hosted at SHACK15, an innovative social space located withinSan Francisco's iconicFerry Building with panoramic views of the Bay. The Tour Finals 2022 kick off at15:00 ET /21:00 CET onNovember 14 . Watch the broadcast live on chess24.com - http://chess24.com or chess24's YouTube and Twitch channels. For more information contactArne Horvei , Tour Director arne@playmagnus.com About the Meltwater ChampionsChess Tour The Meltwater ChampionsChess Tour is the leading online chess Tour worldwide determining the world's best chess player over a full competitive season of online chess. The 2022 season began inFebruary 2022 and features 9 monthly tournaments culminating in a Final to be held at Shack 15 inSan Francisco fromNovember 14 - 20, 2022 . The best chess players in the world compete for a total prize pool of overUSD 1.6 million in rapid chess online on www.chess24.com. For more information visit www.championschesstour.com. AboutPlay Magnus Group Play Magnus Group is a global leader in the chess industry focused on providing premier digital experiences for millions of chess players and students. The company offers elearning and entertainment services via its market leading brands: chess24, Chessable, iChess, New In Chess, Everyman Chess,Magnus Academy , Aimchess, the PlayMagnus App Suite , and the Meltwater ChampionsChess Tour . The Group's mission is to grow chess to make the world a smarter place by encouraging more people to play, watch, study, and earn a living from chess. PlayMagnus Group is listed on Euronext Growth Oslo under the ticker PMG and OTCQX® Best Market under the ticker PMGMF. For more information visit pmg.me - http://pmg.me. About Meltwater Meltwater provides social and media intelligence. By analyzing ~1 billion online documents each day, Meltwater enables PR, Communications, and Marketing professionals to make informed strategic decisions and influence the world around them. The Company was founded inOslo, Norway , in 2001 and is headquartered inSan Francisco, California , with 50 offices across six continents. The Company has 2,300 employees and 27,000 corporate customers, including industry leaders in several sectors. Learn more at meltwater.com - http://meltwater.com. DISCLOSURE REGULATION This release is an announcement issued pursuant to legal information obligations and is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Article 17 no. 1 and section 5-12 of theNorwegian Securities Trading Act, and was submitted for publication byArkus Fredriksson , Chief Strategy Officer ofPlay Magnus Group . ATTACHMENTS Download announcement as PDF.pdf - https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/ir-files/16823864/1854/2510/Download%20announcement %20as%20PDF.pdf
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