IMESA

International Minesweeper E-Sports Association


New Year's Discord Announcement

2024-12-31 15:29:00

Hi @everyone,

This is an update regarding next year's world championship.

Dates are now fixed! The Minesweeper World Championship 2025 will take place on the weekend from the 26th to the 28th of September 2025.

Also, we know that …

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Mar 3 Discord thread on refunds

2025-03-03 09:18:00

This is the info thread about how we wanna do refunds, as promised here: (internal link to announcement)

We'll try to accomplish this with a multi-stage formula. This formula is not set in stone yet, and we'd love feedback on …

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IMESA decision #4

2025-04-15 15:04:00

We will supply accommodations to 10 young players, as announced informally before IMESA was founded. We will formalize and fix the exact criteria at a later date in a way that does not contradict the original announcement. read more

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IMESA decision #16

2025-04-29 15:45:00

The winner of the Chord Cup will receive a budget of 260€ for participation in the Minesweeper World Championship 2025, and is guaranteed participation. This budget can only be used for travel to the venue. 80€ of the budget can alternatively be … read more

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IMESA decision #17

2025-04-29 15:49:00

The winner of the 42 Vienna March piscine tournament will receive a budget of 42€ for participation in the Minesweeper World Championship 2025, and is guaranteed participation. This budget can only be used for travel to the venue. Proof of purchase for … read more

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IMESA decision #27

2025-06-29 15:40:29

IMESA decision #27

We will refund travel costs, and possibly accommodation costs, for players who participate in the World Championship 2025.

Preliminary definitions for this decision

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IMESA decision #29

2025-07-04 21:40:50

IMESA decision #29

At the World Championship 2025 (WCH), we will supply accommodations to at least 10 players as per decision #4.

The conditions are as follows:

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IMESA decision #33

2025-08-25 09:13:06

Amendment to decision #27: players not under 20, but under 26, can also be counted as juniors if they are still in primary/secondary education.

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IMESA decision #34

2025-11-23 20:57:37

Amendment to decision #27: Event organizers that don't otherwise fulfill refund requirements are eligible for refunds.

For the purpose of this decision, organizers are individuals who: significantly participate in organizing the event and bear at least some degree of personal responsibility/reputational …

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IMESA decision #36

2025-11-23 21:20:51

Implementation of decision #27:

We will pay out the calculated pre-registration amount to eligible participants of the World Championship 2025 as soon as technically possible and feasible, and as soon as we have all required information.

Verifying distances

For …

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IMESA decision #37

2025-11-29 14:17:02

Amendment to/clarification for decision #36:

We will also pass transaction fees on to players, not just conversion fees.

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IMESA decision #38

2025-12-01 18:57:37

Amendment to decision #36:

In determining distances, if we have a player's municipality of residence but no zipcode, we will use that in the same way as we would use the zipcode, backed by the same reasoning.

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IMESA decision #39

2025-12-21 12:49:44

Amendment to decision #36:

We are amending the deadlines for submission of travel docs/corrections to 2025-12-23 12:00 UTC and 2025-12-26 12:00 UTC, respectively.

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IMESA decision #40

2025-12-25 22:14:00

Amendment to decision #27:

For the purpose of payouts/calculations, every participant will be counted as a top player.

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IMESA decision #41

2025-12-27 02:01:00

Clarification for decision #40:

By "every participant" we mean "every participant that was already eligible in principle" - the intent is to not restrict who the two waves after the registration deadline apply to.

Given the context and the fact …

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