Online
World Hive Championship
BoardSpace Swiss Open Qualifier
The tournament is open to anyone! Start on 21st April 2023
Real-time: 2-game match, each game 20 min + 20 sec per player
Flexible scheduling: 10 days per round to schedule freely with your opponent
Top 12 players qualify to the World Cup!
What do I need to do to play?
Set up your account on Boardspace.net and make sure you know how to use the platform in advance (see here for more details).
Sign up for the tournament on the tournament page here.
For easier communication, we advise you to use the Discord platform and join our community here.
Wait for the email communication from the committee about the preliminary stage to start and be as responsive as possible. Familiarize yourself with the tournament page as the pairings will be posted there, and it is used for scheduling games and posting results.
Full rules here or in the doc below!
The Online World Championship has been held on Boardspace.net every year since 2007! (you can read more about the history here!)
The format evolved over the years until the modern 32-player invitational event. There are several chances over the year to qualify for the World Championship!
2023
The players qualified so far to the 2023 World Championship are (BoardSpace nicknames):
Jewdoka, Stepanzo, Frasco92, Gandac, HappyKiwi, Csigeee, Quodlibet (top 7 players qualified in the 2022 World Cup).
InDusDus, Kpeev3, Suprisefish, Aenorman43, Loizz (top 5 players qualified by BGA ELO).
Dudders, wwwooot, hawk81, apolloq, Drikke, hive2, HeyKid, Myrmigi (top 8 players qualified in the 2023 BGA Swiss Open)
The remaining 12 slots will be assigned in the second qualification tournament (real-time) on BoardSpace.net starting on 21st April 2023 (see rules above)
Results will be updated here! (To start in July-August)
These tournaments are free and open to anyone! Do you want to miss the chance to become the next World Hive Champion?
Full rules for the 2023 World Championship can be found below.