2024 in mind sports

The following were Mind sports events during 2024 throughout the world.

Bridge

 * 2024 WBT Events and Results here.

World Bridge Games

 * October 23 – November 5: 2024 World Bridge Games in Buenos Aires

Category A

 * March 18–24: Vanderbilt Teams in Louisville
 * Winners: Nickell ( Nick Nickell, Ralph Katz,  Geoff Hampson,  Eric Greco,  Steve Weinstein,  Robert J. Levin)
 * April 15–21: European Winter Transnational Teams in Alpe d'Huez
 * Winners: Zimmermann ( Sjoert Brink, Bas Drijver,  Jacek Kalita,  Michał Klukowski,  Michał Nowosadzki,  Pierre Zimmermann)
 * July 22–28: Spingold Teams in Toronto
 * November 29 – December 5: Soloway Teams in Las Vegas
 * December 6–8: Reisinger Teams in Las Vegas

Category B

 * January 25–28: Gold Coast Teams in Gold Coast
 * Winners: WARE ( Hugh McGann & Matthew Thomson,  Tom Jacob &  Brian Mace,  Pete Hollands &  Michael Ware)
 * March 23–24: Jacoby Swiss Teams in Louisville
 * Winners: Goodman ( Giovanni Donati & Giacomo Percario,  Andy Goodman &  Mike Passell,  Simon de Wijs &  Bauke Muller)
 * April 8–13: S American Transnational Teams in Cali
 * April 17–21: European Winter Transnational BAM in Alpe d'Huez
 * May 3–7: Spring Foursomes in Bristol
 * July 26–28: Roth Swiss Teams in Toronto
 * July 27 – August 1: Chairman's Cup Teams in Örebro
 * September 16–21: HCL International Teams in Delhi
 * September 27–29: Vilnius Cup in Vilnius

Category C

 * January 25–28: Reykjavík Teams in Reykjavík
 * Winners: Apres- Bridge Champs ( Dennis Bilde & Martin Schaltz,  Dorthe Bilde &  Morten Bilde,  Sabine Auken &  Roy Welland)
 * May 20–27: APBF Congress Open Teams in Bangkok
 * May 24–26: Marit Sveås International Pairs in Bodø
 * December 3–5: Kaplan Pairs in Las Vegas
 * December 6–8: Swiss Teams in Las Vegas

Category D

 * January 6–8: Asahi Shimbun Cup in Tokyo
 * Winners: KAKU HIROSHI ( Takahiko Hirata & Koji Ito,  Hiroshi Kaku &  Masaaki Takayama)
 * January 25–28: Reykjavík Pairs in Reykjavík
 * Winners: Dennis Bilde &  Martin Schaltz
 * February 18–19: Gold Coast Pairs in Gold Coast
 * Winners: Ella Jacob &  Phil Markey
 * March 21–22: Silodor Pairs in Louisville
 * Winners: Wojciech Gaweł &  Rafał Jagniewski
 * May 22–26: Contra Cup in Bucharest
 * July 24–25: Wernher Pairs in Toronto
 * September 6–8: BK Istanbul Open in Istanbul
 * November 7–16: Red Sea Festival Open Pairs in Eilat

Draughts

 * World Draughts Federation Calendar here.

World Cup

 * January 19–27: Open International de Ouaga in Ouagadougou
 * Winner: Guntis Valneris
 * April 20–27: Flevoland Open in Kraggenburg
 * Winner: Guntis Valneris
 * June 30 – July 6: Riga Open in Riga
 * December 9–15: Polish Open in Julinek

World & Continental Championships

 * April 9–21: Asian Championship in Tashkent
 * Classic Draughts-64 - Open Winner: Laziz Muraliyev
 * May 1–9: 2024 World Team Draughts Championships in Albufeira
 * June 2–10: European Championship Classic, Blitz and Rapid in Chianciano Terme
 * October 27 – November 4: World Championship Youth in Szklarska Poręba
 * December 7: World Championship Rapid in Julinek
 * December 8: World Championship Blitz in Julinek

Other Tournaments

 * January 9–18: Le Grand Tournoi de Dakar in Dakar
 * Winner: Jean Marc Ndjofang
 * March 9–10: XXVII Cup City of Verona in Verona
 * Winner: Alessio Scaggiante
 * March 18–24: XIX Championship of Domican Republic in Azua
 * Winner: Oliver Nuñez
 * March 29–31: Nõmme Kevad in Tallinn
 * April 5–13: 63rd PAMDCC San Jose 2024 in San Jose
 * Winner: Allan Igor Moreno Silva
 * April 22–28: Open international de Bourges 2024 in Bourges
 * Winner: Leopold Sekongo
 * May 18–28: 25th Salou Open in Salou
 * July 14–20: RotterDamsOpen 2024 in Rotterdam
 * July 21–27: Nijmegen Open in Nijmegen
 * August 1–7: La Habana Open in Havana
 * August 12–17: Hoogeveen Open in Hoogeveen
 * August 19–25: 44th Golden Prague in Prague
 * September 15–21: Curaçao Open in Willemstad
 * November 16–24: Radj Narain Srefidensi Open 2024 in Paramaribo
 * November 16–22: World Cup 7 in TBD

WTM Independent Match

 * January 15–18: WTM, Alex Holmes - Alex Moiseyev in 🇺🇸 Archdale
 * April 18–27: WTM, Alex Moiseyev - Sergio Scarpetta in 🇺🇸 Petal
 * June 23–28: WTM, Melikaya Nonyukela - Matteo Bernini in 🇺🇸 Petal

World Cup

 * May 17–19: 1st stage - Italian Open in 🇮🇹
 * July 7–10: 2nd stage - Barbados Open in
 * August 5–9: 3rd stage - US Open in 🇺🇸 Lebanon
 * September 16–20: 4th stage - British Open in 🇬🇧
 * September 21–22: 5th stage - German Open in 🇩🇪
 * October 12–13: 6th stage - Czech Open in 🇨🇿
 * October 26–28: 7th stage - Irish Open in 🇮🇪
 * December 29: 9th stage - Uganda in 🇺🇬

World Championships

 * September 23: World Blitz - 3mins + 2 seconds in Korbach
 * September 24–27: World Qualifier Tournament in Korbach
 * September 24–27: World Women Championship in Korbach
 * September 24–27: World Youth Championship in Korbach

Other Tournaments

 * February 24–25: Kildare Open in Naas
 * March 8–9: Tennessee Open in Lebanon
 * March 17: Florida Open in Hollywood
 * April 4–6: Francis McNally-incorporating No. Ireland Op. in Cookstown
 * April 20–21: Illinois Open in Marion
 * April 27–28: 	Inishowen Open (Tony McAleer Memorial) in Moville
 * May 1–31: Missouri / District 7 in St. Joseph
 * May 1–31: Mississippi Men's Open in Petal
 * May 17–18: North Carolina Open in Archdale
 * June 1–30: Sammy Cohen in Warrington
 * June 1–30: Indiana Checkers Meet 2024 in Shipshewana
 * June 1–30: New England / District 1 in Medfield
 * July 1–5: Italy vs. USA International Match in Vidor
 * August 1–31: Mid-Ohio / Ohio State in Fredericksburg
 * August 2–3: Southern Open in Lebanon
 * September 20–21: Virginia Open / District 4 in Collinsville
 * October 1–31: Illinois 101 Open in Marion
 * November 15–17: East of Scotland in Inverness
 * December 12–13: Kenya Open Tournament in Nairobi

World Championships

 * May 8–13: World Championship in Portuguese/Spanish Draughts in Albufeira
 * Winner: Said Quindar

World Championships

 * April 20–21: 	Qualifying Tournament (Challenge) for the 1st World Championship of Italian Draughts in Rome
 * Winner: Damiano Sciuto
 * April 19–28: 1st World Championship of Italian Draughts in Rome
 * Winner: Damiano Sciuto

Memory sport

 * Memory League World Tour website here.

Memory League World Tour

 * January: 2024 World Memory Championships (end of 2023/24 season)
 * Winner: 🇺🇸 Alex Mullen

Season 2024/2025

 * February 11 – April 28: League Season 20
 * Winner: 🇺🇸 Alex Mullen
 * May 18–19: Pan American Open
 * May 19 – August 4: League Season 21
 * September 7–8: Asian-Oceanian Open
 * September 8 – December 15: League Season 22
 * November 9–10: African-European Open
 * January 5 – February 2: 2025 World Memory Championships (end of 2024/25 season)

2024 World Series of Poker

 * July 3–17: 2024 MAIN EVENT No-Limit Hold'em World Championship in Las Vegas

2024 European Poker Tour

 * February 14–25: 2024 EPT Paris in Paris
 * Winner: 🇬🇧 Barny Boatman
 * April 24 – May 4: 2024 EPT Monte-Carlo in Monte Carlo
 * Winner: Derk van Luijk
 * August 26 – September 8: 2024 EPT Barcelona in Barcelona
 * October 9–20: 2024 EPT Cyprus in Kyrenia
 * December 4–15: 2024 EPT Prague in Prague

Puzzle

 * World Puzzle Federation 2024 Calendar here.

World Championships

 * September 17–22: 2024 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships in 🇪🇸 Valladolid
 * October 13–20: 2024 World Puzzle Championships in 🇨🇳 Beijing

Puzzle GP

 * February 2–5: 1st round in 🇷🇸
 * Winner: 🇯🇵 Ken Endo
 * March 1–4: 2nd round in 🇩🇪
 * Winner: 🇯🇵 Ken Endo
 * March 29 – April 1: 3rd round in 🇭🇺
 * Winner: 🇨🇳 Cai Ji
 * April 26–29: 4th round in
 * Winner: 🇯🇵 Ken Endo
 * May 24–27: 5th round in 🇺🇸
 * June 21–24: 6th round in 🇧🇬
 * July 19–22: 7th round in 🇰🇷
 * August 16–19: 8th round in

Scrabble

 * WESPA Tournament Calendar here.
 * FFSc - Fédération Française de Scrabble Calendar here.

English-language Scrabble

 * July 27–31: Word Cup in Albuquerque

French-language Scrabble

 * July 6–14: World Championships in Montauban

Speedcubing

 * Full 2024 WCA Calendar here.

World & Continental Championships

 * July 18–21: 2024 Rubik's WCA North American Championship in Minneapolis
 * July 25–28: 2024 Rubik's WCA European Championship in Pamplona
 * December 19–22: 2024 WCA Oceanic Championship in Perth

Sudoku

 * World Puzzle Federation 2024 Calendar here.

World Championships

 * October 13–20: 2024 World Sudoku Championship in 🇨🇳 Beijing

Sudoku GP

 * January 19–21: 1st round in
 * Winner: 🇨🇳 Dai Tantan
 * February 23–28: 2nd round in 🇫🇷
 * Winner: 🇨🇳 Dai Tantan
 * March 15–18: 3rd round in 🇸🇰
 * Winner: 🇨🇳 Dai Tantan
 * April 12–15: 4th round in 🇨🇳
 * Winner: 🇨🇳 Dai Tantan
 * May 10–13: 5th round in 🇨🇿
 * Winner: 🇨🇳 Dai Tantan
 * June 7–10: 6th round in 🇹🇷
 * July 5–7: 7th round in 🇮🇳
 * August 2–5: 8th round in 🇩🇪