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Calgary Club moves to WGPO

Posted by Juraj on Sun June 13, 2021 at 17h03

We are pleased to announce that after much deliberation, the directors have unanimously agreed to move the club to WGPO.

We will continue to organize the same excellent tournaments, they will just be overseen by a new body. Ratings will transfer over and will be maintained independently. Many former "Directors-of-the-year" are part of WGPO, and it is a member driven organization, with democratically elected leadership. We are proud to finally be part of it.

Players can play in both NASPA and WGPO events. Whereas NASPA charges an annual fee for membership, WGPO members enjoy this privilege for free.

However, if a NASPA director directs a WGPO tournament, they are stripped of their director status. As a result, all of our directors have been removed from the NASPA director list.

WGPO does not charge any rating fees to have a tournament rated. At our fall tournament, these would come to over $1000. The bulk of this money will now be returned as prizes!

WGPO manages their dictionary, the players' dictionary, democratically, and will not rush into making changes that the majority do not want.

We hope you will join us in embracing this important step forward for our club.