Why you should participate in the WCO
Why you should participate in the WCO Previous blogposts about WCO: WCO History WCO Improvements and thoughts The World Championships Online (WCO) take place a few weeks after the live WC has concluded. Not everyone will be able to make it due to various reasons. This year's live WC will be held in Sheffield, UK. Participating in either the online or live WC, does not exclude one from the other event. This means you have two shots at winning a world title ;). The WCO uses the swiss pairing system which means that you'll be getting paired up against players that have gathered a similar amount of points, resulting in more equal and thrilling matches. More interesting may be even all players are put into one big group. As a newer player, you have a very good chance of getting to play against a top, experienced, player that you usually would not be matched up against. In WCO #3 (2017-2018) I had to play against Major Nelson in the first round, who at that time, was a rat