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World Xiangqi Federation
World Xiangqi Federation
Formation
July 6, 1993; 30 years ago (1993-07-06)
Headquarters
Beijing, China[1]
Official language
Chinese, English
President
Timothy Fok
Website
https://www.wxf-xiangqi.org/
The World Xiangqi Federation is the association of the national Xiangqi federations around the world, and has been a member of the International Mind Sports Association since 2015.
on April 6, 1993 on the occasion of the 3rd World Xiangqi Championship in Beijing, China had a ceremony to establish the World Xiangqi Federation after 4 years of preparations.[1]
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