Under 17
| Rk | Team | 1 | 2 | Rd | BP | MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The World |
x | 19 | 8 | 19 | 11 |
| 2 |
USA |
13 | x | 8 | 13 | 5 |
Under 14
| Rk | Team | 1 | 2 | Rd | BP | MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The World |
x | 11½ | 4 | 11½ | 7 |
| 2 |
USA |
4½ | x | 4 | 4½ |
The World Team wins the Match of the Millennials
The USA vs. The World match was held in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, July 26th to 29th, 2017. It was a great success for the World, winning by a huge margin of 30½ to 17½ in total. The U.17 team was the underdog as per ratings, but still won with an overwhelming 19:13 total score, winning 3 matches and drawing 5 out of the 8 scheduled. The U.14 team also won with a good margin of 11½:4½, winning 3 matches and drawing 1 out of the 4 scheduled. Although the USA teams were fighting well, the World team showed that still is in charge.
The World Team was represented by the Head of Delegation Jorge Vega, the Captain of the World U.17 team Efstratios Grivas, the U.14 Captain Alexander Beliavsky and the players Haik Martirosyan (Armenia, 4 out of 7), Andreai Esipenko (Russia, 4 out of 7), Anton Smirnov (Australia, 3,5 out of 7), Aryan Chopra (India, 3,5 out of 7), Alexey Sarana (Russia, 4 out of 7), Praggnanandhaa Ramesh Babu (India, 3 out of 4)), Nordibek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan, 2,5 out of 4), Bibisara Assaubayeva (Russia, 4 out of 4) and Nurgyul Salimova (Bulgaria, 2 out of 4) .
The USA team: Xiong Jeffrey (4 out of 8), Sevian Samuel (4,5 out of 8), Burke John (0,5 out of 4), Checa Nicolas (1 out of 5), Li Ruifeng (3 out of 7), Liang Awonder (2 out of 4), Hong Andrew (0,5 out of 4), Yip Carissa (1 out of 4), Samadashvili Martha (1 out of 4).
According to regulations the winning team will receive $20,000, while the runner-up will receive $10,000.
Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand visited the closing ceremony and awarded the prizes to the winners.
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