Photos: WSC 2009: Before the Tournament

Chicken laksa at SIN

Overhead view of the Zon Regency atrium

Elevator Durian Warning, Zon Regency Hotel

Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng), Lewis Mackay (Eng), Craig Beevers (Eng) and Adrian Tamas (ROM) at Salt and Pepper

Zon Regency courtyard

Zon Regency courtyard

Mee Siam from room service

Buffet dinner selections.

John Chew configuring the nine laptops that run the WSC.

Setting up the backdrop

Malaysian noodles, Cat 5 cable

The playing room, from the stage

The playing room, looking toward the stage.

Event schedule, temporarily projected

Ralph Lobo (ARE) at registration

Bartosz Pieta (POL) at registration.

Rik Kennedy (NIr) at registration

Goodie bags.

Directions to the tournament.

Tournament banner

Joanne Craig (NZL), Jeff Grant (NZL), Howard Warner (NZL), Nigel Richards (Wsc) and Blue Thorogood (NZL)

Rodney Judd (PAK), Rashid Ateeq Khan (PAK) and Waseem Khatri (PAK)

Dylan Early (ZAF) and Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (ZAF)

Patrick Litunya (KEN), Allan Oyende (KEN), Willy Mwangi (KEN)

Geoff Thevenot (USA), Brian Bowman (USA), Mark Kenas (USA), Jason Idalski (USA), Sam Rosin (USA) and Jim Kramer (USA)

Shaila Amalean (LKA) and Lakshan Wanniarachchi (LKA)

Mihai Pantis (ROM) and Adrian Tamas (ROM)

An event sponsor's advertising

Gala Dinner

Gala dinner guests

Gala dinner guests

Gala dinner guests

Gala dinner guests

Hotel laundry list: I forgot to bring my safari suit for cleaning!

Philip Nelkon welcomes players

Major Cheah talks about security

Players getting ready to play

Players getting ready to play

Players getting ready to play

Players getting ready to play

Tournament Director Wilma Vialle gets the tournament going.