From: Chiaki Ito <shogi <at> MAIL <dot> COM>
Date: 25 may 2001
Subject: Re: Mind Sports Organisation reborn!

Thank you for your account.  So what do you think are the possible effects
of this reborn on us, Shogi players, in terms of future MSO organized
tournament?

Chiaki Ito

At 09:56 01/05/25 +0200, you wrote:
> Chiaki Ito <shogi <at> mail <dot> com> wrote:
>
> >Liquidation of MSO? They have been financially in trouble?
> >I didnt know that so I am just curious.
> >
> Mind Sports Organisation Worldwide Ltd (MSOWL) had a large debt from
> which they could never have recovered. One of the unfortunate aspects
> of their financial troubles is that MSOWL have not sponsored my
> Shogi.Net site for close to a year, so I have been paying the domain
> plus all accounts (FESA, SHOGI-L, Patrick Davin's Shogi Nexus, etc.)
> out of my own pocket (if anybody knows a sponsor, please let me
> know!). That, however, pales in comparison with the salaries that were
> not paid to people that worked on MSO's webzine, website, etc. They
> have really suffered and must be applauded for their continued
> dedication to MSOWL.
>
> Ciao,
>
> Pieter
>