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DIFFICULT FOR ARMENIAN EXPERTS TO ACCEPT CURRENT REALITIES
Akper Hasanov News.Az
news.az
Aug 2 2010
Azerbaijan
Balash Kasumov News.Az interviews Balash Kasumov, general producer
of the Azerbaijani Television Version of the game "What? Where? When?".
I would like to start our interview with congratulations. Batumi
has hosted the South Caucasus championship in the intellectual game
"What?Where?When?", that ended with an overwhelming victory of the
teams from Azerbaijan. Nevertheless, the Armenian mass media (as
well as Russian ones) published information that the Armenian team
won the South Caucasus Cup in Brain Ring at the 12th South Caucasus
championship in intellectual games. But what has really taken place?
Armenians state that teams from Armenia won the Caucasus Cup thrice,
while teams from Georgia and Azerbaijan won four times. Can you
clarify this issue?
Yes, thanks Allah, our team (Anar Azimov, Adnan Akhundov, Anar Guliyev,
Rauf Najafli, Elman Talibov) won with 64 out of 75 possible points
and outstripped its opponents by 7 points. Azerbaijani experts-Faik
Huseynov's team-were also second. The third place went to the
teams of David Rapava (Sukhumi) and Tigran Kocharyan (Yerevan). A
number of unofficial games "Svoya igra", "Svoya igra" among teams,
"Svoya igra" in English, Brain ring and football were held beyond
the main round of the "What?Where?When" contest. Azerbaijan gained
victory in the first two disciplines: Rufat Abdulla in "Svoya
Igra", our national team including Rufat Abdulla, Rauf Najafli,
Roman Orkodashvili, Vugar Zeynalov, Aziz Murshudli and Emil Madatov
won among teams. Georgians were leading in English and football,
while Armenians in Brain Ring. Armenian experts find it difficult
to reconcile with the realities and they console themselves with the
victory in an unofficial discipline.
Armenians say that before that Armenian teams won Caucasus Cup three
times, while teams from Georgia and Azerbaijan won four times. Could
you clarify this issue?
Armenian experts are often mistaken. Azerbaijani teams won the main
discipline "What?Where?When" six times (including the latest contests)
and won unofficial cup in Brain Ring five times.
Such a free interpretation of facts by Armenians is surprising,
isn't it?
I did not expect different interpretation. This year they have
merely shifted the accents. After the first championship of the
South Caucasus, they distorted the results of the contest, made up
inexistent individual rating and declared themselves winners! Later,
they were exposed thanks to the contest organizers and personally
Boris Burda. Ridiculous, isn't it?
I have to ask about the recent provocations of the Armenian side
connected with the conduction of the championship in this intellectual
game in the occupied Nagorno Karabakh. Why was it held there and is
there a guarantee that there will be no provocations of this kind in
the future?
News agencies published the decision of the International Associations
of Clubs "What?Where?When?) cancelling the results of the Armenian
championship. Everything is fixed in details there. I do not want to
go back this issue since the talks around it are politicizing the game.
And the last. Will Balash Kasumov's team take part in the television
program "What?Where?When" on the First Russian TV channel?
The successful participation in the summer series ensured our team's
place in the final series of 2010 to be held in winter of this year. I
hope our audience will enjoy our worthy playing and wonderful victory!
Balash Kasumov, general producer of the Azerbaijani Television Version
of the game "What? Where? When?", captain of the Azerbaijani national
team in this intellectual game.
From: A. Papazian
Akper Hasanov News.Az
news.az
Aug 2 2010
Azerbaijan
Balash Kasumov News.Az interviews Balash Kasumov, general producer
of the Azerbaijani Television Version of the game "What? Where? When?".
I would like to start our interview with congratulations. Batumi
has hosted the South Caucasus championship in the intellectual game
"What?Where?When?", that ended with an overwhelming victory of the
teams from Azerbaijan. Nevertheless, the Armenian mass media (as
well as Russian ones) published information that the Armenian team
won the South Caucasus Cup in Brain Ring at the 12th South Caucasus
championship in intellectual games. But what has really taken place?
Armenians state that teams from Armenia won the Caucasus Cup thrice,
while teams from Georgia and Azerbaijan won four times. Can you
clarify this issue?
Yes, thanks Allah, our team (Anar Azimov, Adnan Akhundov, Anar Guliyev,
Rauf Najafli, Elman Talibov) won with 64 out of 75 possible points
and outstripped its opponents by 7 points. Azerbaijani experts-Faik
Huseynov's team-were also second. The third place went to the
teams of David Rapava (Sukhumi) and Tigran Kocharyan (Yerevan). A
number of unofficial games "Svoya igra", "Svoya igra" among teams,
"Svoya igra" in English, Brain ring and football were held beyond
the main round of the "What?Where?When" contest. Azerbaijan gained
victory in the first two disciplines: Rufat Abdulla in "Svoya
Igra", our national team including Rufat Abdulla, Rauf Najafli,
Roman Orkodashvili, Vugar Zeynalov, Aziz Murshudli and Emil Madatov
won among teams. Georgians were leading in English and football,
while Armenians in Brain Ring. Armenian experts find it difficult
to reconcile with the realities and they console themselves with the
victory in an unofficial discipline.
Armenians say that before that Armenian teams won Caucasus Cup three
times, while teams from Georgia and Azerbaijan won four times. Could
you clarify this issue?
Armenian experts are often mistaken. Azerbaijani teams won the main
discipline "What?Where?When" six times (including the latest contests)
and won unofficial cup in Brain Ring five times.
Such a free interpretation of facts by Armenians is surprising,
isn't it?
I did not expect different interpretation. This year they have
merely shifted the accents. After the first championship of the
South Caucasus, they distorted the results of the contest, made up
inexistent individual rating and declared themselves winners! Later,
they were exposed thanks to the contest organizers and personally
Boris Burda. Ridiculous, isn't it?
I have to ask about the recent provocations of the Armenian side
connected with the conduction of the championship in this intellectual
game in the occupied Nagorno Karabakh. Why was it held there and is
there a guarantee that there will be no provocations of this kind in
the future?
News agencies published the decision of the International Associations
of Clubs "What?Where?When?) cancelling the results of the Armenian
championship. Everything is fixed in details there. I do not want to
go back this issue since the talks around it are politicizing the game.
And the last. Will Balash Kasumov's team take part in the television
program "What?Where?When" on the First Russian TV channel?
The successful participation in the summer series ensured our team's
place in the final series of 2010 to be held in winter of this year. I
hope our audience will enjoy our worthy playing and wonderful victory!
Balash Kasumov, general producer of the Azerbaijani Television Version
of the game "What? Where? When?", captain of the Azerbaijani national
team in this intellectual game.
From: A. Papazian