31.   The tournament features a two-man, better-ball format.

32.   The tournament features champions and runners-up from major professional soccer leagues in North and Central America and the Caribbean.

33.   The tournament features the eight top-ranked men players.

34.   The tournament will feature a Ryder Cup format between players from Japan and the rest of Asia.

35.   The tournament will feature two days of four-ball followed by two days of foursomes.

36.   The two-week tournament features six of the finest chess players in the world, among them the undisputed number one and two, Kasparov and Karpov.

37.   This was the first time the tournament featured all championship teams, including the reigning NBA champs.

38.   The tournament features playdowns until four champions meet in Arizona on the final two days of the year for a million-dollar grand prize.

39.   The tournament also features England.

40.   The fledgling tournament features the national open champions from around the world in the past two years.