About us
The World Shogi League (WSL) is an online shogi tournament for national teams, played annually in a league-based structure.
It's non profit, open to all, the aim is to strengthen the friendship across borders in the shogi-world, helping to popularize the game internationally.
The WSL was started in 2016, following the success of the pioneering World Shogi Tournament.
In the founding season 2016, 28 countries - representing all six continents - participated.
The WSL logo consists of the flags of all founding members.
Participating countries 2024 | |||||
| Nr | Division A | Division B | Division C | Division D | Division E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria |  Australia 1 |  Brazil 3 |  Canada 2 | Australia 2 |
| 2 | Brazil 1 | Brazil 2 | Canada 1 |  Great Britain 2 |  Bolivia |
| 3 |  China | Brazil 4 |  Denmark |  Guatemala 1 | Brazil 5 |
| 4 |  France 2 | France 3 | France 1 |  Italy | Canada 3 |
| 5 |  Germany 1 | Great Britain 1 | France 5 |  New Zealand 2 |  Chile |
| 6 | Germany 2 |  Poland 1 |  Japan 3 |  Peru 2 |  Colombia |
| 7 | Japan 1 |  Ukraine 1 |  Malaysia 2 | Poland 2 | Guatemala 2 |
| 8 | Peru 1 | Ukraine 2 |  Mexico 1 | Poland 3 | Malaysia 3 |
| 9 |  Singapore |  Vietnam | New Zealand 1 |  Slovakia 1 | Mexico 2 |
| 10 |  Taiwan |  WSL 1 |  Spain | Slovakia 2 |  Mongolia |
| 11 |  United States 1 | WSL 2 | United States 3 | Ukraine 3 | United States 6 |
| 12 | United States 5 | WSL 3 | WSL 4 | ||
Participating countries 2023 | |||||
| Nr | Division A | Division B | Division C | Division D | Division E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | Australia 1 | Brazil 2 | Brazil 3 | Australia 2 |
| 2 | Brazil 1 | Brazil 4 | Great Britain 2 | Brazil 5 | Bolivia |
| 3 | China | Denmark 1 | Guatemala 1 | Canada | Chile |
| 4 | France 2 | France 1 |  Hong Kong | France 4 | Guatemala 2 |
| 5 | Germany 1 | France 3 | Japan 3 | Italy | Malaysia 3 |
| 6 | Japan 2 | Germany 2 | Mexico 1 | Malaysia 2 | Mexico 2 |
| 7 | Peru 1 | Great Britain 1 | New Zealand 1 | New Zealand 2 | Mongolia |
| 8 | Taiwan | Japan 1 | Ukraine 4 | Poland 2 | Peru 2 |
| 9 | Ukraine 1 | Poland 1 | United States 3 | Ukraine 3 | Slovakia |
| 10 | Ukraine 2 | WSL 2 | Vietnam | United States 5 | Spain |
| 11 | United States 1 | WSL 4 | United States 6 | ||
Participating countries 2022 | |||||
| Nr | Division A | Division B | Division C | Division D | Division E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | Australia 1 | Brazil 2 | Australia 2 |  Argentina |
| 2 | Brazil 1 | China | Colombia | Canada | Bolivia |
| 3 | France 2 |  Czech Republic | Great Britain 2 | Chile 1 | Brazil 3 |
| 4 | Germany | Denmark 1 | Hong Kong | Guatemala | Chile 2 |
| 5 |  Hungary 1 | France 1 | Mexico 1 |  Indonesia | Mexico 2 |
| 6 |  Netherlands | France 3 | New Zealand 1 | Italy | Mongolia |
| 7 | Peru 1 | Great Britain 1 | Ukraine 4 | Japan 3 | Peru 2 |
| 8 | Ukraine 1 | Japan 1 |  United Arab Emirates | Malaysia 2 | Slovakia |
| 9 | Ukraine 2 | Malaysia 1 | United States 3 | New Zealand 2 | Spain |
| 10 | United States 1 | Poland 1 | Vietnam | Poland 2 | Ukraine 3 |
| 11 | United States 2 | Taiwan | WSL 2 | United States 4 | United States 5 |
| 12 | WSL 1 | WSL 3 | WSL 4 |  Venezuela | |
Participating countries 2021 | ||||
| Nr | Division A | Division B | Division C | Division D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | Denmark 1 | Australia 1 | Brazil 3 |
| 2 | Canada 1 | France 2 | Australia 2 | Canada 2 |
| 3 | Great Britain 1 | Great Britain 2 | Chile 1 | Chile 2 |
| 4 | Hungary 1 | Japan 1 | Colombia | Guatemala |
| 5 | Japan 2 | Malaysia 1 | France 3 | Indonesia |
| 6 | Netherlands | Peru 1 | Hong Kong | Italy 1 |
| 7 |  Russia 1 | Poland | New Zealand | Italy 2 |
| 8 | Ukraine 1 | Russia 2 | Russia 4 |  Ivory Coast |
| 9 | Ukraine 2 | Russia 3 | Ukraine 4 | Japan 3 |
| 10 | United States 1 | Spain 1 | United Arab Emirates | Malaysia 2 |
| 11 | Vietnam | Mexico | ||
| 12 | Mongolia | |||
| 13 | Peru 2 | |||
| 14 | Spain 2 | |||
| 15 | Ukraine 3 | |||
| 16 | United States 3 | |||
Participating countries 2020 | ||||
| Nr | Division A | Division B | Division C | Division D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | Brazil 1 | Australia 1 | Brazil 3 |
| 2 |  Belarus 1 | Chile | Australia 2 | China 2 |
| 3 | Belarus 2 | Czech Republic 2 | Brazil 2 | Colombia |
| 4 | Canada | Denmark 1 | France 2 | Guatemala |
| 5 | Hungary 1 | Great Britain 1 | France 3 | Italy 2 |
| 6 | Japan 1 | Malaysia | Great Britain 2 | Ivory Coast |
| 7 | Russia 1 | Peru 1 | Hong Kong | Mexico |
| 8 | Taiwan |  Portugal | Hungary 2 | Mongolia |
| 9 | Ukraine 2 | Russia 2 | Italy 1 | Peru 2 |
| 10 | United States 1 | Ukraine 1 | New Zealand | Slovakia |
| 11 | Ukraine 3 | United Arab Emirates | ||
Participating countries 2019 | ||||
| Nr | Division A | Division B | Division C | Division D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | Brazil | Australia 2 | Australia 1 |
| 2 | Belarus 1 | Chile | Czech Republic | France 3 |
| 3 | Belarus 2 | Denmark | France 2 | Guatemala |
| 4 | France 1 | Great Britain | Italy 1 | Indonesia |
| 5 | Hungary | Hong Kong | Malaysia | Italy 2 |
| 6 | Russia 1 | Japan 1 | Mongolia | Ivory Coast |
| 7 | Spain 1 | Netherlands | Russia 2 | Mexico |
| 8 | Taiwan | Peru 1 | Russia 3 | New Zealand |
| 9 | United States 1 | Ukraine 1 | Ukraine 3 | Peru 2 |
| 10 | United States 2 | Ukraine 2 | United Arab Emirates | Spain 2 |
Participating countries 2018 | |||||
| Nr | Europe I | Europe II | Europe III | Europe IV | Europe V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic | Belarus | Denmark 1 | Denmark 2 | Austria |
| 2 | France 1 | Russia | Italy | France 2 | Hungary |
| 3 | Great Britain | Ukraine 1 | Netherlands | Germany | Spain |
| 4 | Ukraine 2 | United Arab Emirates | Poland | Slovakia | Ukraine 3 |
| Nr | Asia/Oceania I | Asia/Oceania II | Asia/Oceania III | Americas I | Americas II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia 2 | Indonesia 2 | Australia 1 | Chile | Brazil |
| 2 | Hong Kong | Japan | China | Colombia | Guatemala |
| 3 | Indonesia 1 | Malaysia | Indonesia 3 | Peru 1 | Mexico |
| 4 | Mongolia | New Zealand |  Macau | United States | Peru 2 |
Participating countries 2017 | ||||
| Nr | Division A | Division B | Division C | Division D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | Brazil 2 | Australia | Chile 2 |
| 2 | Brazil 1 | Chile 1 | Czech Republic |  Finland |
| 3 | China | Denmark 1 | Denmark 2 | Guatemala |
| 4 | France 1 | Japan 2 | France 2 | Mexico |
| 5 | Germany 1 | Netherlands | Germany 2 | Peru 2 |
| 6 | Hong Kong 1 | Peru 1 | Hong Kong 2 | Slovakia |
| 7 | Japan 1 | Poland 2 | Italy | Spain 2 |
| 8 | Poland 1 | Spain 1 | Poland 3 | |
| 9 | Russia | Ukraine 1 | United Arab Emirates | |
| 10 |  Sweden | Ukraine 2 | United Kingdom | |
| 11 | United States | |||
Participating countries 2016 | ||||
| Nr | Division A | Division B | Division C | Division D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | Brazil 2 | Denmark 2 | Australia |
| 2 | Belarus | Canada 1 | France 3 | Brazil 3 |
| 3 | Brazil 1 | Denmark 1 | Germany 2 | Canada 2 |
| 4 | China | France 2 | Hong Kong 2 | Chile |
| 5 | France 1 | Italy | Mongolia | Czech Republic |
| 6 | Germany 1 | Japan 2 | Netherlands |  Côte d'Ivoire |
| 7 | Hong Kong 1 | Sweden | Poland 2 | Finland |
| 8 | Hungary | Ukraine 1 | Slovakia | Guatemala |
| 9 | Japan 1 | United Arab Emirates | Spain | |
| 10 | Poland 1 | United Kingdom | Ukraine 2 | |
| 11 | Russia | |||
| 12 | Russia 2 | |||