Qualifiers from Galway and California

Jacques Kieft from Galway, Ireland, and Patrick Chan from Palo Alto, California, U.S.A., have qualified for the 2006 Catan World Championships.

Jacques triumphed at the second Irish qualifying tournament to claim his position in the World Champs, and will be looking to repeat his success from 2002, when he went on to become the world champion.

Patrick picked up the first American position at the World Champs by winning the Origins tournament held last weekend in Columbus, Ohio.