Peru held its first-ever MONOPOLY Championship on May 27, 2015 at the Fiesta Hotel & Casino in Lima, Peru. Luis Castillo Castro beat the field of 16 competitors and will play in the 2015 World Championship in September.[1]
To qualify for the 16 spots in the national championship, you had to earn points on an online app located at http://www.campeonatomonopoly2015.com/pe/ between April 20th and May 12th.
At the national championship, they played a preliminary round, and then the winner at each table advanced to the final round.
Luis received a trip to Macau for the 2015 World Championship.
Here is an online interview with Luis: http://larepublica.pe/impresa/la-contra/8804-el-monopoly-para-mi-es-sobre-todo-saber-negociar
Full rules for the Peru online competition were located here: http://www.campeonatomonopoly2015.com/pe/terminos-y-condiciones.html
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