The first day of the 2009 Monopoly World Championships has come to an end in Las Vegas. It started with 42 players from around the world; just 16 will play on the second and final day of competition. The top five players going into day two are the national champions from Germany, Canada, Switzerland, Lithuania, and the Czech Republic. The reigning world champion, Spain's Antonio Zafra, and the 26-year-old U.S. champion, attorney Richard Marinaccio of Buffalo, N.Y., also advanced.
The 16 finalists, ranked in order of their finishes on day one, hail from: Germany, Canada, Switzerland, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Croatia, Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Austria, Russia, Denmark, the United States, the Netherlands, and Norway.
More information is available at Monopoly.com and at the Monopoly World Championships YouTube Channel.
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