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On Friday 14th July 2017, the final round of the 1 Million Dollar Forex World Championship was hosted successfully in Bangkok, Thailand at the Plaza Athenee Hotel.
The finalists from each of the 10 rounds which managed to secure their position in the final competed against each other in an event which was broadcasted live online and was viewed by 660,000 clients and fans.
Out of the 10 top traders who had qualified for the final round, 8 took part in the live finale in Bangkok. Hereby, we would like to congratulate the 8 finalists of the XM One Million Forex World Championship on their prizes won at the Grand Finale:
| NICKNAME | PRIZE |
| JIGSAW - from Thailand | $150,000 |
| FER43 - from Argentina | $100,000 |
| CLEUSO - from Brazil | $75,000 |
| LYH76684 - from China | $40,000 |
| ANNU121 - from India | $35,000 |
| CHITTAGONG - from Bangladesh | $30,000 |
| RABAHDIC - from Algeria | $25,000 |
| ARIELFX - from Indonesia | $20,000 |
XM would like to thank all its clients that competed in the competition over the past 14 months and would like to once again congratulate the finalists.
About the 1 Million Dollar Forex World Championship
The 1 Million Dollar Forex World Championship was a competition consisting of 12 rounds which started on the 1st of June 2016 and concluded its final round on 14th July 2017.
Over its total duration it has paid $1,000,000 dollars in cash prizes.
In the first 10 rounds, traders had the opportunity to compete for $50,000 in cash prizes in each and every round. The top 5 traders from each round additionally secured a seat to the Semi Final Round. Over the duration of the 10 qualifying rounds a total of $500,000 was paid in cash prizes.
Between 19th and 26th April 2017, the 50 clients who secured their position to the semifinals, competed against each other in order to secure one of the 10 seats to the final round.
The last and final round of the championship, which took place in Bangkok, Thailand, between 13th and 14th July as a live event, attracted 660,000 viewers during its live broadcast.
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