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Internet 13x13 Amateur World Go Championship

Main Class Winner: fukuichi6 (Japan)
A Class Winner: chuu20 (Singapore)
B Class Winner: glenho (C.Hong Kong)
[ Final Rounds ]

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Main Class　l　 A Class　l　 B Class　l　

＜ Click here for detailed explanation of Final Rounds＞

[ Preliminary Rounds ]

Click each class to see result.

Main Class　l　 A Class　l　 B Class

＜ Click here for detailed explanation of Preliminary Rounds＞



Tournament Outline

Pandanet is holding the world's first Internet 13x13 Amateur World Go Championship.

Organizer: Pandanet Inc.
Special cooperation: Kansai Kiin
Cooperation: Go Quest

＜Classes＞

There are three categories. One is the Main Class and the others are Ranked Classes.

・Main Class (You can participate in the Main Class regardless of your Go strength.)
・ A Class (2k – 2d)
・ B Class (3k –)

*Players who wish to participate in A or B Class and who have not had their rank confirmed by Pandanet need to play at least 20 games on a 19x19 board to confirm their rating by June 20.
If a question mark appears next to the rank, it means the rank has not been officially confirmed by Pandanet.
*Players who have not had their rank confirmed by the due date will au tomatically be entered in the preliminary for the Main Class.
*All games in the Main Class will be played on even, so a ranking is not necessary.
*If you are 3d or above, your class will automatically be Main Class.
*Classes will be decided based on players' ranks as of 6 a.m., June 20.

＜Playing Rules＞

Time allowance The time allowance is 1 minute per side, with overtime of 25 moves every 15 minutes
Preliminary Rounds Participants play freely at least six games in their Class room during the Preliminary Rounds. (Participants are not allowed to play the same person twice.)

The ranking is determined by points in descending order.
The top eight players from each class proceed to the Final Rounds.

1. Points = W / N + W * 0.02
(W = number of wins, N = number of games played.)
2. With tied points, the player with the higher number of wins is ranked higher.
3. With tied points and wins, the player with the higher SOS (sum of opponents' scores) is ranked higher.
4. With tied points, wins and SOS, the players are ranked equal.
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Final Rounds In the Final Rounds, single eliminations are played until a champion is determined.
The organizer conducts the drawing of lots to decide pairings.
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On the tournament day, games will be played within the specified time at the time agreed to by both players and will be conducted in the specified room. Regarding the dates and times for Final Round games, please contact your opponents directly on the 'Net social plaza' page. In principle, please use Japan Standard Time (JST) when deciding the dates and times. *NOTE: JST=GMT+9.
Playing Conditions：
Main ClassAll games are played on even, with Black giving a komi of 6.5 point.
color: Colors are determined by the system automatically
A - B Class
Difference
in rank 		Komi
0Black gives a komi of 6.5
0.5The weaker player (Black) gives a komi of 3.5
1The weaker player (Black) gives a komi of 0.5
1.5The stronger player (White) gives a komi of 2.5
2The stronger player (White) gives a komi of 5.5
2.5The stronger player (White) gives a komi of 8.5
3The stronger player (White) gives a komi of 11.5
3.5The stronger player (White) gives a komi of 14.5
4The stronger player (White) gives a komi of 17.5
4.5The stronger player (White) gives a komi of 20.5
5The stronger player (White) gives a komi of 23.5
5.5 -The stronger player (White) gives a komi of 26.5

*With a difference of 5.5 ranks or more,
the komi will be the same for all games (26.5 points).

＜Schedule＞

May 16 (Mon) - June 19 (Sun) 　 Registration
June 25(Sat) - July 10(Sun)　 Preliminary Rounds
June 19 (Tue) - Aug 7(Sun)　 Final Rounds
Main Class (Tue) A - B Class
July 13 (Wed) Playing pairings will be update on the Pandanet web site
July 19 (Tue)- July 24 (Sun) quarterfinals -
July 25 (Mon)- July 31 (Sun) semifinals
August 1 (Mon)- August 7 (Sun) finals

＜Requirements for Participation＞

  • Participant must be an amateur Go player.
  • Participant must be able to communicate by email in English.
  • Players in the BC (beginner class) are not allowed to participate.
  • All games are to be played on Pandanet.

＜Notes＞

  • All games must be exclusively played on the Pandanet server. Please use Pandanet's official client, GoPanda2 or Panda-Tetsuki. (Panda-Tetsuki is for iOS and android.)
  • Please play in the official Pandanet tournament room.
  • Please play games by yourself. Taking advice from a third person, or playing by a third person, is against the rules.
  • In principle, your games should be played from your home. Please let the organizer know in advance in case you want to play at location other than your home, such as a Go club where many people gather. The organizer may check the origin of your Internet connection.
  • If you lower your rank intentionally by losing games before the tournament, you will not be allowed to participate.
  • Please exchange greetings when starting and finishing your games. Insulting comments are strictly prohibited. If you are treated impolitely, please let the organizers know.
  • Please resign the game if you think there is no hope of winning, instead of dragging out the game.
  • Likewise, please don't tell your opponent to resign, even if your opponent is clearly losing. However, please let the organizers know if your opponent keeps playing useless moves and does not finish the game.
  • If the organizers finds out that you have violated the rules, you may be disqualified, even if the game result has been confirmed.

＜Participation Fee＞

Free of charge

＜Prizes＞

Main Class
Winner 1. Right to play a game with Satoshi Yuki 9-dan (13x13 Net game)
2. JPY 20,000
Runner-up 1. Right to play a game with Hideyuki Sakai 8-dan (13x13 Net game)
2. JPY 10,000
3rd - 4th Prizes equivalent to 5,000 yen in value
5th - 8th Prizes equivalent to 3,000 yen in value

Ａ - Ｂ Class
Winner JPY 10,000
Runner-up Prizes equivalent to 5,000 yen in value
3rd - 4th Prizes equivalent to 3,000 yen in value

Lottery prize Prizes equivalent to 1,000 yen in value (10 people)
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