Class

There are four categories. One is the Main Class and the others are Ranked Classes (A-C Classes).

• Main Class (You can participate in the Main Class regardless of your Go strength.)
• A Class (2d – 3k)
• B Class (4k – 7k)
• C Class (8k – 17k)

*If you are 3d or above, your class will be Main Class automatically.
*People who hope to participate in A～C Class and have not been confirmed of their rank by Pandanet, need to play at least 20 games and be confirmed of their rank by September 30. If a question mark appears next to the rank, it means the rank has not been officially confirmed by Pandanet.
 

Playing Rules

Preliminary Rounds

• Participants play freely at least six games in their Class room during the Preliminary Rounds. Participants are not allowed to play with the same person twice.
• The top 64 players from the Main Class and the top 16 players, selected from the Ranked Classes can proceed to the Final Rounds.

*Selection into the Final Rounds is based on ranking, see below. In addition, ranking comparison is decided within each of the three regional groups (Asia & Oceania, Europe & Africa, North and South America).
*Main Class 64 players (Asia & Oceania 32, Europe & Africa 16, North and South America 16)
*A-C Class 16 players each Class (Asia & Oceania 8, Europe & Africa 4, North and South 4)

The ranking is determined by points in descending order.

1. 1. Points = W / N + W * 0.02 (W = number of wins, N = number of games played)
   Example: you win 3 out of 6 games, you collect 3/6 + 3 * 0.02 = 0.56 points.
   Example: you win 4 out of 8 games, you collect 4/8 + 4 * 0.02 = 0.58 points.
2. With tied points, player with higher number of wins is ranked higher.
3. With tied points and wins, player with higher number of SOS (sum of opponents’ score) 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 decides the playing combination in a drawing. In the Main Class, 1st and 2nd are regional rounds and 3rd to 6th rounds are rounds with mixed groups. In the Ranked Classes, all rounds are rounds with mixed groups.

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Schedule

Preliminary Rounds Schedule

Final Rounds Schedule(Main Class only)

Final Rounds Schedule(All Classes)

Requirements for Participation

• Participant must be an amateur Go player.
• Participant must be able to communicate by email in English.
• People who hope to participate in A～C Class and have not been confirmed of their rank by Pandanet, need to play at least 20 games and be confirmed of their rank by September 30. If a question mark appears next to the rank, it means the rank has not been officially confirmed by Pandanet.
• Participants in the Main Class are not required to have their rank verified.
• Players in the BC (beginner class) are not allowed to participate.
   

Notes

• All games must be exclusive 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 another 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.
• When 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

Ranked Classes