The 27th Women's Meijin title match
The match for the 27th Women’s Meijin Title starts on March 5th.
Defending champion is Shei Imin Women’s Meijin and challenger is Suzuki Ayumi 6p. The match is best of three games, so two wins are required to secure the title.
Schedule
- The 1st game: March 4 (Wed).
Shei Imin won, W+Resign. - The 2nd game: March 11 (Wed).
Shei Imin won, B+Resign. - The 3rd game: March 18 (Mon).
Shei Imin kept the Women’s Meijin title!
All rounds starts at 9:30 (Japan Time), i.e., 2:30 CEST. The time limit is three hours each.
The 53rd Judan title match
The match for the 53rd Judan title starts on March 5th.
Defending champion is Takao Shinji Judan and challenger is Ida Atsushi 8p. The match is best of five games, so three wins are required to secure the title.
Schedule
- The 1st game: March 5 (Thu).
Takao Shinji won, W+Resign. - The 2nd game: March 26 (Thu).
Ida Atsushi won, W+Resign. - The 3rd game: April 9 (Thu).
Ida Atsushi won, B+2.5. - The 4th game: April 15 (Wed).
Takao Shinji won, B+Resign. - The 5th game: April 22 (Wed).
Ida Atsushi won, B+Resign.
Won the “Judan” Ida Atsushi 8p
16 pairs of male and female professional Go players who represent the Japanese Go world will play tournament games, and in the 4th round, the winning pair will be decided. Games from the 1st round to the semifinal round will be played at the Nihon Ki-in, and there will be commentaries using a large demonstration board. The final game will be played in the studio of IGO & SHOGI CHANNEL and broadcast at a later date.
The Go competition of the 4th SportAccord World Mind Games will take place from 11-17 December 2014 in Beijing, China. Pandanet will make reports from the games.
Date / Venue
December 11 (thu) – 17 (wed), 2014
Beijing International Convention Center
62nd Oza Title Match
The match for the 62nd Oza title starts on October 21nd.
Defending champion is Iyama Yuta Oza. and challenger is Murakawa Daisuke 7p. The match is best of five games, so three wins are required to secure the title.
Schedule
- The first game: October 21 (Tue). Iyama Yuta won, B+0.5.
- The second game: November 18 (Tue). Murakawa Daisuke won, B+1.5.
- The third game: November 20 (Thu). Iyama Yuta won, B+2.5.
- The fourth game: December 8 (Mon). Murakawa Daisuke won, B+Resign.
- The fifth game: December 16 (Tue). Murakawa Daisuke won, W+1.5.
Murakawa Daisuke Won the Oza title!
All rounds start at 10:00 (Japan Time), i.e., 02:00 CEST. The time limit is three hours each.
| Internet Broadcast of the Final : 16:00 (JPN time) October 26 (Sun), 2014 [ IAPG Cup Winner ] Korea ( Kim & Jeon ) [ JAPG Cup Winner ] Japan ( Tsuji & Tsunoda ) |
[ Explanation of Championship ]
Five-rounds of tournament style games will be played by 32 representative pairs from 21 overseas countries and territories, and 11 pairs selected from 8 domestic regions.
The International Championship and Japan Championship are combined as the International Amateur Pair Go Championship, and the highest ranked Japanese pair will be crowned the Japan Amateur Pair Go Champion.
[ Prizes ]
First Place : IAPG CUP, Certificate, Medal, Prize
Second Place : Certificate, Medal, Prize
Third Place : Certificate, Medal, Prize
4th to 8th Place : Certificate, Prize
Best Japanese Pair : JAPG CUP, Medal, Prize
The 39th Meijin title match
The 39th Meijin title is broadcast live on GoPanda2 client.
Champion is Iyama Yuta Meijin. The challenger is Kono Rin 9p. The match is best of seven games, so four wins are required to secure the title.
The Meijin tournament is organized by Asahi Newspaper Co., Ltd.
Schedule
- The first game : September 4th (Thu) and 5th (Fri). Iyama Yuta won, W+Resign.
- The second game: September 18th (Thu) and 19th (Fri). Kono Rin won, W+Resign.
- The third game: September 25th (Thu) and 26th (Fri). Kono Rin won, B+Resign.
- The fourth game: October 6th (Mon) and 7th (Tue). Iyama Yuta won, B+Resign.
- The fifth game: October 15th (Wed) and 16th (Thu). Iyama Yuta won, W+Resign.
- The sixth game: October 29th (Wed) and 30th (Thu). Iyama Yuta won, B+3.5.
- The seventh game: November 5th (Wed) and 6th (Thu).
Iyama Yuta kept the Meijin title!
All rounds start at 09:00 (Japan Time), i.e., 02:00 CEST. The time limit is eight hours each.
EGC report by Cornel Burzo
The 58th European Go Congress (EGC) was held in Sibiu, Romania from July26th till August 9th.
The location chosen for this big European Go event was Ramada 4 star Hotel in the city center of Sibiu which is one of the most touristic cities in Romania and also a cultural center being designated as European Cultural Capital in 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibiu
Almost 500 players and approx 25 professional from Japan, Korea China and Europe attended the EGC this year and made the main event a very tough competition . For a complete result list of the Open Championship see http://www.egc2014.com/rezultate/main.htm
With 6 wins and 4 losses scored in the main event I tied for 12th place which was quite a decent result regarding the strong field of the tournament won by Yulin Tong 4p of China.
There were many side events taking place in the 2 weeks at EGC and most of them were won by strong amateurs or pro players from China as well, in the rapid tournament I managed to finish 5th overall and 3rd among europeans, see final standings here : http://www.egc2014.com/rezultate/rapid.htm
Another big side event during EGC was the Pair-Go Championship sponsored by World Pair Go Association and Japan Pair Go Association and gathered about 90 pairs who played in 2 groups, the even and handicap blocks.
I joined this event with my 1d partner Adelina Sora but we didn’t qualify in top 32 knock-out after losing 2 out of 3 games in groups against strong pairs consisting of pro players but it was a great learning experience. The final results : http://www.egc2014.com/rezultate/pair.htm
Playing EGC is not all about Go competition but also a good opportunity to make friends all over the world and have a good time in front of the goban or having a drink and a good chat to forget about the tournament pressure.
In hope for better results at EGC 2015 next year in Liberec, Cz Republic I am going to train harder replaying pro games and of course playing rated games on IGS-Pandanet.
World Mind Games Online Tournament 2014 -Pandanet Cup-
* Final Rounds November 21 (Fri) – 29 (Sat)
Main Class Winner ID : teen87
Main Class Winner ID : teen87
| Game results of the Final Rounds |
| Main Class 1st and 2nd Round |
| Europe & Africa / North and South America / Asia & Oceania |
| Main Class 3rd to final Round |
| World |
| A-C Class |
| A-Class / B-Class / C-Class |
The tournament table of A-C class will be published in November 10.
* Preliminary Rounds
| Game results of the Preliminary Rounds |
| Main Class |
| Europe & Africa / North and South America / Asia & Oceania |
| A Class |
| Europe & Africa / North and South America / Asia & Oceania |
| B Class |
| Europe & Africa / North and South America / Asia & Oceania |
| C Class |
| Europe & Africa / North and South America / Asia & Oceania |
Tournament Outline
*This tournament serves as the 19th Pandanet Cup Internet World Amateur Go Tournament concurrently.
- Tournament name: World Mind Games Online Tournament 2014 – Pandanet Cup -
- Organiser: The International Go Federation , Pandanet Inc.
- Special cooperation: SportAccord , World Pair Go Association
- System cooperation: Pandanet Inc.
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. 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. - With tied points, player with higher number of wins is ranked higher.
- With tied points and wins, player with higher number of SOS (sum of opponents’ score) is ranked higher.
- With tied points, wins, and SOS, the players are ranked equal.
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.
Schedule
In order to extend the application deadline, the tournament dates have been put back a little. (Sep 2nd, 2014)Preliminary Rounds Schedule
Final Rounds Schedule(Main Class only)
| Date | Time | Main Class | |
| Nov 4 (Tue) | See below | Playing pairings will be update on the Pandanet web site | |
| Nov 11 (Tue) | See below | 1st round | |
| Nov 13 (Thu) | See below | 2nd round | |
Asia & Oceania：JST 8:00pm (GMT 11:00am)
Europe & Africa：CET 8:00pm (GMT 7:00pm)
North and South America：PST 8:00pm (GMT 4:00am on the following day)
Final Rounds Schedule(All Classes)
| Date | Time | Main Class | A-C Classes |
| Nov 18 (Tue) | See below | Playing pairings will be update on the Pandanet web site | |
| Nov 21 (Fri) | See below | 3rd round | 1st round |
| Nov 23 (Sun) | See below | 4th round | 2nd round |
| Nov 25 (Tue) | See below | 5th round | 3rd round |
| Nov 27 (Thu) | See below | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| Nov 29 (Sat) | See below | Final,3rd-place play-off | Final,3rd-place |
Asia & Oceania vs. Asia & Oceania：JST 8:00pm (GMT 11:00am)
Europe & Africa vs. Europe & Africa：CET 7:00pm (GMT 6:00pm)
North and South America vs. North and South America：PST 7:00pm (GMT 3:00am on the following day)
Asia & Oceania vs. Europe & Africa：JST 8:00pm, CET 12:00pm (GMT 11:00am)
North and South America vs. Asia & Oceania：PST 7:00pm, JST 12:00pm on the following day (GMT 3:00am on the following day)
Europe & Africa vs. North and South America：CET 7:00pm, PST 10:00am (GMT 6:00pm)
*JST=Japan Standard Time (GMT+9)
CET=Central European Time (GMT+1)
PST=Pacific Standard Time (GTM-8)
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
Winner
- The 4th SportAccord World Mind Games Online Go Tournament Champion title will be awarded by SportAccord.
- The 19th Pandanet Cup Internet World Amateur Go Tournamentant Champion title will be awarded by Pandanet.
- USD1,500 by SportAccord
- Prize by Pandanet
Runner-up
- USD1,000 by SportAccord
- Prize by Pandanet
3rd place
- USD500 by SportAccord
- Prize by Pandanet
4th to 16th placePrize by Pandanet
Ranked Classes
Winner
(A and B Class)
- USD500 by SportAccord
- Prize by Pandanet
Prize by Pandanet
Runner-up
(A and B Class)
Rado Watch by SportAccord
(C Class)
Prize by Pandanet
3rd place
(A and B Class)
Samsung Tablet by SportAccord
(C Class)
Prize by Pandanet
4th to 8th place
(A-C Class)
Prize by Pandanet