The 5th Internet World Amateur Go Tournament

The 5th Internet World Amateur Go Tournament
The Panda Cup

Tournament finished.

Even Games:
	Main Tournament Results is here. Preliminary Tournament Results is here.
Handicap Games:
	Main Tournament Results is here. Preliminary Tournament Results is here.

Notice

All games must be played on IGS.

Current (newest) IGS-rating-points must be used on this tournament. (The rating points on this homepage are initial one, so they are used only for reference value.)
The games that the player who does not have IGS-rating-points (* mark of rank) played are invalid.

Tournament Outline

Players participate in either Even Games or Handicap Games.

All contestants will play in a preliminary tournament, and the top 16 contestants will compete in the final tournament.

Organizer: The Internet World Amateur Go Championship Executive Committee Supervisor: The International Go Federation
Supported by: The Agency for Cultural Affairs
Special Cooperation: The Nihon Ki-in, the Kansai Ki-in, the Japan Pair Go Association
Cooperation: The Nihon Ki-in Go Information Network, I-NET Technology
Planning & Organization: NKB Inc. Pandanet Office Co., Ltd.

Playing Rules

Note:

Players must enter this event with their highest rated IGS account name.

Even Games

All games on even, Black gives a komi of 5 1/2.
The time allowance is 10 minutes per side, with overtime of 25 moves every 15 minutes.
In the preliminary tournament, the contestants decide among themselves who takes Black. In the main tournament, this will be decided by the tournament organizers.

Handicap Games

Difference in Rating = handicap.
The time allowance is 10 minutes per side, with overtime of 25 moves every 15 minutes.
The maximum number of handicap is 9. When the difference in rating is more than 9, please set handicap to 9.

Preliminary Tournament

The participants will play freely among themselves, and must complete at least six games within the specified period. (You can't play the same opponent twice.) Places will be decided by the method described below, and the top 16 placegetters will qualify for the main tournament.

Points will be obtained by the following system, and the players will be ranked in descending order of their points totals.

points = winning percentage
(number of wins/number of games) +number of wins x 0.02
When players have the same number of points, the player with the greater number of wins will be ranked higher.
When the players are still tied, the player with the higher SOS (sum of opponents' scores) will be ranked higher.
When the players are still tied, the player with more wins with white will be ranked higher.
If the players are still tied, they will be ranked equal.

For a detailed explanation, click here

Main Tournament

The 16 players who win their way through the preliminary tournament will compete in the main tournament. The draws will be decided by the tournament office. The days of the games will be decided by consultation among the players, but must be within the specified period.

For a detailed explanation, click here.

Schedule

Preliminary tournament:
	Sat, August 19	---	Sun, September 3
Main tournament:
Round 1:	Mon, September 4	---	Sun, September 10
Round 2:	Mon, September 11	---	Sun, September 17
Semifinals:	Mon, September 18	---	Sun, September 24
Final:	Mon, September 25	---	Sun, October 1
* All dates and times are IGS Local Times (Japan and Korea Times Zones)

Qualifications for Participation

Players with ratings authorized by IGS.
(Players with "*" on their ratings.)
No entry fee.

Awards

Even Games:

First Prize 100,000 yen

Second Prize 30,000 yen

Handicap Games:

First Prize 30,000 yen

Second Prize 10,000 yen

First Prize was corrected.
we are sorry that it was translation mistake. (Aug 8)