Golden Aussie Go Tournament
Golden Aussie Go Tournament - 17th - 18th April 2010
1. Sponsorship & Management
The tournament is being made possible by the generous sponsorship of "Only Choice Properties Pty Ltd". The tournament is being hosted by the Victorian Go Club. The Tournament Director is Billy Sun and the Tournament Referee will be An Young Gil, 8 dan, professional.
2. Divisions
There will be 3 divisions as follows:
- 1st division Open competition, no handicap; 3dan and above
- 2nd division Handicap competition, 3kyu to 2 dan.
- 3rd division Handicap competition, up to and including 4 kyu.
Maximum handicap will be 9 stones. The tournament director may alter the division cut-off’s as required, according to entries received.
3. Prizes
There will be a trophy & cash prize for each division as follows:
- 1st $300
- 2nd $150
- 3rd $50
There will also be a prize for ‘encouragement’ and ‘fighting spirit’.
4. Entry Fee
The entry fee will be adults $30, students $10.
5. Rules & Conditions
- Games will be played according to Japanese rules. Please score games according to Japanese counting.
- 80 minutes allocated to each player, and no byo yomi.
- Komi of 6.5 will be given against black for even games only.
- A Swiss draw system will be used.
- Winner will be determined as highest score then highest sum of opponent’s score (SOS) then highest number of defeated opponents scores.(SODOS)
- For more competition detail, please ask.
6. Date & Times
The tournament programme will be:
Saturday 17th April 2010 8:15am Registration 8:45am 1st Round Start 11:40pm Lunch/Break 12:30pm 2nd Round 3:20pm 3rd Round 6:05pm Day 1 finish
Sunday 18th April 2010 8:45am 4th Round Start 11:40pm Lunch/Break 12:30pm 5th Round 3:20pm 6th Round 6:30pm Celebration and prize giving
7. Venue
The venue is located at:
Eley Park Community Centre, 87 Eley Road, Blackburn South. Melbourne Australia (Melway 61H5)
Public transport to the venue is available by bus from Box Hill railway station, Bus 733 8:20am, get off at Eley Rd and walk east 1km down Eley Rd.
8. Entry
Email or phone call before 10 April 2010 billy@chinohouse.com.au, 03 9588 0955
Include your name, your rank and the source of the rank ie AGA or Internet server; if internet, which server IGS, KGS etc