2014 GTA Go Open Tournament
Date: May 17 & 18, 2014
Location: 3558 Erindale Station Road, Mississauga, ON
Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Format: Individual tournament
Location: 3558 Erindale Station Road, Mississauga, ON
Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Format: Individual tournament
Tournament Results
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Adult Tournament Winners:
First: Hao Chen Second: Harry Cheng Third: Jason Zhan Dan division: Igor Batruch Kyu division: Bruno Pereira |
Children's Tournament Winners:
First: Michael Huang Second: Peter Wang Third: Hurry Hu
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Adult
Saturday, May 17th,2014 (Schedule has changed)
Saturday, May 17th,2014 (Schedule has changed)
Children Category (Age 14 and Under):
Sunday, May 18, 2014
For children 1D and over: Open Tournament
Children over 1D will be playing in an open tournament, compete for the championship (1st, 2nd, 3rd prize)
All children 1D and over are also welcome to play in the adult tournament on Saturday.
For children 1K and under
Canadian Children’s Amateur Go Level Ranking Exam
The Children Amateur Go Level Ranking Exam will be in forms of a series of ranking matches that occurs quarterly (every three months) on date and at location announced by Canada Go Association.
The matches are open to all children age 14 and under with current level of 25 kyu to 1kyu.
All ranking exams consists a total of 5 games.
Groupings:
25k raising to 20k (win at least 3 games out of 5)
20K raising to 15K (win at least 3 games out of 5)
15K raising to 10K (win at least 3 games out of 5)
10K raising to 5K (win at least 4 games to be 5K, win 3 games to be 7K)
5K raising to 2K (win 5 games to be 2K, win 4 games to be 3K)
2K raising to 1D (Win 5 games to be 1D, win 4 games to be 1K)
Explanation:
There will be no handicaps for exam games with in the same group. All children in one group must be entered as the same level to start with.
For example:
If the participant is 12K, he/ she will be entered as 15K to compete in the 15K raising to 10 K group.
If there are not enough players, the Tournament/ Exam Organizer will arrange the pairing manually and post it out during the matches.
If there are not enough players in the same group, and the participants level different from each other greatly. The handicap is decided by the Canadian Go Association and the organizer for the match to be effective.
Basic Tournament Rules
1. The participant needs to pay the exam fee in full before the exam starts.
2. The participant should not quit the exam in the middle of the day. All players need to complete five rounds of matches. If the player gets sick or encounter emergency situations during the tournament and have to leave. The player will not be raised to their proposed level even with enough number of wins.
3. Players should not talk during the match or do any activities that disturb the opponent
4. Players should not walk around and watch other’s matches while their own game is not finished.
5. Players should not comment on other’s games during the match.
6. Players should be polite and dress appropriately.
7. Players should listen and follow to the judgment by the judges.
For a set of detailed rules, please check:
Please check general rules for tournaments
加拿大围棋比赛基本规则 --- 围棋家长须知 （中文版）
For Level Exam information in Chinese
加拿大围棋少年晋级赛规则介绍
Sunday, May 18, 2014
For children 1D and over: Open Tournament
Children over 1D will be playing in an open tournament, compete for the championship (1st, 2nd, 3rd prize)
All children 1D and over are also welcome to play in the adult tournament on Saturday.
For children 1K and under
Canadian Children’s Amateur Go Level Ranking Exam
The Children Amateur Go Level Ranking Exam will be in forms of a series of ranking matches that occurs quarterly (every three months) on date and at location announced by Canada Go Association.
The matches are open to all children age 14 and under with current level of 25 kyu to 1kyu.
All ranking exams consists a total of 5 games.
Groupings:
25k raising to 20k (win at least 3 games out of 5)
20K raising to 15K (win at least 3 games out of 5)
15K raising to 10K (win at least 3 games out of 5)
10K raising to 5K (win at least 4 games to be 5K, win 3 games to be 7K)
5K raising to 2K (win 5 games to be 2K, win 4 games to be 3K)
2K raising to 1D (Win 5 games to be 1D, win 4 games to be 1K)
Explanation:
There will be no handicaps for exam games with in the same group. All children in one group must be entered as the same level to start with.
For example:
If the participant is 12K, he/ she will be entered as 15K to compete in the 15K raising to 10 K group.
If there are not enough players, the Tournament/ Exam Organizer will arrange the pairing manually and post it out during the matches.
If there are not enough players in the same group, and the participants level different from each other greatly. The handicap is decided by the Canadian Go Association and the organizer for the match to be effective.
Basic Tournament Rules
1. The participant needs to pay the exam fee in full before the exam starts.
2. The participant should not quit the exam in the middle of the day. All players need to complete five rounds of matches. If the player gets sick or encounter emergency situations during the tournament and have to leave. The player will not be raised to their proposed level even with enough number of wins.
3. Players should not talk during the match or do any activities that disturb the opponent
4. Players should not walk around and watch other’s matches while their own game is not finished.
5. Players should not comment on other’s games during the match.
6. Players should be polite and dress appropriately.
7. Players should listen and follow to the judgment by the judges.
For a set of detailed rules, please check:
Please check general rules for tournaments
加拿大围棋比赛基本规则 --- 围棋家长须知 （中文版）
For Level Exam information in Chinese
加拿大围棋少年晋级赛规则介绍
Children Fee:
At door ($25)
Before May 10 ( $20)
Before April 10 ($15)
At door ($25)
Before May 10 ( $20)
Before April 10 ($15)
Prize
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Adult:
Top Three Trophies and Cash Prize Top in each category: Medallion |
Children:
Top Three Trophies Top in each category: Medallion |
Tournament Rules
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Adults
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Children
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Tournament Schedule:
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Adult Schedule:
Saturday 9:30 am Registration Begins 10:00 am to 11:30 pm Round 1 11:30 am to 12:30 Lunch 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm Round 2 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Round 3 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Round 4 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm ( Awards Ceremony) |
Children Schedule:
Sunday 9:30 am Registration Begins 10:00 am to 11:00 Round 1 11:00 am to 12:00 pm Round 2 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 pm to 2: 00 pm Round 3 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Round 4 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Round 5 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Go seminar for kids 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm (Small Go items auction & Awards Ceremony) |
Who's coming?
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Adult:
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Children
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Tiger Gong
James Sedgwick Harry Cheng Hao Chen Louis Liu Michael Huang Jianping Yan Adrian Petrescu Matt Li Richard Bao Mike Chen Aaron Celovsky Tom Xiao Stephen Hamilton Steven Bertrand Dominik Chlobowski |
6D
6D 6D 5D 5D 3D 3D 1D 1D 1D 1D 1K 4K 7K 8K 9K |
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Hurry Hu
Peter Wang Michael Huang Richard Bao John Nicholson Eric Yang Xintong Yu Dingguo Zhou Aqi Liam Hinzman Ethan David Kang Tony Qian Edward Wang Ellen Huang Owen Sedgwick Victor Yan Alice Sedgwick Zhihao Xu Jason Palin Carl Zhang Alex Ma Evan Tao Roy Stanley Wang Joanne (Annie) Cui Betty Chen Richie Zhang Edward Chan Alex Lao Jacob Zhang Hubert Wang Mason Huang Bryant Zhou James Fan Yilang Liang Yikun Chen Jefferson Zeng Edmund Wang |
4D
4D 4D 1D 1D 1D 1D 1D 1K 5K 5K 5K 5K 15K 15K 15K 15K 15k 15K 15K 20K 20K 20K 20K 20K 20K 20K 20K 20K 20K 25K 25K 25K 25K 25K 25K 25K 25K 25K |
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