2016 39th Canadian Go Open Tournament
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The 2016 tournament will be the 39th Canadian Open. It will run from July 1st to July 3rd, 2016 (Friday to Sunday).
Registration Fee: before Mar 31, 2016 $65 for adults | $40 for children before May 31, 2016 $75 for adults | $50 for children after May 31, 2016 $85 for adults | $60 for children at door $95 for adults | $70 for children Children refers to participants age 12 and under on the day of tournament. Participants have to pay online before early bird deadline to qualify for discount. We are working on the details of the tournament. Please come back for more information! |
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Location - Main TournamentQueen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre
2302 Bridge Rd, Oakville, ON L6L 3L5 |
Location - Pair GoGolden Key Cultural Center
3558 Erindale Station Road, Mississauga, ON L5C 2T1 |
Tournaments
Canadian Open:
The main tournament is a six-round, Swiss-McMahon style tournament with three rounds played each day. The winner of the Open section will be declared the new Canadian Open Champion.
Youth and Children:
Children will play in the same main tournament as adults.
Lightning Go Tournament
We welcome everyone to join the lightning go tournament.
Pair Go Tournament
3 rounds. Register in the morning.
The main tournament is a six-round, Swiss-McMahon style tournament with three rounds played each day. The winner of the Open section will be declared the new Canadian Open Champion.
- 60 minutes per person
- 6.5 komi
- byo-yomi: 30 moves in 10 minutes
Youth and Children:
Children will play in the same main tournament as adults.
Lightning Go Tournament
We welcome everyone to join the lightning go tournament.
- 15 minutes per person, sudden death
- 6.5 komi
- 5 rounds
Pair Go Tournament
3 rounds. Register in the morning.
- 45 minutes per team
- 6.5 komi
- sudden death
Schedule
Canadian Open
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Day 1 July 1
Pair Go Tournament 9:00 to 9:30 AM: Registration 10:00: Pair Go round 1 12:00: Lunch 13:00: Pair Go round 2 15:00: Pair Go round 3 17:00 Award ceremony for the Pair Go Lighting Go 8:00 to 8:30 pm Round 1 8:30 to 9:00 pm Round 2 9:00 to 9:30 pm Round 3 9:30 to 10:00 pm Round 4 10:00 pm Result |
Day 2 July 2
9:00 am Registration 9:30 am Open remarks and speeches 10:00 am Main Tournament Round 1 1:00 pm Lunch 1:30 pm Main Tournament Round 2 4:30 pm Main Tournament Round 3 5:30 pm Simul Game or Lecture |
Day 3 July 3
9:00 am Main Tournament Round 4 12:00 pm Lunch 12:30 pm CGA Members Meeting 1:30 pm Main Tournament Round 5 4:30 pm Main Tournament Round 6 7:30 pm Award Ceremony & Banquet |
Other activities: TBA
Top Game Review
Pro-Simuls
Children's activities
Top Game Review
Pro-Simuls
Children's activities
Accommodation
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Choice #1 - Quality Hotel
754 Bronte Road, L6L 6R8 Oakville, Canada Distance: 5 min drive / 26 min walk to event location Rate: (For July 1 to 4) Standard Queen Room (two queen beds) CAD 100.79 + tax per night If you are looking for accommodation, please email us before end of march, if we have enough, we might be able to book a group rate. If not, you can go ahead and book individually. |
Prize
We want to set different prizes for different levels. Prize to be announced.
Total Prize:
Canadian Open:
First place: Trophy +$500
Second Place: Trophy + $200
Third Place: Trophy
Dan Division Winner: Medal + $80
Kyu Division Winner: Medals
Youth and Children Division: (Under Age 12)
Medals
Lightning Go:
First place:Trophies
Pair Go:
First team:Trophies
Banquet Draw Prize
Various
Total Prize:
Canadian Open:
First place: Trophy +$500
Second Place: Trophy + $200
Third Place: Trophy
Dan Division Winner: Medal + $80
Kyu Division Winner: Medals
Youth and Children Division: (Under Age 12)
Medals
Lightning Go:
First place:Trophies
Pair Go:
First team:Trophies
Banquet Draw Prize
Various
Pros
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Dongeun Choi 1P
Dongeun started to study Baduk (Go) in 1995 and two years later in 1997, she took the 1st place at Junior Armature Seoul Cup Competition. She later took various first places in amature women's Go competition.
In 2001, she passed Professional Baduk player’s test and qualified as a Korean professional Baduk (Go) player, received certificate Feb. 6th 2002. She studied in Toronto from 2005 and 2011. She then returned Korea, teaching Go to children and adults at Dongjak private Baduk (Go) school and Wbaduk website. She also participated in professional Baduk (Go) competitions and events. Dongeun has been teaching and promoting Go internationally. She has taught Go in Italy, Mexico, and New Zealand. |
Guo Juan (5P)
Guo Juan is a professional Go player, former member of the Chinese National Team. She has been a very popular Go teacher for over 25 years.
Guo Juan has created a unique teaching system. Her “Internet Go School” includes:
Most of the lectures are in English. And many are being subtitled in other languages.
Guo Juan is a professional Go player, former member of the Chinese National Team. She has been a very popular Go teacher for over 25 years.
Guo Juan has created a unique teaching system. Her “Internet Go School” includes:
- Over 1000 lectures/videos covering all areas of the game and
- Over 8000 problems in her Spaced Repetition Training System that reinforce lecture materials so students will truly learn and remember.
- One month free trial.
Most of the lectures are in English. And many are being subtitled in other languages.
Gallery
Who's coming?
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Yongfei Ge
Tang hao Yang Daniel Gourdeau Quan Sun Tiger Gong Hao Chen Jin Yu Yuguang Xie James Sedgwick David Lu Brady Zhang Justin Ching Andrew Huang Yixing Yang Xiaopeng Wang Qiyou Wu Ao Zhang Jean-Sébastien Lechasseur Yuhang Cui Julie Zhu Kevin Wan Minjun Wan Melissa Zhang Lywing (Xun) Liu Michael Huang Francois Gourdeau Rock Li Bai Su Andrew Olders Liam Hinzman Alan Zhang Nicholas Prince Rebecca Torrey Robert Campbell Peiying Li William Guo Yu Liu Peter Schun Darrell Malick Matt Mennie Tony Qian Zaccary Sparx Thomas P McDermott Dave Howden Cheney Wang Amy Guo Thibaud Lutellier Lydia Gallant Elwin Fu Ahmet Zahid Balcioglu Edric Zhou Owen Sedgwick Alice Sedgwick Pasiak Ian Nicholas Tan |
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