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Name
Pair Go World Championship 2019
Date/Venue
August 19th (Mon), 20th (Tue), 2019
Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel (26-1 Sakura-gaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
Participation (Number of Pairs)
4 countries and territories (9 pairs, 18 individuals)
Titleholder Pair Go World Champion
Choi Jeong 9-dan & Park Jeonghwan 9-dan pair (Korea)
Tournament Players

Japan：Fujisawa Rina 4-dan & Ichiriki Ryo 8-dan pair / Ueno Asami 2-dan & Iyama Yuta 9-dan pair / Mukai Chiaki 5-dan & Yamashita Keigo 9-dan pair
China：Yu Zhiying 6-dan & Mi Yuting 9-dan pair / Zhang Xuan 8-dan & Chang Hao 9-dan pair
Korea： Oh Yujin 6-dan & Shin Jinseo 9-dan pair
Chinese Taipei：Yu Li-Chun 2-dan & Wang Yuan-Jyun 9-dan pair / Missingham Joanne Jia-Jia 7-dan & Chen Shih-Iuan 9-dan pair

Tournament Details

Carry out "the Challengers Tournament" and "the Pair Go World Championship 2019 Final"

A total of eight pairs, three of Japan, two of China, one of Korea, and two of Chinese Taipei, will participate in a three-round knock-out tournament. The winning pair will play the pair of Choi Jeong 9-dan and Park Jeonghwan 9-dan of Korea, the Pair Go World Champions in the Final Match.

August 19 (Mon): Round 1, Semi-finals
August 20 (Tue): Final (Challengers Tournament) / Third-place Match, Final (Pair Go World Championship 2019 Final)

Playing Rules
Japanese Rules of Go. All games are played on even, with Black giving a komi of 6.5 points. The time allowance is 30 seconds per move plus ten minutes of thinking time, to be used in one-minute unites.
Prizes
If the Pair Go World Champions win, their prize will be 10,000,000 yen (including game fee).
If the Challengers Tournament winners also win the Final Match, their combined prize will be 10,000,000 yen.
Related Events 1
Pair Go Young Stars Dream Match
Preteen and early-teen players from Japan and China will play each other in pairs. The winning pair will be granted the right to play in the Pair Go World Cup 2020, scheduled to be held in July next year. There will be a live broadcast of the game record on Pandanet.
August 18th (Sun)
Related Events 2
・Public Commentary
・Junior Pair Go
・Internet Live Broadcast on PANDANET
・PANDANET trial corner
Organizers
Japan Pair Go Association / World Pair Go Association / Pair Go World Championship 2019 Executive Committee
Co-organizer
Nihon Ki-in
Special Sponsors
Gurunavi, Inc. / THE TOKYU GROUP / Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation / SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
Sponsors
ITO EN, LTD. / PANDANET Inc. / TOPY ENTERPRISES, LIMITED / ANA / YAMAZAKI BAKING CO.,LTD. / Pasona Group Inc. / BICCAMERA INC. / DAIKO DENSHI TSUSHIN,LTD. / QTnet / PERSOL HOLDINGS CO., LTD. / CHOYA UMESHU CO .,LTD / Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd. / FUJIFILM Imaging Systems Co., Ltd. / FUJISAWA-CORPORATION INC. / AD-GRAPHICS / NKB Inc. / NKB Y's INC. / Japan Traffic Culture Association
Special Cooperation
Tokyu Corporation
Supported by
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan / Japan Sports Agency / Japan Tourism Agency / The Japan Foundation / The Yomiuri Shimbun / The Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd / Nikkei Inc. / The Mainichi Newspapers / The Asahi Shimbun Company / Kyodo News
Cooperation
Kansai Ki-in / China Qiyuan / Korea Baduk Association / International Go Federation / Chinese Taipei Professional Go Association / Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel
Administration
NKB Inc.

Officials

Tournament Chairperson
Matsuda Masatake
Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Japan Pair Go Association / Senior Advisor, East Japan Railway Company
Chairperson
(responsible for Japan)
Kamijo Kiyofumi
Director, Japan Pair Go Association / Special Advisor, Tokyu Corporation
Chairperson
(responsible for overseas)
Matsuura Koichiro
President, World Pair Go Association / Director, Japan Pair Go Association / Honorary Adviser, International Go Federation / 8th Director-General of UNESCO
Executive Committee
(Directors for Japan)

Taki Hisao
Inventor of Pair Go / Honorary Chairperson, Councilor, Japan Pair Go Association / Representative Manager ( Overseer ), Committee to Make Pair Go an Official Olympic Sport, Japan Pair Go Association / Honorary Doctor, Tokyo Institute of Technology / Founder, Chairman and Director, Gurunavi, Inc. / Founder, Chairman and Director, NKB Inc.

Watanabe Isao
Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer,Tokyu Corporation

Joya Shunichiro
Executive Officer, SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.

Executive Committee
(Directors for Overseas Division)

Taki Hiroko
First Vice Chairperson, Japan Pair Go Association / Representative Manager ( Overseas representatives ), Committee to Make Pair Go an Official Olympic Sport, Japan Pair Go Association / Vice President, World Pair Go Association / Director, International Go Federation / President & CEO, Pandanet Inc.

Hua Xueming
General Manager of the National Team, China Qiyuan /
7 dan, Chinese Weiqi Association

Kim Young Sam
Director, World Pair Go Association / Secretary General, Korea Baduk Association / Vice President, International Go Federation / 9-dan, Korea Baduk Association

Advisors

Hashimoto Seiko
House of Councillors member

Yanagimoto Takuji
Chairperson of the Go Culture Promotion Parliamentarians League / Former member of the House of Councillors

Shimizu Yoshihiko
President & CEO, SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.

Chief Referee

Otake Hideo

Honorary Gosei / Advisor, Nihon Ki-in
Deputy Chief Referees

Ogawa Tomoko
6-dan, Nihon Ki-in / Councilor, Japan Pair Go Association

Yoshida Mika
8-dan, Kansai Ki-in

Referees

Ko Reibun
7-dan, Nihon Ki-in

in Han Chieh
8-dan, Nihon Ki-in

Kim Soo Joon

Professional Commentators

Cho Chi Hun
Honorary Meijin, 25th Honinbo Chikun

Ishida Yoshio
24th Honinbo Shuho / Councilor, Japan Pair Go Association

Tournament Advisor
Koyama Kundo
Broadcast writer / Playwright

Organizers

Japan Pair Go Association / World Pair Go Association / Pair Go World Championship 2019 Executive Committee