Japan Pair Go Association

The 30th International Amateur Pair Go Championship

Tournament Outline

Name:
The 30th International Amateur Pair Go Championship (IAPG Cup / JAPG Cup)
Date:
December 7th (Sat) & 8th (Sun), 2019
Venue:
Hotel Metropolitn Edmont (3-10-8 Iidabashi, Chiyodaku-ku, Tokyo)
Participation:
20 countries and territories, 32 pairs, 64 individuals
Asia China / Japan / Korea / Mongolia / Vietnam / Chinese Taipei / Hong Kong China
Europe Croatia / FinLand / France / Germany / Poland / Romania / Russia / Slovakia
North America Canada , USA
Central & South America Guatemala
Oceania / Africa New Zealand / Madagascar
Organizers:
Japan Pair Go Association
The International Amateur Pair Go Championship Executive Committee
Supervisors:
World Pair Go Association
International Go Federation
Japan Go Federation
Supported by:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Agency for Cultural Affairs
The Japan Foundation
Tokyo Metropoiltan Government
Nihon Ki-in
Kansai Ki-in
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Sankei Shimbun CO., Ltd.
Nikkei Inc.
The Mainichi Newspapers
The Asahi Shimbun Company
Special Cooperation:
East Japan Railway Company
Hitachi, Ltd.
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Sponsored by:
its communications Inc.
ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation
Gurunavi, Inc.
Keikyu Corporation
JR East Marketing & Communications,Inc.
JR East Urban Development Corporation
JR East Building Co., Ltd.
JR East Retail Net Co., Ltd.
DAIKO DENSHI TSUSHIN,LTD.
TetsudoKaikan co.Ltd.
TOKYU CORPORATION
Tokyo Metro Co.,Ltd.
Japan Freight Railway Company
NIPPON HOTEL Co., Ltd.
Nihon Michelin Tire Co., Ltd.
Nippon Restaurant Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Hitachi Document Solutions Co., Ltd.
HOTEL NEW AKAO
Hotel Metropolitan Edmont
YAMAZAKI BAKING CO.,LTD.
LUMINE Co.,Ltd.
PANDANET Inc.
Japan Traffic Culture Association
NKB Inc.
Cooperation:
JR East Marketing & Communications,Inc.
Go Weekly
Planning and
Administration:
NKB Inc.

Tournament Details

Main Tournament (IAPG Cup / JAPG Cup)


A five-round Swiss System tournament will be played by 32 pairs, made up of 31 pairs representing 19 overseas countries and territories and eight regions of Japan and the winning pair in the Pandanet Qualifying Tournament held by the Internet Go Salon Pandanet.

[ Prizes ] (The Araki Cup, Groups A, B C )

First Place Second Place Third Place Best Japanese Pair
IAPG Cup, Certificate,
Medal, Prize		 Certificate,
Medal, Prize		 Certificate,
Medal, Prize		 JAPG Cup, Medal,
Prize

Handicap Games (The Araki Cup)


Entry is open to teams that apply in advance. A four-rounds Swiss System tournament will be held in three groups, A, B, and C, divided according to level.
Tournament rules:Please see the rulebook.

[ Prizes ](The Araki Cup, Groups A, B C )

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place All playes
The Araki Cup,
Certificate, Medal, Prize		 Certificate,
Medal, Prize		 Certificate,
Medal, Prize		 Gifts

Tournament Officials

Chairperson, Tournament Executive Committee

Matsuda Masatake

Tournament Advisers

Kokubun Masaaki
Matsuura Koichiro
Yazaki Shinji
Yoshihara Kenji
Kiyohara Takehiko
Sato Hidehiko
Tabnabe Shigeru
Fukushi Chieko
Hompo Yoshiaki
Ito Naohiko
Jagawa Tadaaki
Bernard Delmas
Kamijo Kiyofumi

Executive Committee

Terui Hideyuki
Takahashi Atsushi
Taki Hisao

Executive Committee (Director of overseas division)

Taki Hiroko

Executive Subcommittee

Nakanori Takamasa
Shirayama Hiroko

Official Guests

Zhu Guoping
Wang Yi
Kim Young Sam
Martin Stiassny
Thomas Hsiang
Eduardo López Herrero
Andy Okun
Vanthanee Namasonthi

Chief Referee

Ishida Yoshio (24th Honinbo Shuho)

Referee

Michael Redmond (9-dan)
Yoshida Mika (8-dan)

Chairperson of the Committee Decide the Best Dresser Prizes

Koshino Junko   

Professionals in attendance

Hane Naoki (9-dan)
Ishikura Noboru (9-dan)
Imamura Toshiya （9-dan）
Yamada Kimio (9-dan)
Aoba Kaori （5-dan）
Okuda Aya （4-dan）
Ueno Asami （3-dan）

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