NSW State Championships

Tournament Director & Referee

David Mitchell is the Tournament Director; the Tournament Referee is An Younggil 8P

Entry fee $30 – a discount rate of $20 for students and pensioners.  Includes lunch.

Time limits

• Clocks are started at the direction of the Tournament Director.
• If a player fails to start the game within 10 minutes of the start of the round that player loses the game by default.

Moves and counting

• The Japanese counting method applies to all games.
• A move consists of passing, resigning or placing a stone on the board and removing any prisoners.
• Once played a move may not be taken back – if a player attempts to take a move back they automatically lose.
• A player must press the clock with the same hand as the one placing the stone on the board.
• Where a player is in byo yomi and a move captures a large group (more than 5 stones) the clock will be stopped when the stone is placed.

Open Division

• The open division has 5 rounds of even games (3 dan and above).
• All matches will be even games with 6.5 komi for white.
• Your table number opponent & player colours are set by the draw.
• Each player has 20 minutes normal time plus 3 x 30 seconds byo-yomi.

Handicap Division

• The handicap division has 5 rounds (3 dan and below)
• Your table number opponent, handicap & player colours are set by the draw.

Note: 3 dan players may choose the division they want.

• Each player has 20 minutes normal time plus 3 x 30 seconds byo-yomi.

Timetable

8:00am Registration

9:15am                 Registration closes

9:30am                 Round 1

11:00am               Round 2

12:30pm               Lunch

1:00pm                 Round 3

2:30pm                 Round 4

4:00pm                 Round 5

5:45pm Prize giving and close

Disputes

In the event of a dispute the Tournament Referee & Tournament Director will collect information from all parties in the dispute before making a decision.

Consistent breaking of tournament rules may result in a warning from the Tournament Referee. A player is automatically disqualified on a second warning.

Note: The decisions of the Tournament Director and Tournament referee are made in accordance with the IGF Code of Ethics