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Pair Go The 21st International Amateur Pair Go Championship

Special Cooperation / East Japan Railway, HITACHI, Japan Airlines
Scenes from the Tournament

October 17th (Sunday) Game 2, Handicap Game

« Opening Ceremony »

Reception desk for the Araki Cup handicap tournament



Reception desk for the Araki Cup handicap tournament



The referees


Call to start by Ms. Hiroko Taki,
Director and Secretary General of the Japan Pair Go Association



The Chief Referee, 24th Honinbo Shuho
Greetings and rules explanation



The Chief Referees, 24th Honinbo Shuho and Tomoko Ogawa 6-dan
The Referee, Michael Redmond 9-dan, and the other referees



The pledge of fair play by the Japanese pair of
Ms. Mai Ito and Mr. Houei Kiyoshima (from the Tohoku area)



The pledge of fair play by the Lithuanian pair of
Ms. Julija Petirina and Mr. Andrius Petrauskas


Main Tournament and A Block



B Block



C Block



C Block The Chief Referee, 24th Honinbo Shuho



The block for juniors and parents and children who are beginners


The instructor of Igo, Yuka Ogaki


A scene from the tournament



Children’s teams can be seen here and there



Corner to experience PANDANET


« The final »

A pubic commentary on the final game in English by Michael Redmond 9-dan


A public commentary on the final game by
24th Honinbo Shuho and Tomoko Ogawa 6-dan



The public commentary venue was packed



One of the finalist pairs: The Korean pair



One of the finalist pairs: The Japanese (Mr. & Mrs. Hiraoka) pair



The deciding game



Neither side gives an inch.



The winning pair:Ms. Lee Yeongju and Mr. Song Hong Suk (Korea)

Tournament results here

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