Japan Pair Go Association

The 32nd International Amateur Pair Go Championship

Tournament Outline

Name:
The 32nd International Amateur Pair Go Championship (IAPG Cup / JAPG Cup)
Date:
December 9th (Fri) & 10th (Sat) & 11th (Sun), 2022
Venue:
Hotel Metropolitn Edmont (3-10-8 Iidabashi, Chiyodaku-ku, Tokyo)
Participation:
17 countries and territories, 32 pairs, 64 individuals
Asia China / Japan / Korea / Malaysia / Singapore / Thailand / Vietnam / Chinese Taipei / Hong Kong China
Europe Czech / France / Netherlands / Slovenia / Sweden
North America USA
Latin America Panama
Oceania / Africa New Zealand
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:
QTnet, Inc.
Keikyu Corporation
JR East Marketing & Communications,Inc.
TOKYU GROUP
Tokyo Metro Co.,Ltd.
TOPY ENTERPRISES, LIMITED
Hotel Metropolitan Edmont
YAMAZAKI BAKING CO.,LTD.
AD-GRAPHICS
FUJISAWA CORPORATION
PANDANET Inc.
Japan Traffic Culture Association
NKB Inc.
Cooperation:
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 16 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 ] (Main Tournament)

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,Prize Certificate,Prize Gifts

Tournament Officials

Tournament Chairperson

Matsuura Koichiro

Tournament Executive Committee

Taki Hiroko

Tournament Advisers

Kiyohara Takehiko
Sato Hidehiko
Tanabe Shigeru
Yamada Takashi
Hompo Yoshiaki
Ito Naohiko
Jagawa Tadaaki
Bernard Delmas
Kamijo Kiyofumi
Aihara Kazuyuki
Iwasaki Kazuto
Saito Mieko

Tournament Special Advisers

Kobayashi Satoru
Masaoka Tohru

Executive Committee

Tsuchizawa Dan
Taki Hisao
Toya Takayuki

Executive Subcommittee

Yoshida Hiroko

Official Guests

Lin Jianchao
Wang Yi
Yang Jae-Ho
Martin Stiassny
Thomas Hsiang
Eduardo López Herrero
Neville Smythe
Emil Garcia
Vanthanee Namasonthi
Lin Toshihiro

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）
Onishi Ryuhei (7-dan)
Yoshihara Yukari （6-dan）
Hoshiai Shiho （3-dan）

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