| Name |
Pair Go World Cup 2016 Tokyo |
| Date |
July 8th (Fri), July 9th (Sat), July 10th (Sun), 2016 |
| Venue |
First Venue: Shibuya Hikarie 9F Hikarie Hall （2-21-1 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo）
Second Venue: Futako Tamagawa Rise iTSCOM STUDIO & HALL （1-14-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo）
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| Participants |
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| Japanese representatives |
Hsieh Yi Min 6dan & Iyama Yuta 9dan pair
Wang Jing Yi 2dan & Murakawa Daisuke 8dan pair
Mukai Chiaki 5dan & Ichiriki Ryo 7dan pair |
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| Chinese representatives | Yu Zhiying 5dan & Ke Jie 9dan pair
Wang Chenxing 5dan & Shi Yue 9dan pair |
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| Korean representatives | Choi Jeong 6dan & Park Jeonghwan 9dan pair
Oh Yujin 2dan & Choi Chul-Han 9dan pair |
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Chinese Taipei
representatives | Joanne Missingham 7dan & Chen Shih Iuan 9dan pair
Chang Kai Hsin 5dan & Wang Yuan Jyun 7dan pair |
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| Asian representative |
Pattraporn Aroonphaichitra (Thailand) &
Nuttakrit Taechaamnuayvit (Thailand) pair |
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| European representatives |
Rita Pocsai (Hungary) & Ali Jabarin 1dan (Israel) pair
Natalia Kovaleva (Russia) & Ilya Shikshin 1dan (Russia) pair |
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North American
representatives |
Sarah Yu (Canada) & Eric Hao-Chiun Lui 1dan (USA) pair |
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Central & South American
representatives | Rosario Papeschi (Argentina) &
Fernando Aguilar (Argentina) pair |
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Oceania & Africa
representatives
| Amy Song (Australia) & David He (Australia) pair |
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The 26th International
Amateur Pair Go Champion | Jeon Yujin (Korea) & Song Hongsuk (Korea) pair |
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| Organizers |
Japan Pair Go Association / World Pair Go Association /
Pair Go World Cup 2016 Tokyo Executive Committee |
| Co-organizer |
its communications Inc.
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| Supported by |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism /
Japan Sports Agency / The Japan Foundation / The Yomiuri Shimbun / The Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd /
Nikkei Inc. / The Mainichi Newspapers / The Asahi Shimbun Company / Kyodo News. |
Sponsored
by |
ANA HOLDINGS INC. / THE TOKYU GROUP / Gurunavi, Inc. / Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation /
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. / NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE EAST CORPORATION /
Hino Motors, Ltd. / Tokyo Hino Motors, Ltd. / TOPY ENTERPRISES, LIMITED / PANDANET Inc. /
YAMAZAKI BAKING CO.,LTD. |
Special
Cooperation |
TOKYU CORPORATION / The Nihon Ki-in |
| Cooperation |
Kansai Ki-in / China Qiyuan / Korea Baduk Association / International Go Federation /
European Go Federation / Ibero-America Go Federation / Argentine Go Association /
Australian Go Association / Canadian Go Association / Hungarian Go Association /
Israeli Go Association / Russian Go Federation / Go Association of Thailand /
American Go Association / Chinese Taipei Go Association |
Planning and
Administration |
NKB Inc. |
Tournament
Officials |
Tournament
Chairman | Matsuda Masatake | Chairman of the Board of Directors, Japan Pair Go Association
Senior Adviser, East Japan Railway Company |
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Chairman
(responsible for Japan) | Kamijo Kiyofumi |
Director, Japan Pair Go Association
Adviser, TOKYU CORPORATION |
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Chairman
(responsible for overseas) | Matsuura Koichiro | President, World Pair Go Association
Director, Japan Pair Go Association
8th Director-General of UNESCO |
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Executive Committee
(Directors for Japan) | Kokubun Masaaki | First Vice-Chairman, Japan Pair Go Association
Former Vice-Minister of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
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| Taki Hisao | Adviser and Councilor, Japan Pair Go Association
Founder and Chairman, NKB Inc.
Founder, Chairman and Representative Director, CEO, Gurunavi, Inc. |
| Kiyohara Takehiko | Director, Japan Pair Go Association
Chairman, Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd. |
| Ishii Kazuo | Director, Japan Pair Go Association
Executive Director, Yomiuri Shimbun, Tokyo Headquarters |
| Hompo Yoshiaki | Director, Japan Pair Go Association
Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University
Former Commissioner of the Japan Tourism Agency |
| Bernard Delmas | Director, Japan Pair Go Association
Executive chairman, Nihon Michelin Tire Co., Ltd. |
| Kubo Seiichiro | Councilor, Japan Pair Go Association
President, Representative Director, Gurunavi Inc. |
Executive Committee
(Directors for Overseas Division) |
Taki Hiroko | Managing Director, Japan Pair Go Association
Vice President, World Pair Go Association
Director, International Go Federation
President & CEO, Pandanet Inc. |
| Nie Weiping | Vice President, Chinese Weiqi Association
9dan, China Qiyuan |
Yang
Jae-Ho | Former Secretary General, Korea Baduk Association
Previous Office Director, International Go Federation
9dan, Korea Baduk Association |
| Martin Stiassny | President, European Go Federation
Director, International Go Federation |
| Thomas Hsiang | Vice President, American Go Association
Vice President, International Go Federation
Secretary General, International Mind Sports Association |
| Eduardo López Herrero | Adviser, Ibero-American Go Federation
Vice President, International Go Federation |
| Organizing Member | Kanai Mie | Director and Managing Executive Officer,
its communications Inc. |
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| Noguchi Motoki | French Federation of Go |
| Chief Referee | Otake Hideo | Honorary Gosei
Adviser, Nihon Ki-in |
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| Deputy Chief Referees | Ogawa Tomoko | 6dan, Nihon Ki-in
Councilor, Japan Pair Go Association |
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| Yoshida Mika | 8dan, Kansai Ki-in |
| Referees | Michael Redmond | 9dan, Nihon Ki-in |
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| Kim Soo Joon | 8dan, Nihon Ki-in |
| Ko Reibun | 7dan, Nihon Ki-in |
| Adviser | Yosano Kaoru | Former Minister of Education |
| Professional Commentators | Kobayashi Koichi | Honorary Kisei, Honorary Meijin, Honorary Gosei |
| Cho Chi Hun | Honorary Meijin, 25th Honinbo |
| Ishida Yoshio | 24th Honinbo
Councilor, Japan Pair Go Association |
Public Commentary
Assistant | Mannami Nao | 3dan, Nihon Ki-in |
Chairman of the Committee to
Decide the Best Dresser Prizes | Koshino Junko | Designer |
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Tournament
Details |
32 top professional and amateur players in 16 pairs representing 12 countries and territories will compete for victory in a 4-round knock-out tournament.
July 9 (Sat) : Round1, Round2
July 10 (Sun) : Semi-finals, Final / Third-place match |
| Playing Rules |
Use the 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 units. |
| Prizes |
＜Total prize fund 16,000,000 yen＞
Winner : Gold Medal, Prize 10,000,000 yen
Runner-up : Silver Medal, Prize 2,000,000 yen
3rd place : Bronze Medal, Prize 1,200,000 yen
4th place : Prize 800,000 yen
5th - 8th place (4 pairs) : Prize 300,000 yen
9th - 16th place (8 pairs) : Prize 100,000 yen |
Tournment official
special event |
The King of Tsumego
"PANDA SENSEI" CHALLENGE MATCH
The world's strongest Go players have a showdown with the Tsumego AI "PANDA SENSEI" |
| Related Events |
・Public Commentary
・Judging for Best Dressers prizes
・Talk Events by the Participating Players (Second Venue)
・Shuffle Pair Go Goodwill Games
・Internet Live Broadcast in PANDANET
・"The King of Tsumego: PANDA SENSEI" trial corner
・Sendai Airport Privatization Memorial / New Northeast
Regional Tourism Zone "Marche" & Public Art Exhibition
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