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June 2010 Official Wellington 9 by 9 Go Tournament
From go.org.nz
This go tournament was held on Thursday 17 June, at regular Wellington Go Club venue.
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[edit] The Report
After many many postponements (the original tournament was going to be held in May) we finally managed to have a free day to hold it. Despite notice given on this website, we had a low turn-up. Only 6 people, Barry Phease, Corrin Lakeland, Tristan Phease, Allan Johnson, Yucong Phease and the tournament organiser, Edwin Phease showed up.
The rules we used were a first for any NZ-held tournament, but they worked out quite well. Due to two of the players, Allan and Tristan, being about the same strength and about 2 (9*9) stones weaker than everyone else, we divided the players into A players and B players and when an A player was playing a B player, there was to be 0 komi and 2 stones handicap given to the B player.
Unfortunately, we had a lack of sufficient 9*9 boards, so for the first 2 rounds we had to use the same board twice. Only 1 person got a bye during the tournament, Edwin. As you can see below, Barry and Corrin had the only draw. Barry, Tristan and Edwin got past round 4 and then, surprisingly, Barry defaulted, leaving Tristan and Edwin to battle it out in an anticlimactic grand final. Edwin won.
[edit] Games in the Tournament
| Round No. | Handicap | Black Player | White Player | Black's Score | White's Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Barry | Corrin | 44 | 44 |
| 1 | 0 | Tristan | Allan | 52 | 36 |
| 1 | 0 | Yucong | Edwin | 45 | 43 |
| 2 | 2 | Tristan | Corrin | 44 | 37 |
| 2 | 0 | Barry | Yucong | 45 | 43 |
| 2 | 2 | Allan | Edwin | 39 | 42 |
| Allan is eliminated | |||||
| 3 | 2 | Tristan | Barry | 37 | 44 |
| 3 | 0 | Yucong | Corrin | 50 | 38 |
| 3 | Edwin has a bye | ||||
| Corrin is eliminated | |||||
| 4 | 0 | Barry | Edwin | Resigned | Won |
| 4 | 2 | Tristan | Yucong | 42 | 39 |
| Yucong is eliminated | |||||
| Barry defaults the competition | |||||
| 5 | 2 | Tristan | Edwin | 36 | 45 |
[edit] Results
| Placing | Overall | A section | B section |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Edwin | Edwin | Tristan |
| 2nd | Tristan | Barry | Allan |
| 3rd | Barry | Yucong | |
| 4th | Yucong | Corrin | |
| 5th | Corrin | ||
| 6th | Allan |
[edit] Pictures
See June 2010 Official Wellington 9 by 9 Go Tournament Pictures for all pictures.
[edit] Rules used
- Rules
- Each round, all go players will play each other. If there is one person left over, he/she will be given a bye.
- No person will get a bye twice.
- All games will be on a 9*9 board, with NZ rules. White and black decided by nigiri.
- There will be A players and B players, decided before the start of the tournament. When an A player is playing a B player, there will be 0 komi and 2 stones handicap given to the B player.
- No two players shall play more than once, unless absolutely necessary.
- Once a player has lost 2 games, he/she will be eliminated from the tournament.
- The winner shall be the only player not eliminated from the tournament.
These rules are the ones used in KGS 9 by 9 tournaments, of which two of the participants, Edwin and Corrin, also entered.