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Tournament Basics

See here for a list of the official pair go rules

Tournament Format

The pair go tournament at Go Congress is a two-round event. Player pairs are ordered based on the average rank of the two players, then grouped into 4 pairs per table. In the first round, the strongest pair should face the weakest and second strongest pair should face the third strongest pair. In the second round, winners will play winners, losers play losers.

International Amateur Pair Go Championship (IAPGC) Qualifier

The IAPGC is a pair go tournament held in Tokyo, Japan usually in December. The top four ranked eligible pairs will compete in a two-round qualifier to determine the US representative.

Eligibility

Both players must have U.S. citizenship. Both players must be available to attend the International Amateur Pair Go Championship in Japan in December. Players must pay half of the airfare. The balance of airfare, hotel, and meals is covered by the Japan Pair Go Association. Note: The same pair cannot compete in Japan two years in a row (one from the pair may).

Tournament Timeline

  • Wednesday 7pm (Strong Players' Room): Round 1 of IAPGC qualifier
  • Thursday 7pm (Strong Players' Room): Round 2 of IAPGC qualifier
  • Thursday 7pm (Main Playing Room): Round 1 of Main pair go tournament
  • Thursday 8:30pm (Main Playing Room): Round 2 of Main pair go tournament

Pairing Rules

Partipants in the pair go tournament will consists of:

  • Pre-made pairs (one male + one female)
  • Players looking for a partner

There will most likely be more male players looking for a partner than female. In 2022, male-male pairs were created among those looking for partners in order to fill empty tables.

Handicaps

No handicap for the top-seeded teams playing for the trip to Japan in the IAPGC qualifier. All other gamese in the main event are handicapped based on average team strength. See the official pair go rules at the top for details.

Time Settings

Traditionally, the time settings have been:

45 minutes with no byoyomi

This is also the time settings used at official pair go tournaments in Japan.

In 2022, there were concerns of players maliciously running down the opponents clock time. Therefore, the time settings were adjusted to:

45 minutes + 2x5 seconds byoyomi

The TD can decide which time settings they would prefer to use.