Stockholm Open Weiqi Tournament 2024

Stockholm Go club invites everyone to participate in the Stockholm Open Weiqi Tournament. It’s an open tournament which means anyone can participate.

Date:
Aug 31st-Sep 1st, 2024

Venue: 
The tournament will be held at the China Cultural Center in Stockholm, beautifully located by Kungsträdgården in central Stockholm. The address is Västra Trädgårdsgatan 2 with access to a myriad of restaurants and hotels.

Registration fee:
300 SEK – normal fee
100 SEK – if you are at most 18 years old or if you are ranked lower than 15k
100 SEK – If this is your first tournament and you are at most 2 kyu

Register here
Already registerd players

Prizes: 
1st place – 2800 SEK
2nd place – 1200 SEK
3rd place – 800 SEK
Additional prizes will be awarded to best female player and best junior player.

Rules:
The tournament will be a 5 round MacMahon tournament, with Chinese rules.
Each player will have 60 minutes main time and 3×30 seconds byoyomi.
Komi is set at 7.5.
The tournament will be reported as an EGF A-tournament.

Schedule:
Saturday, Aug 31st
Registration 10:00 – 10:45
Round 1: 11:00
Lunch
Round 2: 15:00
Round 3: 18:00
Dinner/go-pub for those who want

Sunday, Sep 1st
Round 4: 10:00
Lunch
Round 5: 14:00
Prize giving ceremony starts directly after the final round.

Organizer:

Charlie Åkerblom (contact: charlie.akerblom@gmail.com)