Overview Dates: | Round of 16: June 16 – 17 Quarter-final round: June 17-18 Semi-final Round: June 19 – 20 Final Round: June 20 – 21 Venue: | College André-Grasset, Montreal, Canada Tournament Director: | Jean-Sébastien Lechasseur Match Start Times: | Morning: 9:30 AM / Afternoon: 2:30 PM Time Limit: | 75 minutes main time + 1 minute / 5 times byo-yomi Game Rules: | AGA Rules Tournament Formats • 2 players play a best of three match for each round. • The match winner moves to the next round. • The 3rd game isn’t played if the match completes 2-0. • Game 1 and Game 3(if needed) in each match Nigiri for color. • The bracket structure will be announced later. • The player list is as follows (players are listed alphabetically): Tianyi Chen | Ben Mantle Jeremiah Donley | Nate Morse Joel Kenny | Guanyu Song Eric Lee | Michael Guyue Xu Paige Lemaster | Eric Yoder Valerie Lewis | Sen Zhan Bill Lin | Edward Zhang Stephen Lin | Tony Zhao Other notes • Triple Ko/Super Ko: TD decides a draw. We will continue the tournament with the draw, and use the tie-breaking rules when needed. • Nigiri: The older player gets white for nigiri (following Go custom). The player who wins the guessing game chooses the color. • There will be no meal break during a game. • For any unexpected situations, the TD will make the final decision. • Players are not allowed to have any electronic devices with them during a match. “Electronic devices” includes phones, tablets, smart watches, etc. There will be a place to store personal devices during each game. The venue will use a hand-held metal detector to check players for forbidden items. • Observers are not allowed to communicate with players at any time during a match.
