1. Tournament name: The 44th World Amateur Go Championship in Tokyo 2. Hosts: The Nihon Ki-in/The International Go Federation (IGF) 3. Support: (The Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 4. Cooperation: The Kansai Ki-in 5. Venue: The Nihon Ki-in (Tokyo) 6. Schedule: 17 to 23 May, 2024 7. Competitors: 79 players from 79 countries and territories 1) Asia: 17 countries and territories Brunei, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Korea, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam 2) Near and Middle East: 3 countries Iran, Israel, Turkey 3) Europe: 38 countries Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom 4) Africa: 3 countries Madagascar, Morocco, South Africa 5) North & Central America: 8 countries Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, United States 6) South America: 8 countries Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela 7) Oceania: 2 countries Australia, New Zealand 8. Tournament Methods 1) 8-round Swiss system. 2) All games to be played on even, with Black giving a 61⁄2-point komi. 3) Time allowance is 60 minutes per player, followed by byo-yomi of 30 seconds x 3 times. *Tournament clocks will be used for all games. 4) The competition will be conducted in accordance with The World Amateur Go Championship Rules. *Any problems that arise will be settled by the referees. 5) The referees will be professional go players from the Nihon Ki-in and the Kansai Ki-in. 9. Awards 1) The winner will be given the title of ‘44th World Amateur Go Champion’ and will receive an amateur 8-dan diploma from the Nihon Ki-in. 2) All of the 2nd to 8th place players will receive prizes with cups. 3) A player not placed in the top eight who has demonstrated fair play and fighting spirit will be awarded the Asada Fighting Spirit Prize. Edward Zhang from Virginia will represent USA and Daniel Gourdeau from Quebec will represent Canada. Source：International Go Federation
