Japanese OVER40 Hayago Tournament
Submitted by macelee on 2015-01-25 15:36; Last upda
ted on: 2015-11-08 09:01
Overview:
The Japanese OVER40 Hayago Tournament is for senior players that are at least 40 years old. The tournament was first introduced by the Nihon Kiin in 2014.
Tournament Format:
Up to 64 players are distributed in four qualifying groups. The four group winners compete in a small single-elimination main tournament to decide the champion.
Prize Money:
500,000 JPY
Time System:
The qualifying games are super fast: 10 seconds per move and each player can go beyond 10 seconds (up to 1 minute) for 3 times. The main tournament games are relatively slower: 30 seconds per move and each player can go beyond 30 seconds (up to 1 minute) for 10 times.
Ruleset and Komi:
Japanese rule with 6.5-point komi.
Key Players, Events and Statistics:
Nothing special so far.
Historical Results:
Term | Year | Winner | Runner-up | Game Records |
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1 | 2015 | Cho Sonjin | Aoki Shinichi |
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2 | 2015 | O Rissei | O Meien |
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Reference Links:
Go4Go Collection Note:
Go4Go has collected all the main tournament games so far.
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