Tournaments

Team World Championship  |  Games (136)
Estonia, Tallinn, April 2016 (04-28 - 05-04), Yamaguchi rule

Team World Championship of renju and gomoku

Tournament Director - Ants Soosyrv - +372 56 69 73 82, asoosyrv@hotmail.com
Assistant - Mr. Erko Olumets - 2reaalsus@gmail.com

Renju Teams:
Japan (Masaya Tachi, Shinichi Ishitani, Yoshihisa Mano, Hiroki Maruta, Yoshihiro Iio)
Taipei (Yang Yu-Hsiung, Feng Sheng-Yu, Chen Kuo-Hui)
Sweden (Stefan Karlsson, Rickard Sandstrom, Peter Jonsson, Bjorn Eriksson)
Russia 1 (Oleg Fedorkin, Vladimir Sushkov, Pavel Salnikov, Konstantin Nikonov, Dmitry Epifanov, Maxim Karasyov)
Russia 2 (Viktor Balabhai, Denis Fedotov, Pavel Makarov, Ivan Danilin, Vladimir Filinov, Roman Berezin)
China (Qi Guan, Lan Zhiren, Zhu Jianfeng, Chen Xin, Liu Yang)
Estonia 1 (Aivo Oll, Tunnet Taimla, Martin Hobemagi, Renee Pajuste, Johann Lents)
Estonia 2 (Villem Mesila, Georg-Romet Topkin, Paul Valjataga, Kuno Kolk, Timo Ilu, Ants Soosyrv)
Estonia 3 (Denis Orlov, Brenet Rahumagi, Kristofer Lohmus, Pavel Voznjuk, Argo Lillemaa)

Final Results after Round Robin of 9 teams:

Renju:

1. Estonia 1                     27
2. China                           25
3. Russia 1                     21,5
4. Russia 2                     18,5
5. Estonia 2                    13,5
6. Japan                          12,5
7. Sweden                        12
8. Estonia 3                       9
9. Chinese Taipei             5


Gomoku:
Taipei (Lu Wei-Yuan, Chen Ko-Han, Chang Yi-Feng, Sung Pei-Yung)
International (Ilya Katsev,Ekaterina Rumiantseva, Andrus Moller, Andreas Tahnas,  Kirke Koni, Laura Ord)
Poland (Michał Żukowski, Michał Zajk, Łukasz Majksner, Piotr Małowiejski)
Czech Republic (Pavel Laube,Igor Eged,Štěpán Tesařík, Marek Hanzl)
Estonia 1 (Madli Mirme, Sander Piik, Mark Heidmets, Kris Holtsman, Tauri Purk)
Estonia 2 (Erko Olumets, Karl-Ustav Kõlar, Ardi Raag, Markus Ikla)
Estonia 3 (Mai Narva, Liise Marie Reinik, Hanna-Kai Reimand, Mari Kolk, Tuuli Tiivel)
Estonia 4 (Nikita Brezgin, Magnus Murumaa, Mathias Murumaa, Carlos Soosaar, Kevin Kallikorm)
Estonia 5 (Karl-Mattias Moor, Oskar Pukk, Trent Asso Tõnisson, Siim Tiivel, Mart Narva, Johan-Eerik Kõlar)

Preliminary tournament (6 rounds Swiss system):

1. Chinese Taipei 19
2. Czech Republic 19
3. Poland 18
4. Estonia 1 11,5
5. Estonia 2 11,5
6. International Team 11,5
7. Estonia 3 9
8. Estonia 5 6,5
9. Estonia 4 5

Final Tournament: (Top 4 RR, 5-7 RR, 8 vs 9)

1. Poland 8-4
2. Czech Republic 7-5
3. Chinese Taipei 6-6
4. Estonia 1 3-9
5. Estonia 3 6-2
6. Estonia 2 4-4
7. International Team 2-6
8. Estonia 5 5,5 - 2,5
9. Estonia 4 2,5 - 5,5



Schedule for RTWC and GTWC:
Apr. 27.-Apr. 28 arrival of participants.
Apr. 28. 17:00 - Opening Ceremony
Apr. 29. 9:15 - 1. round
Apr. 29. 15:45 - 2. round
Apr. 30. 9:15 - 3. round
Apr. 30. 15:45 - 4. round
May 1. 9:15 - 5. round
May 1. 15:45 - 6. round
May 2. morning - rest, discussions for GA
May 2. 15:45 - 7. round
May 3. morning - rest
May 3. 15:45 - 8. round
May 4. 9:15 - 9. round
May 4. 15:30 - RIF GA
May 4. 18:00 - Closing Ceremony

Main referee of tournaments - Irina Metreveli (Russia)
Assistants of main referee - Nonna Salnikova (Russia) and Regina Narva (Estonia)
About other referees we will inform you later
Tournament fee per team is 120 euro.

Playing hall is in Tallinn University of Technology (Ehitajate tee 5), in student house (we also played some tournaments in 2013 WC there and 2014 REC)

Accommodation is planned in same place like last years, in Academic hostel, what is about 300 meters from playing hall - http://www.academichostel.com/en/accommodation/. I have booked 40 DBL rooms, price for our group is 28.90 per night per room, you can stay there alone or with someone, price per room will be same. Extra bed (3rd in room) will cost 14 euro per night

Eating is possible in student cafeterias with rather cheap price (lunch from 3 euro), starting with breakfast ( from 1 euro) 8:30. Saturday-Sunday cafeterias are closed, so we will find other solution for you.
Best cafeteria is opened from Monday to Friday 8:30-18:30 and on Saturday 8:30-15:30. So, you can eat breakfast and lunch there.
Breakfast examples:
different porridge - 0.95 eur
Pancakes - from 1.00
English breakfast - 2.00 (just omelette 1.30)

For Lunch there are quite ok choices and prices of soups start from 1.10 and main dishes from 2.20


Here are important rules about RTWC taken from RIF Sport Commission document:

4.5 Team World Championships (TWC)
Purpose: To determine the World Champion team every second year.
When: To be played in April/May every even year.
How: According to tournament system in appendix 1. One team has four players plus maximum two reserve players.
Tie break rules:
1. Number of game points
2. Team match points
3. Buchholz coefficient (calculated on game points)
4. Berger coefficient (calculated on game points)
5. Personal match between teams
6. Result of 1st table
7. Result of 2nd table
8. Result of 3rd table
9. If all criteria are the same, the teams will share the places, except when precise determination of places is required - in that case an extra game with 20 minutes per player is played between the 1st table players (in case of 2 involved teams). If the extra matches are to be played between 3 or more involved teams with same tie break criteria, the referee will decide the time limit of the games between the 1st table players. If the tie was not broken, there will be additional matches played between the 1st table players until the tie is broken. The referee decides the time limit for those matches.

Who: Below, the teams that are allowed to take part:
• All TWC winners generates one country team place.
• One team from each country, who havent been Team World Champions.
• The organizing country has the right to participate with one extra team regardless of how many teams they have from above.

Time control: Thinking time for each player is 2 hours   plus 30 seconds per move (Fischer).

Additional rule 1: Players may talk to their team captain about strategy regarding offering or accepting draw in their ongoing game. However, this conversation must be done in English. In cases when a player cannot use English, the referee can make an exception.

Additional rule 2: When two players from the same team are copying moves from opponents resulting in the situation that the opponents are really playing versus each other is regarded as “copying of moves”. When this kind of copying of moves happens a team captain can claim that one of the games will be continued in a separate playing hall without access for other players than the moved players

Appendix 1 – Tournament systems depending on number of participants

6. 9 - 10 teams – RR [9 rounds]- So, as we have 9 teams in both Championships, 9 rounds in Round Robin system will be played


2.2.4 Player’s rules

Players have the right to

• Watch the ongoing games in the playing hall
• Move freely inside the playing hall
• Visit a resting area for smoking purpose
• Visit a resting area for fresh air
• Visit toilette
• Get drinking water, coffee and tea
• Bring reasonable amount of drinks, food and other refreshments into the playing hall
• Notify referee and have opponents clock started if player is preliminary black and on time but preliminary white is late. In this case preliminary black does not need to put the opening; instead the preliminary white's time will start to run.

Players may not

• Make move before they have marked their opponent’s move(s) on the blank
• Write down move(s) before it has been played on the board
• Push clock with other hand than the hand used to make the move
• Correct the position by touching stones when their clock is not running
• Disturb each other during the games
• Leave the playing hall without permission from referee or referee appointed person. Staff member should accompany player if possible.
• Use any kind of external help, such as a database, internet, personal help etc during their games
• Talk to anyone during the game except the referee, referee appointed person, to person who has got special permission or the opponent when needed
• Use headphones during the game
• Use any kind of electronic device during the game, all electronic devices must be switched off before the start of the round
• Be late more than 60 minutes to a game. Breaking this rule will make the player lose the game.
• Be late more than 15 minutes to a game. Breaking this rule, the referee can check reason for being late and act depending on answer.