Brussels Tournament

26th Brussels Tournament 29-30th October, 2011

Tournament format

Five rounds MacMahon without handicap
Timing: 1 hour per player + byo-yomi: 15 stones for 5 minutes
Komi: 6.5

Non-smoking tournament

Registration and entry Fee

15€ for registration and payment before the 23/10/2011
20€ after the 23/10/2011
+5€ for Belgian players, non-member of the BGF (Why and How to become a member)
-5€ for Players born after 31/10/1999

You can pay the fee by transfer on our bank account with the communication : "Brussels" + your name + your rank. Information about the bank account of the Belgian Go Federation are here.

Please note that you only qualify for the early registration fee if the the payment arrives before 23/10/2011. It is your responsibility to take into account the possible delay of your bank in transferring money. When your payment arrives after 23/10/2011, you risk to have to pay the late registration fee on site, after which your original payment will be refunded minus administration costs.

Players from outside the Euro zone facing high bank transfer costs, qualify for the early registration fee if they register online before 23/10/2011.

If you pre-register and can not make it for the first round, you are expected to notify the organization. For this, you can use the phone numbers +32 484 747343 or +32 486 968518. In addition to any consequences as specified in EGF rules, not showing up for the first round without warning the organization will forfeit the tournament.

Once your registration fee has been received, you will be paired for the first round. You only have to confirm your presence if there are mistakes in your name or rating on our wall-list. You can cancel your registration by warning us. Before 23/10/2011, 12€ will be refunded, after 23/10/2011 only 7.5€.

ONLINE PREREGISTRATION
Registred players

Prizes

Top prizes: 1100€. This includes 400€ in ECup points (40 points to distribute). Non-European players not receiving ECup points will receive some cash for the ECup part of their prize. Here is an estimation of the top prizes:

1st prize: 470€
2nd prize: 270€
3rd prize: 180€
4th prize: 80€

Prizes are guaranteed for all the players with 4 or 5 wins. There will also be a tombola (with 150€ of prizes) for all pre-registered players.
Prizes for top places are determined by number of points and SOS. Prizes are divided equally if the number of points and the SOS is equal.

Schedule

Saturday (GMT +2): 10:30 - Opening of registration
11:30 - Deadline of registration
12:00 - First Round
15:00 - Second Round
17:30 - Third Round
Sunday (GMT +1 !!): 10:00 - Fourth Round
13:00 - Fifth Round
16:30 - Prize giving

Venue

Address

Palais du Midi / Zuidpaleis
Rue Roger van der Weyden n° 9
1000 Brussels

The tournament venue is located in the cultural and economical heart of the European Capital; if you want to visit the historical center and the Grand-Place with all its famous monuments, it's only a 10-minute walk away from the tournament!

How to get there

The Palais du Midi is only 5 to 10 minutes walking from the Gare du Midi (Zuidstation in Dutch), Brussels main train station.

Nearest underground / metro station : Anneessens

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