Announcement
The Stellenbosch Go Club will be hosting the 2004 Western Cape Open Go Tournament.
Date :
Saturday, 23 October
Preliminary programme :
09h00-09h30: Registration
09h45-11h45: Round 1
11h45-13h00: Lunch
13h00-15h00: Round 2
15h15-17h15: Round 3
17h30 : Prizegiving
Place :
Public Library, Plein Street, Stellenbosch
Fees :
The registration fee is R15. Players are requested to register in advance. Email your name, club and grade to davidr@sun.ac.za. A late entry fee of R10 will be charged for players wishing to register on the day of the tournament.
The tournament is only open to SAGA members, but you can pay your SAGA membership fee for 2005 at the tournament: R80 for adults, R40 for students, R20 for scholars.
Format:
The tournament will take place in two divisions. The upper division will be for players entering as 10k and higher, and the lower for all other entrants. Each division will be a 3 round MacMahon tournament, with the bar for the upper division at 3 kyu, and for the lower division at 14 kyu. Time limits will be 45 minutes per player plus overtime (byo yomi) of 15 stones in 5 minutes.
Prizes:
The winner of the upper division will be named the 2004 Western Cape Go Champion. Furthermore, the winner of each division will be presented with a voucher redeemable from SAGA towards the purchase of go books or equipment. There will also be three smaller vouchers, one in the upper division and two in the lower division, which will be distributed at a lucky draw after the tournament.
Any players travelling in for the tournament who need accommodation can contact David Richfield (davidr@sun.ac.za; 082 921 1817) or Andries Kruger (akruger@cs.sun.ac.za 072 472 0401) for information.
Results
The 2004 Western Cape Open Go Tournament was held on the 23rd of October in the Stellenbosch Town library. For details of the tournament structure and rules, please see the tournament announcement.
Congratulations to Konrad, the 2004 Western Cape Open Go Champion, and to Rory, for winning their divisions and all their matches, and also to Daniel, Florian and Ben who were undefeated. The lucky draw prizes were awarded to Steve in the upper division, and Andries and James in the lower division. Click here to see the preliminary seeding for the 2005 Western Cape Closed Go Tournament. For comments, corrections and queries about this page, please e-mail Steve Kroon.
Entrants – Upper Division
- Konrad Scheffler (above bar)
- Andrew Davies (above bar)
- Lloyd Rubidge (above bar)
- Shuitao Fan (above bar)
- Steve Kroon (7k)
- David Richfield (7k)
- Daniel Wium (10k)
- Jaco Swanepoel (10k)
Entrants – Lower Division
- Ludwig Schwardt (above bar)
- Andries Kruger (above bar)
- Rory Beling (15k)
- James Gelant (20k)
- Florian Breuer (21k)
- Christina Auret (26k)
- Ben Bredenkamp (28k)
- Hanno Botha (30k)
Round 1 – Upper Division
| Black | White | Handicap | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Konrad Scheffler | Lloyd Rubidge | 0 | Black wins |
| Shuitao Fan | Andrew Davies | 0 | White wins |
| Steve Kroon | David Richfield | 0 | White wins |
| Jaco Swanepoel | Daniel Wium | 0 | Draw awarded – game could not be counted |
Round 1 – Lower Division
| Black | White | Handicap | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andries Kruger | Ludwig Schwardt | 0 | White wins |
| James Gelant | Rory Beling | 4 | White wins |
| Christina Auret | Florian Breuer | 4 | White wins |
| Hanno Botha | Ben Bredenkamp | 1 | White wins |
Round 2 – Upper Division
| Black | White | Handicap | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Davies | Konrad Scheffler | 0 | White wins |
| Lloyd Rubidge | Shuitao Fan | 0 | Black wins |
| Daniel Wium | David Richfield | 2 | Black wins |
| Jaco Swanepoel | Steve Kroon | 1 | White wins |
Round 2 – Lower Division
| Black | White | Handicap | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ludwig Schwardt | Rory Beling | 0 | White wins |
| Florian Breuer | Andries Kruger | 5 | Black wins |
| Ben Bredenkamp | James Gelant | 6 | Black wins |
| Hanno Botha | Christina Auret | 3 | White wins |
Round 3 – Upper Division
| Black | White | Handicap | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shuitao Fan | Konrad Scheffler | 1 | White wins |
| Andrew Davies | Lloyd Rubidge | 0 | White wins |
| Jaco Swanepoel | David Richfield | 2 | Black wins |
| Daniel Wium | Steve Kroon | 1 | Black wins |
Round 3 – Lower Division
| Black | White | Handicap | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Beling | Andries Kruger | 0 | Black wins |
| Florian Breuer | Ludwig Schwardt | 5 | Black wins |
| Hanno Botha | James Gelant | 9 | White wins |
| Ben Bredenkamp | Christina Auret | 0 | Black wins |
Final Results – Upper Division
| Pos | Name | MacMahon Score | Number of wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konrad Scheffler | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Lloyd Rubidge | -1 | 2 |
| 3 | Andrew Davies | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Shuitao Fan | -3 | 0 |
| 5 | David Richfield | -6 | 1 |
| 6 | Steve Kroon | -6 | 1 |
| 7 | Daniel Wium | -7.5 | 2.5 |
| 8 | Jaco Swanepoel | -8.5 | 1.5 |
Final Results – Lower Division
| Pos | Name | MacMahon Score | Number of wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory Beling | -12 | 3 |
| 2 | Ludwig Schwardt | -13 | 1 |
| 3 | Andries Kruger | -14 | 0 |
| 4 | Florian Breuer | -18 | 3 |
| 5 | James Gelant | -19 | 1 |
| 6 | Christina Auret | -25 | 1 |
| 7 | Ben Bredenkamp | -25 | 3 |
| 8 | Hanno Botha | -30 | 0 |
Draws were decided first by the “sum of opponent’s scores” and then by the “sum of defeated opponent’s scores” criterion.
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