Austrian Open, Japanese Ambassador Cup
Go Tournament at the Museum of Ethnology

During the Exhibition Japan for All Seasons that is held to commemorate the 2009 Japan year, which marks the 140-year jubilee of official relations between Japan and Austria-Hungary, there will be a Go tournament held in the Museum of Ethnology and so the Go Players will be part of the presentation of Japanese culture during the Exhibition.

This tournament is part of the Pandanet Go European Cup
and will be broadcasted live on IGS and EuroGoTV

Results

link to the results

Date

Saturday 31. October - Sunday 1. November 2009

Friday	Saturday	Sunday
GO7 1070, Mariahilferstr. 82	Museum of Ethnology
18:00 Registration	10:00 Registration - 10:45
Commentaries by Aoki Shinichi 9p	11:00 1. round	09:30 4. round
	15:00 2. round	13:00 5. round
	18:00 3. round	17:00 end

Prize money

1.Place: 800 Euro
2.Place: 500 Euro
3.Place: 300 Euro
4.Place: 200 Euro
5.Place: 100 Euro

Tournament fee 20 Euro (25 Euro at the site)
(Entrance Fees to the museum is included and you can attend the Exhibition for free)
There will also be 50 tickets for Visitors per day for free
so please state by your registration if someone will come with you

Tournament System

5 round Mac-Mahon
Japanese rules, Komi 6,5
Time allowance 60 min per player + 25 stones per 10 min byoyomi

Venue

The Museum of Ethnology is right in the center of Vienna map
and the playing site inside the Museum you can see here
There ll be a seperated room for the top group.

Accommodation

We recommend these hostels, both to be reached from the venue 
by Tram or Underground in about 15 min. 

A&O-Hostel Wien, Lerchenfeldergürtel 9-11
http://www.aohostels.com/de/wien/

16 EUR pppn in 4-bedroom
30 EUR pppn in 2-bedroom
54 EUR pppn in 1-bedroom
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Wombats, Mariahilferstr. 137 / Grangasse 6
http://www.wombats-hostels.com/de/wien/
21 / 16  EUR 4 to 6-bedroom
19 / 20 EUR 3-bedroom

Please, ask for the prizes, they depend on free vacancies!

Professionals

Aoki Shinichi 9p
will stay in Vienna from August till December
and will be at the tournament to comment games