NAIM Qualifiers

[wessanenoctupus]

I have no Idea phil, when i tried to protest this i was quickly and thoroughly put down. And the games have to be proir to the qualifiers, so the games themselves dont count towrd the ten....

[oren]

I think the 10 games and the continuous membership probably made the qualifiers pointless. I think it's going to be difficult to just have an eligible field at the tournament.

[gowan]

I have no Idea phil, when i tried to protest this i was quickly and thoroughly put down. And the games have to be proir to the qualifiers, so the games themselves dont count towrd the ten....

I'm very much out of the AGA loop but could the 10 rated games requirement mean that they want people who are actually active players? This is the North American tournament. Is it unreasonable to ask that players should be involved with the local go scene? If the strong players play in local tournaments it will benefit local go. Also, I have noticed that several countries clearly didn't send their strongest player(s) to the WAGC. I guess that is intended to spread the wealth. The 10 rated game requirement might bring new faces into the NAIM tournament.

[daniel_the_smith]

Wow, it's 10 rated games *in the past year*-- that's quite a few. It could easily take attendance at three tournaments to fill that quota. I managed it in two tournaments this year, but that's because I'm insane, hehe.

[FlameBlade]

Thanks to lack of notice on rules and requirements, I can't even make it because 1) tournaments are too far away, and 2) I'm on plane for both of online tournaments, and finally, 3) I'm not even sure I have ten games, largely due to alternate commitments.

[oren]

Thanks to lack of notice on rules and requirements, I can't even make it because 1) tournaments are too far away, and 2) I'm on plane for both of online tournaments, and finally, 3) I'm not even sure I have ten games, largely due to alternate commitments.

I think if you meet the requirements, you would be able to enter NAIM at the Congress even without participating in Qualifiers. It's just a guess right now looking at congress participation and knowing roughly how many got disqualified from SPOT.

[oren]

Qualifier tournaments in New York and Santa Monica occurred over last weekend.

KGS Qualifier 1 will be this weekend.
http://www.usgo.org/tournaments/ING/201 ... fier1.html

KGS Qualifier 2 will be the following weekend.
http://www.usgo.org/tournaments/ING/201 ... fier2.html