Professional Pair Go Championship 2023

[kvasir]

First round is going on right now, relayed on Pandanet, it looks exciting! Also the schedule is European viewer friendly, possibly also friendly for viewers in the Americas.

This the webpage https://www.pairgo.or.jp/pro/2023/index_e.php

Time schedule
(Japan time)
Saturday
13:00 - Opening ceremony
14:00 - Round 1
16:30 - Round 2

Sunday
10:30 - Opening ceremony
11:00 - Semifinals
14:00 - Final
16:30 - Closing ceremony

[pajaro]

Right now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAzxdG3KpEo

[kvasir]

Looks like Tsuji Hana and Kono Rin are a very strong pair. In the first round they knock out Ueno Asami and Kyo Kagen (Judan) pair in what appeared to myself to be a possible half pointer but the losing side tried to shake something at the end. In the second round they are syncing really well in some complicated life and death (similar to the first round but much more complicated) and they end up blowing Fujisawa Rina and Anzai Nobuaki out of the water. Maybe they can win the tournament

I saw that the commentators spent much of the 2nd round on their game. When they asked who was black and heard who it was they said something about "dark horse".

[kvasir]

The Tsuji Hana and Kono Rin pair just now made it to the final after a very strong showing in the semifinal

[kvasir]

In the end it was the Suzuki Ayumi and Yamashita Keigo team that won the coveted first place.

[Elom0]

Pair Go Championship before valentines.