New tournament in Japan
Posted: Sun May 23, 2021 3:07 pm
A new event has been announced in Japan. Called the New Ryusei, it will be sponsored by the Igo/Shogi Channel for premium subscribers.
It will be a KO with 32 players, leading to a best-of-three final. The participants will be 16 players from Ryusei final section, 8 past Ryusei champions, 6 players from winners and runners-up of 2020 women's events and/or past Women's Kisei winners, 2 recommendees by the Igo/Shogi Channel. Where more than the specified number of qualifiers exist, the most recent will be invited.
It looks like Sumire gets in as a recommendee but she is slated to play Iyama Yuta in Round 1. It starts on 27 May 2021.
Time limits are 1 minute per move with 5 seconds Fischer timing increments. Even the announcement describes this as "super-fast with no time to breathe", so it is clearly a Mickey Mouse event. However, and it's a big however, these will not be classed as official games for promotions, and the declared intent is to produce spectacular upsets as exhibition games for the premium audience.
When Donald Duck was asked for his opinion, he said went cross-eyed and said "QuAAAAck". Goofy looked goofy but wagged his tail. If Sumire beats Iyama, expect all the organisers to wag their tails, too, with their eyeballs out on stalks. Buy your shares in I/SC now!
It will be a KO with 32 players, leading to a best-of-three final. The participants will be 16 players from Ryusei final section, 8 past Ryusei champions, 6 players from winners and runners-up of 2020 women's events and/or past Women's Kisei winners, 2 recommendees by the Igo/Shogi Channel. Where more than the specified number of qualifiers exist, the most recent will be invited.
It looks like Sumire gets in as a recommendee but she is slated to play Iyama Yuta in Round 1. It starts on 27 May 2021.
Time limits are 1 minute per move with 5 seconds Fischer timing increments. Even the announcement describes this as "super-fast with no time to breathe", so it is clearly a Mickey Mouse event. However, and it's a big however, these will not be classed as official games for promotions, and the declared intent is to produce spectacular upsets as exhibition games for the premium audience.
When Donald Duck was asked for his opinion, he said went cross-eyed and said "QuAAAAck". Goofy looked goofy but wagged his tail. If Sumire beats Iyama, expect all the organisers to wag their tails, too, with their eyeballs out on stalks. Buy your shares in I/SC now!
