2011 Pohang World Baduk Festival
The 6th Korea Prime Minister Cup International Amateur Baduk Championship

The 6th Korea Prime Minister Cup International Amateur Baduk Championship starts from Oct. 20 in Pohang city. About 90 people from 72 countries, representatives of each country and guest officials of AGF, are invited to compete and see which country has the best amateur player. Besides the championship, there will be various events such as team tournament, simultaneous games by pros, and photograph exhibition of Korean Baduk history. It is also a venue for the AGF general meeting.

The Korea Prime Minister Cup has a huge sponsor, the Korean government. For years, the Korean government aims to promote Baduk over the world so that it has been supporting Baduk culture in various ways. This festival is one of the efforts we can see. They support the accommodation, meals and travel expenses of the representative players and official guests.

The championship is about a month away, and WBaduk team will be there broadcasting the biggest international amateur championship. Let's enjoy the festival together here with us!  

[Information]

1. Host Organization: Korea Amateur Baduk Association (KABA), Pohang-si Baduk Association

2. Sponsor: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, Korean Olympic Committee, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Pohang city, GS Caltex, Korean Air

3. Cooperation: Korea Baduk Association, Asian Go Federation

4. Date: Thursday, 20 October, 2011 ~ Tuesday, 25 October, 2011

5. Venue: POSCO gymnasium in Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

6. Expected Participating Nations:  72 countries and territories
    -  A representative player from each country/territory
    -  Guest officials for the AGF general meeting (from AGF member countries and China, Japan)

1) Asia (16)
Brunei, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Macau China,  Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

2) Europe (36)
Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

3) Africa (3)
Madagascar, Morocco, South Africa

4) America (15)
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,  Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, U.S.A., Venezuela

5) Oceania (2)
Australia, New Zealand

7. Tournament rules
   - 6-round McMahon system
   - Even game, 6.5 points Dum, 45 min each, over time: 30 sec 3 times
   - Tournament clocks will be used for all games.
   - Tie break: FMS (Final McMahon Score) > SOS > SOSOS

8. Awards

9. Side events
1) National Amateur Championship (only for Korean amateur players)
   - Date: October 22~23
2) KABA-affiliated associations team tournament (only for Korean amateur players)
   - Date: October 22
   * Three representatives from KABA-affiliated associations (16 cities) 
3) Simultaneous games by pros
   - Date: October 22~23
   - Participants: guest officials, individual participants, and residents of Pohang city
4) AGF general meeting
   - Date: October 22~23,
5) Friendly Match (representative players vs Pohang citizens)
  -Date: October 23, 16:30~18:30
  -Participants: representative players and Pohang citizens
6) Photograph Exhibition – Korean Baduk history over the past 60 years
   - Date: October 22~23
7) Pohang city sightseeing
   - Date: October 24

10. Schedule

11. Organizing Committee Office
Korea Amateur Baduk Association (KABA)
Address: Room #211, 88-7, Olympic Convention Center, Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea
Tel.: +82 (0)2 2282 5500, 5616 
Fax: +82 (0)2 2282 5614
Email: kaba@kbaduk.or.kr
Website: http://www.kpmc.or.kr/