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Links1st European Grand Prix Finale 2017
The Grand Prix Finale 2017 is the culmination of the Bonus Point Tournaments held during the year. For 2017 it was held in Olomouc Czechia from 18th – 21st January 2018. A total of 16 players qualified for this tournament.
Venue
Place : Faculty of Science, Palacky University Olomouc, Czechia
Announcement : Grand Prix Finale 2017 – Olomouc / Czechia
Side Tournament Webpage : 26th Olomouc International Go Tournament.
EGD: T180118A
1st place: Ali Jabarin
2nd place: Artem Kachanovskyi
3rd place: Ilja Shikshin
4th place: Mateusz Surma
Pots
Pot #1
Artem Kachnovskyi, 1p
Ilja Shikshin, 1p
Mateusz Surma, 1p
Pavol Lisý, 1p
Pot #2
Tanguy Le Calvé, 6d
Alexander Dinerstein, 3p
Dominik Bövíz, 6d
LukᚠPodpěra, 7d
Pot #3
Ali Jabarin, 1p
Viktor Lin, 6d
Andrii Kravets, 1p
Cristian Pop, 7d
Pot #4
Dušan Mitić, 6d
Csaba Mérö, 6d
Óscar Vázquez, 5d
Nikola Mitić, 6d
Substitute player:
Jan Hora, 6d
Groups
Group A
| AK | TLC | AJ | NM | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artem Kachnovskyi, 1p |
x | win | win | loss | 2nd |
| Tanguy Le Calvé, 6d |
loss | x | loss | win | 4th |
| Ali Jabarin, 1p |
loss | win | x | win | 1st |
| Nikola Mitić, 6d |
win | loss | loss | x | 3rd |
Group B
| PL | AD | CP | CM | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavol Lisý, 1p |
x | loss | loss | win | 3rd |
| Alexander Dinerstein, 3p |
win | x | loss | win | 2nd |
| Cristian Pop, 7d |
win | win | x | win | 1st |
| Csaba Mérö, 6d |
loss | loss | loss | x | 4th |
Group C
| MS | DB | AK | DM | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mateusz Surma, 1p |
x | win | win | win | 1st |
| Dominik Bövíz, 6d |
loss | x | loss | loss | 4th |
| Andrii Kravets, 1p |
loss | win | x | loss | 3rd |
| Dušan Mitić, 6d |
loss | win | win | x | 2nd |
Group D
| IS | LP | VL | OV | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilja Shikshin, 1p |
x | win | win | win | 1st |
| LukᚠPodpěra, 7d |
loss | x | loss | loss | 4th |
| Viktor Lin, 6d |
loss | win | x | loss | 3rd |
| Óscar Vázquez, 5d |
loss | win | win | x | 2nd |
Pairings / Results
1st 
Ali Jabarin, 1p
2nd 
Artem Kachnovskyi, 1p
3rd 
Ilja Shikshin, 1p
4th 
Mateusz Surma, 1p
5th 
Dusan Mitic, 6d
6th Alexander Dinerstein, 3p
7th 
Oscar Vazquez, 5d
8th 
Cristian Pop, 7d
Games were transmitted on KGS, userids: EGPF1, EGPF2, EGPF3, EGPF4
Rules and Tournament System
Game parameters:
– Even games, Chinese rules
– Fischer time – 45 minutes basic and 20 seconds additional per move
– “EGF Nigiri” in all games – the winner of nigiri decides about colour, the loser about clock-position
System of pairing for the preliminary rounds:
– 1. round (Thursday afternoon): By lot after having built groups A to D
– 2. round (Friday morning): Winners against winners and losers against losers of round 1
– 3. round (Friday afternoon): automatically defined
Order within a group after 3 rounds:
– Number of won games
– Number of won games in round 3
– Mutual game
All players have to play 3 rounds round robin in their groups
Top 2 players per group qualify for the finals, no more games for players ending 3rd and 4th place within their group.
Preparing lottery for building the preliminary tournament groups A to D:
– Build groups A, B, C and D by drawing per group one player from each pot
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