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Links2nd European Grand Prix Finale 2018
The Grand Prix Finale 2018 is the culmination of the Bonus Point Tournaments held during the year. For 2018 it was held in Olomouc Czechia from 24th – 27th January 2019. A total of 16 players qualified for this tournament.
Venue
Place : Faculty of Science, Palacky University Olomouc, Czechia
Announcement : Grand Prix Finale 2018 – Olomouc / Czechia
Side Tournament Webpage : 27th Olomouc International Go Tournament.
EGD: T190124B
2nd place: Pavol Lisy
3rd place: Artem Kachanovskyi
4th place: Mateusz Surma
Pots
Pot #1
Pavol Lisý, 2p
Ilja Shikshin, 2p
Mateusz Surma, 1p
Lukáš Podpěra, 7d
Pot #2
Artem Kachnovskyi, 2p
Dušan Mitić, 7d
Ali Jabarin, 2p
Tanguy Le Calvé, 6d
Pot #3
Cristian Pop, 7d
Stanislaw Frejlak, 7d
Alexander Dinerstein, 3p
Jonas Welticke, 6d
Pot #4
Rémi Campagnie, 6d
Amir Fragman, 5d
Ondřej Kruml, 5d
Lucas Neirynck, 5d
Substitute player:
Nikola Mitić, 7d
Groups
Group A
| PL | AJ | NM | AF | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavol Lisý, 2p |
xxx | 1 : 0 | 1 : 0 | 1 : 0 | 1st |
| Ali Jabarin, 2p |
0 : 1 | xxx | 1 : 0 | 1 : 0 | 2nd |
| Nikola Mitič, 7d |
0 : 1 | 0 : 1 | xxx | 1 : 0 | 3rd |
| Amir Fragman, 5d |
0 : 1 | 0 : 1 | 0 : 1 | xxx | 4th |
Group B
| IS | AK | JW | OK | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Shikshin, 2p |
xxx | 1 : 0 | 1 : 0 | 1 : 0 | 1st |
| Artem Karchanovskyi, 2p |
0 : 1 | xxx | 1 : 0 | 1 : 0 | 2nd |
| Jonas Welticke, 6d |
0 : 1 | 0 : 1 | xxx | 0 : 1 | 4th |
| Ondřej Kruml, 5d |
0 : 1 | 0 : 1 | 1 : 0 | xxx | 3rd |
Group C
| MS | TLC | AD | RC | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mateusz Surma, 1p |
xxx | 1 : 0 | 1 : 0 | 1 : 0 | 1st |
| Tanguy Le Calvé, 6d |
0 : 1 | xxx | 0 : 1 | 0 : 1 | 4th |
| Alexander Dinerstein, 3p |
0 : 1 | 1 : 0 | xxx | 1 : 0 | 2nd |
| Rémi Campagnie, 6d |
0 : 1 | 1 : 0 | 0 : 1 | xxx | 3rd |
Group D
| LP | DM | SF | LN | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukáš Podpěra, 7d |
xxx | 1 : 0 | 0 : 1 | 1 : 0 | 2nd |
| Dušan Mitič, 7d |
0 : 1 | xxx | 1 : 0 | 1 : 0 | 3rd |
| Stanislaw Frejlak, 7d |
1 : 0 | 0 : 1 | xxx | 1 : 0 | 1st |
| Lucas Neirynck, 5d |
0 : 1 | 0 : 1 | 0 : 1 | xxx | 4th |
Pairings / Results
Final Standings
1st Russia, Ilja Shikshin, 2p
2nd Slovakia, Pavol Lisý, 2p
3rd Ukraine, Artem Kachnovskyi, 2p
4th Poland, Mateusz Surma, 1p
5th Poland, Stanislaw Frejlak, 7d
6th Isreal, Ali Jabarin, 2p
7th Russia, Alexander Dinerstein, 3p
8th Czechia, Lukáš Podpěra, 7d
Games have been transmitted on KGS and Twitch
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): per group (A to D) players pot #1 — pot #3 and pot #2 — pot #4 (1-3 and 2-4)
– 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
Photos & Articles
- European Grand Prix Finale 2018 by Artem Kachanovskyi