The European Go Federation has received the invitation of the Japan Pair Go Association for the Matsuda Cup 9th World Students Pair Go Championship. The tournament will be a parallel event to the 34th International Amateur Pair Go Championship, which will be held between August 7 (check-in) and August 11 (check-out), 2025, in Osaka-Kansai EXPO Messe “Wasse”.
Two European Pairs can be invited to this event, please find below the details for selection and participation.

Terms: the organizer will cover the full cost of accommodation, breakfast and lunch during the tournament. The airline ticket will be subsidized with 80.000 JPY (slightly less than 500 EUR).

Please read carefully the invitation and regulations for Matsuda Cup 9th World Students Pair Go Championship and the outline of the whole Pair Go competition in Osaka. They contain important details about the event.

We want to emphasize three points:

• participants must be students (undergraduate, graduate) younger than 30 years

• dress code (especially the requirement to wear a national costume in some events)

• the cost of flight tickets, which is already much higher than usual because of EXPO

Since EGF should nominate two representative pairs, please ask players satisfying the conditions and willing to participate to REGISTER by Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 12:00 CEST, filling the form (if the link doesnt open - https://forms.gle/9g4Us7uv7BQePr1M7)

The EGF Executive Committee shall review all proposals and select two pairs (not necessarily with both players in each pair from a single country) based on the combination of the following criteria:

• participation in Pair Go events in Europe (at EGC or European Pair Go ch),

• strength (rank, EGD rating),

• diversity of countries who are going to represent Europe in all Pair Go events in Osaka.

In case that nominated pairs never played together, EGF is going to organize appropriate training using the Pandanet Pair Go platform.

The invitation is sent to all EGF member. Should you have any questions regarding the event, please do not hesitate to reach out.