The Belfast Open tournament will take place at Belfast Boat Club in the Stranmillis area of Belfast on the 27th and 28th of August. Belfast Boat club is close to the city centre and thus relatively easy to find. There is ample free car parking space beside the venue.

The event will again be played in the Upstairs Function Room (the restaurant) of Belfast Boat Club. (You can ask at reception if you get lost, but there is only one staircase.) The Belfast Open is an EGF Class B tournament, and will count toward both Irish Korea Points and the British Stacey points. This year we will have 5 rounds.
NOTE! As of Tuesday the 16th Aug. there are only a few places left, so don’t book anything before contacting me to check that you can still enter. There is only room for 30 players.

Rules
Japanese Rules, 6.5 komi
50 minutes maintime, 20 seconds 3 times overtime
McMahon tournament, Handicaps ΔMMS-1, SOS only tiebreaker, no cheating.

Schedule
Saturday 27th August
– Registration: 9:30 to 10:30
– Round 1: 11:00 to 13:15
– Round 2: 14:00 to 16:15

Sunday 28th August
– Round 3: 9:00 to 11:00
– Round 4: 11:30 to 13:30
– Round 5: 14:30 to 16:30
– Prizegiving after 16:30

There is some possiblity of making the rounds on Saturday longer and those on Sunday shorter

Entry Fees:
Please pre-register for the event before 20th August to avoid the penalty fee
– Normal: 12 pounds
– One Day Only: 7 pounds
– Concessions (Unemployed, Students, OAPs): 8 pounds
– Penalties (Not a member of any National Go Organisation OR Late registration) 2 pounds
To enter email Ian Davis at sivadnai@gmail.com
You can also try phoning my mobile number 07597 070 201 to register

If you want to find a place to stay let me know and I can try to find some suggestions for you.