Another World Series hosted by China has been finalized! The Quzhou Rotten Ke Cup World Go Open, which has been recorded on the agenda before, held a press conference for the first tournament today, at which the first competition schedule, quotas, prize money and other details were announced.
The tournament will begin in April to select 32 players from each region to compete in the tournament, which will start in May, with a single-elimination system from the round of 32 to the semi-finals, and a three-game final in July. The prize money for the winner of the competition is 1.8 million yuan, the runner-up is 600,000 yuan, and the third or fourth place is 200,000 yuan.
Among the 32 places, the seeded players accounted for 10, including 4 from China, 2 from Japan and South Korea, 1 from Chinese Taipei and 1 wild card; the remaining 22 were selected in the qualifiers, including 10 from China, 6 from South Korea, 1 from Chinese Taipei, 1 from Europe and 1 from North America.
It should be noted that the final of the competition will be announced in "Beijing or Quzhou", it is still unknown whether the final is face chess or net chess, if it is a Chinese chess player will be a final, it should be a face chess, if a player from other countries enters the final, it is likely to be a net chess winner.
There are many world championships this year, the LG champion has been decided at the beginning of the year, this year there are still Chunlan Cups starting in March, Rotten Ke Cups in May, LG and Chunlan Cups in the second half of the year, as well as the final of the Ying Cup and the second Tianfu Cup, the time has not yet been determined, and many top masters will have a great opportunity to increase the number of championships.