Rules & Regulations(40th World Youth Goe Championship 2025)

Rules & Regulations / 赛事章程

Competition Regulations

Age Groups
  • Senior Group: Under 18
  • Junior Group: Under 12
Game Rules
  • Ing rules will be applied.
  • Fill-in counting method.
  • Black gives 8 komi and wins in case of a draw.
  • Nigiri (stone-grabbing) will be used for color selection.
Tournament Format
  • Preliminaries: Five rounds, Swiss System.
  • Knockout Stage: Semifinals and Final for the top four players in each category.
Time Control
  • Each player has 60 minutes basic time.
  • For every additional 10 minutes used (up to 3 times), a 2-point penalty is applied.
Scoring & Tie-Breakers
  • Total points
  • SODOS (Sum of defeated opponents’ scores)
  • SOS (Sum of opponents’ scores)
  • Sum of defeated opponents’ SOS
  • Sum of all opponents’ SODOS