Overview
| Dates: | Round of 16: June 16 – 17 Quarter-final round: June 17-18 Semi-final Round: June 19 – 20 Final Round: June 20 – 21 |
| Venue: | College André-Grasset, Montreal, Canada |
| Tournament Director: | Jean-Sébastien Lechasseur |
| Match Start Times: | Morning: 9:30 AM / Afternoon: 2:30 PM |
| Time Limit: | 75 minutes main time + 1 minute / 5 times byo-yomi |
| Game Rules: | AGA Rules |
Tournament Formats
- 2 players play a best of three match for each round.
- The match winner moves to the next round.
- The 3rd game isn’t played if the match completes 2-0.
- Game 1 and Game 3(if needed) in each match Nigiri for color.
- The bracket structure will be announced later.
- The player list is as follows (players are listed alphabetically):
| Tianyi Chen | Ben Mantle |
| Jeremiah Donley | Nate Morse |
| Joel Kenny | Guanyu Song |
| Eric Lee | Michael Guyue Xu |
| Paige Lemaster | Eric Yoder |
| Valerie Lewis | Sen Zhan |
| Bill Lin | Edward Zhang |
| Stephen Lin | Tony Zhao |
Other notes
- Triple Ko/Super Ko: TD decides a draw. We will continue the tournament with the draw, and use the tie-breaking rules when needed.
- Nigiri: The older player gets white for nigiri (following Go custom). The player who wins the guessing game chooses the color.
- There will be no meal break during a game.
- For any unexpected situations, the TD will make the final decision.
- Players are not allowed to have any electronic devices with them during a match. “Electronic devices” includes phones, tablets, smart watches, etc. There will be a place to store personal devices during each game. The venue will use a hand-held metal detector to check players for forbidden items.
- Observers are not allowed to communicate with players at any time during a match.