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CGA International Representative SelectionThe rules on the page have been approved as CGA policy as of summer 2009, taking effect as of the 2009 Canadian Open. From 2002-2009 the CGA used the rules in the Canadian Open document found here for International Representative Selection. This page holds policy for regular events. For non standard events the CGA executive will decide a policy as needed (often in conjuction with the AGA when a North American representative is required). When only a short time is available the President may make decisions as needed without formal review by the executive. For dual citizens or Canadians residing outside Canada we expect the players to compete in either Canadian international qualifying, or their country of residence/alternate citizenship for qualifying. They may compete in either countries tournaments for enjoyment.
Sections:
World Amateur and Prime Ministers Cup:To be eligible for selection a player must have been a CGA member for one year (this requirement will first take effect at the 2010 Canadian Open), and be a Canadian citizen. We then go down the list of International Qualification Point holders and ask them to select a trip. To select a trip they must not have attended that event more than twice in the past 5 years. Also to be selected for the World Amateur a player may not be selected for either the previous or subsequent Prime Ministers Cup. For the Prime Ministers Cup the representative may not attend either the previous or subsequent World Amateur. If by any chance there are no points holders who can attend a trip we will go down the Canadian Open finishing list to select a representative. Before the Canadian Open players who will be near the top of the point list and will not be at the open should be asked what if any trip they would take if offered. Note any point holders we are unable to contact before the open will not be considered as trip representatives, we will go to the next player on the point list. Players selected for these two trips must pay a 125$ travel fee to the CGA.Players attending an international event may be subject to drug testing. The AGA has prepared a good summary of what players need to be aware of here. North American Fujtsu Qualifying:This tournament is held by the AGA online, currently in the winter. It is a 16 player field, including many North American Professionals. The CGA gets to select two players to participate. To be selected players must have been a CGA member for one year, and citizens of Canada or the USA. We then go down the list of International Point holders until we find 2 players who wish to participate. Trip prize holders may participate, and the list is as if points had never been set to zero.World Youth Tournament:The CGA has only been allocated a spot in the senior(under 18) division, not the junior(under 12). The CGA will send it's top placing youth from the Canadian Open to this event. Note the winner must be 1D+, if there is no such player at the Canadian Open we will look for alternates, and if we cannot find any no Canadian will be sent. To be eligible a player must be a Canadian citizen, and they cannot attend more than twice in five years. Also the World Youth representative cannot be attending either the World Amateur or Prime Minsters Cup. If they qualify for both they must choose which to attend. This trip does NOT require a travel fee.World Student Oza:North America gets to send one player to this. The AGA holds a qualifying tournament in the fall to select the North American representative, 5D+ Canadian's or student attending Canadian Universities will be eligible to participate. Look for a link on the US or Canadian web sites shortly after the Canadian Open.North American ING/Masters tournament:This event is held each year at the US Go Congress. It has substantial cash prizes, and now has a field of 32 players. It is unrelated to the professional ING cup held every 4 years, which is invitational. The Canadian Go Association can select four representatives to attend. Currently these spots are assigned to the top finishers in the Winter Cup, held by the CGA online each winter. Participants must be CGA members, and to win an ING spot they must be North American permanent residents. If there are cancelations of selected representatives the CGA president may select alternates as they feel appropriate. In addition CGA members may be seeded into the tournament by virtue of their previous years finish, or professional status, in which case they do not need to complete CGA qualifying. Seeded players do not use up one of the four CGA spots. Starting in 2010 we will select participants based on their ING point total.International Pair Go Championships:The goals of the Pair Go championship are different than the goals of other intenational events. It concentrates on promoting participation and friendship. There is a separate page up with all the Pair Go Information here. Note the players selected for the Pair trip must also pay the 125$ travel fee.World Mind Sports Games:We are not sure if the 2008 event will be the only WMSG. Until we know the CGA will not set a standard policy.International Qualifying Points:Points are allocated to Canadian Citizens and permanent residents from the top division of the Canadian Open. The players from the top division are sorted as per the the point allocation playoff rules following, and then allocated international qualifying points as per the point scale. In addition points may be allocated from a CGA regional event. If a player earns points at two events the event from which they earned the larger value is used. Points will be totalled immediately following each Canadian Open to allow trips to be awarded. Note you may acquire points even when you cannot attend a trip. For example, you may acquire points without being a CGA member for a year. Points expire after 5 years. For instance points acquired at the 2009 open will expire post trip selection at the 2013 open. After selection for the World Amateur or Prime Ministers Cup a players points are reset to zero. If a players membership lapses they must renew by the subsequent Canadian Open to retain their points. For those whose membership is expiring at the open they will be given a grace period to the end of the September to renew. Players who's points are expiring will be notified and asked to renew before the points are removed.The top division at the Canadian Open will now be set at 6D+. If for some reason the tournament director expects a smaller than usual field they may ask the CGA to allow inclusion of 5D's. To avoid grade inflation all players in the Top division must be approved by the CGA executive. For new immigrants we will be inclined to give the benefit of the doubt, but established Canadians should expect to post a top finish in the 5D section at the open or a large local tournament before graduation to the open section (or of course get their CGA rating above 6D). Only points below 4th place may be awarded though SOS type tie breaks. The rest must be decided by playoff games. However only players 5-1 are guaranteed a playoff spot, the playoff participants that are 4-2 or 3-3 may be decided by SOS. Given the top division field is restricted to 6D+ players there should not be more than four players with a 5-1 or better record. Non citizens cannot earn the awards for tie break spots. If they qualify for a tie break spot they will be awarded the points for the top non tie break spot. Since our point allocation playoff will always be 4 players it can be completed in 2 rounds. On a standard schedule this takes place on the Monday. If players cannot attend these playoff games the organizers can try to make an alternate accomodation. I.E play games Sunday night (possible if only one game is required). However they are under no obligation to do so, and players who cannot make the Monday playoffs should expect to default their playoff games. Note if the organizers of a Canadian Open wish to structure their open differently for changes like a longer event, a non swiss based format, or a time other than labour day weekend these plans should be presented when applying to host. For changes like different playoff rules these can be specified later, but the executive should be given at least 1 month to review requested alternate rules. If any of the top finishers in the open division are not eligible for points the playoff will not include them. They should be awarded any other prizes the tournament is awarding (trophies, cash, etc) based on their SOS placement. For these other prizes the tournament organizers can choose to use the playoff results or an SOS type selection for eligible players, but what they will do should be announced before the tournament starts. Here are several examples of Canadian open finishes, and how to set up the point allocation playoff.
NAMT Qualifying Points:The main distinction between these points and International qualifying points is they do not expire. Given the large number of ING spots and the fact that the trip is not paid we want to send the strongest players we can. The fact that many players cannot participate in a given year means all Canadian Top players get a chance eventually.Points are earned in two ways.
Point Scale:The following scale is used for both the Canadian Open( to allocate international qualifying points), and at the Winter Cup (to allocate ING points). Note places 9-12 are only used at the Winter Cup to allocate ING points.
CGA regional tournaments:To qualify as a regional tournament the tournament must require CGA membership for all tournament participants. The CGA will accept a beginner exemption but the plans for the exemption should confirmed as acceptable by the CGA before the tournament is held. The CGA is trying to balance the following goals with the regional tournament concept
Once field stength is determined, points are awarded as follows. Players earn the same amount of both International qualifying points and ING qualifying points.
Past International Representatives:The List of past World Amateur representatives and Prime Ministers Cup representatives can be found on the Canadian Open page.
Past World Youth results:Current International Qualifying Point holders:* Points set to zero since a trip was awardedCurrent ING Qualifying Point holders:* points earned by earning a seeded spot at that years NAMT tournament |
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