December KGS+ Blitz Tournament, Asian/European daytime Open division (Winner: Vortex)

Welcome to the December KGS Plus tournament!

19x19, Blitz, Single Elimination! The time settings are very short: 6 minutes Main time plus Canadian 3 minutes 20sec per 25 moves (6m + 3min 20sec / 25moves). the rounds are spaced 30 min apart, all rounds in the same day. Remember, the anti-mouse slip option is always turned on for tournament play. For your move to be accepted you must hover for ¼ second before making your move. You only have 8 seconds per move on average, so knowing exactly when to click is very important!

Important: Conditions for Tournament entry:

• 50 non-KGS Plus members will be allowed to each Open division. KGS Plus members are always welcome!
• 20 non-KGS Plus members will be allowed to each Kyu Handicap division. You'll need a solid rank to enter and it has to be your strongest account, must have played more than 30 ranked games total, spaced throughout the 6 weeks before November 30. (having played 30 games in the last week won't be accepted)
• Contact the user "sweety" if your KGS Plus account is not your strongest account.
• Please be respectful to your opponents. Rudeness or escaping will not be tollerated either.
• Players who have been previously disqualified from a KGS tournament are not allowed.
• You are allowed to compete in only ONE division.

People who do not fullfill those conditions but register anyway may be disqualified anytime (before the tournament starts, during a game, during a round, or even once all the rounds are over). A disqualified player will have no prize and won't be allowed to enter upcoming tournaments.

Divisions:

• Asian/European daytime 3K and under division
• Asian/European daytime Open division
• American daytime 3K and under division
• American daytime Open division

Sponsor

Sponsored by KGS and Kiseido

Rules

Single Elimination, Simultaneous Schedule.

Prizes

1. The winners of the Kyu divisions will get a $25 gift certificate each from Kiseido, and 1 month of free KGS Plus.
2. The winner of the Asian/European daytime Open division will get 3 months of free KGS Plus.
3. The winner of the American daytime Open division will get a $22 gift certificate from Kiseido, and 1 month of free KGS Plus.
4. The runner-up and the best Kyu of each division will get 1 month of free KGS Plus.
5. 1 week of free KGS Plus will be awarded at random.