[ Name ] The 14th World Students GO OZA Championship
[ Organizer ] The All-Japan Students GO Association / Nikkei Inc. / PANDANET INC.
[ Cooperation ] The Nihon Ki-in / The International Go Federation

[ Date ] 22 February - 26 February 2016
(22 February: Reception / 23 February: Rounds 1 & 2 / 24 February: Rounds 3 & 4 / 25 February: Tokyo sightseeing / 26 February: End of official schedule)

[ Venue] Ginza Internet Forum (Tokyo, Japan)
[ Championship format ] Face-to-face games, Swiss system.

[ Number of games ] 4
[ Number of players ] 16
(Japan 2, China 2, Chinese Taipei 2, Korea 2, other Asian countries 2, Europe 3, North, Central & South America 2, Oceania & Africa 1)

Participating Countries & Regions	Number of players		Notes
	Male	Female
China	1	1
Korea	1	1
Chinese Taipei	1	1
Other Asian	2		*2
Europe	2	1
North, Central & South America	2
Oceania & Africa	1
Japan	1	1	*1

*1 The Japanese representatives will be the winner of the domestic 14th All Japan Students Oza championship and the highest-placed female player.
*2 When the representatives are from the same country, the highest-placed player from another country will be chosen.
However, no change will be made if male and female players from the same country are chosen (because one of the objectives of this championship is to promote exchange among students).
●When the player who has acquired the right to be the representative becomes unable to play, the next-ranked player will take his or her place.
●In areas where the players are divided into male and female, separate championships will be held for males and females.
●Each area will have a preliminary tournament to select their representative(s).
●In principle, the number of players to advance to the main championship will be 16, but the allowance for each area may vary according to the number of participants.

[ Championship rules ]
Both Preliminary rounds and the Main championship are to use Japanese rules.
All games to be played on even, with Black giving a komi of 6½ points.

1．Preliminary rounds
The colours will be chosen by computer.
The time allowance is 90 minutes. If you run out of time, you lose.

2．Main Championship
The colours will be chosen by nigiri.
The time allowance is 60 minutes, followed by 30-second byo-yomi.

[ Preliminary round (tournament) ]
Games are held in a designated game room of Pandanet on determined time and date. Qualifiers in Preliminary round can participate in main championship.

[ Schedule ]
Applications : 1 September - 26 October 2015
Preliminary round : 8 November 2015
Main championship : 22 February - 26 February 2016
( Japan Time(GMT+9) )

[ Qualifications for participants ]
·Being an amateur player
·Being a university / college student under the age of 30. (Doctoral students and master's students can't participate.)
·Being able to use Pandanet to participate in the preliminary round
·Being able to communicate in English by E-mail
·Being able to come to Japan to participate in the main championship

[ Points to note and manners ]
·The registration is done based on the country where the player's university exists. You are required to show your student identification when you become the representative.
  (Ex. If you go to a university in Japan, you will be the Japanese representative even if you have Korean nationality.)
·Games to be played in the established game room of Pandanet.
·Games must all be played by the player concerned in person, and no advice concerning the game should be given. If a breach of the rules is later discovered, such as a different player playing or advice being given, the game may be confiscated and, in the worst case, the player concerned may be stripped of the right to play in the championship.
·In principle, games are to be played at home. The championship office at The All-Japan Students GO Association will carry out a survey of access, so please inform us if you will be playing at a go club or surrounded by a group of people.
·Proper greetings should be made at the beginning and end of games. Also, slandering the opponent is expressly forbidden. If something happens, please inform the championship office.
·If a bad breach of manners or a violation has been detected, disqualification is possible even after the result of the game has been confirmed.
·If an objection is lodged, it will be adjudicated at a conference at the championship office in The All-Japan Students GO Association.

·If you have any questions, please e-mail to the following email addresses.
[email protected]