From: "'Shigeki Masui'" <smasui <at> BANET <dot> NET>
Date: 3 jun 2000
Subject: Shogi World Championship-Tournament Time Table

Many thanks for all of you who gave us your comments about the system of
the tournament formula i/e knockout or swiss and/or their combination.
These comments will be appreciated if they are actually practical and
useful to the particular tournament and if someone can present us the
proposal with actual format.
The committee of the shogi world championship hereby invite your
proposal which could actually fit to the tournament held on May 20th nd
21st in New York.
The committee will analyze all of the proposals and will award $100 to
the winner  if minimum 5 proposals are made.
It is a sole discretion of the tournament committee to determine the
winner.
Closing date of the proposal : June 30, 200 5:00pm New York Time.
The proposal shall be sent to " smasui <at> banet <dot> net" directly or through
shogi-L
Conditions of the tournament is as follows, which shall not be changed
as the tournament was held exactly under such conditions.
1) Total numbers of players: Estimated to be 70 plus minus 6 and actual
numbers shall be known at 10:00pm of May 19th the closing time of
registration. However schedule must be made 5 weeks in advance in order
to print on the program of the tournament. You had to make very flexible
format.
2) 19 players are seeded for A-Class invited by the tournament who won
the qualification tournament of each countries or association. Their
level of skill is various from 6-kyu to 5 Dan.
3) Due to many reasons, the tournament decided not to refer any ratings
or Dan/Kyu for making format
(Dear L arry: Please do not argue)
4) Pro/Am: 19 seeded players waived classification tournament and
invited to play at Pro/AM Kakuochi Handicap game (Dropping Kaku) for the
prize of $1,000 (1st Place) and $500 (2nd Place) for the most winning
amateur out of 3 rounds of games against Pros.
5) Time available to the tournament:
May 20th (Sat) : 9:15am - 18:15pm (one hour lunch break)
May 21st (Sun) : 9:00am - 15:30pm (all games must be finished except
final game of the championship class
                       (class-A).
May 21st (Sun) : 15:30 - 17:30pm : World Championship- final game (to be
broadcasted by IT)
Prizes: Tournament announced 5 months in advance that:
          A-Class (Championship Class)
             1st : $3,000
             2nd: $1,500
             3rd : $500
             4th : 300
          B-Class:
              1st: $1,500
              2nd: $700
              3rd: $300
              4th : $100
          C-Class:
              1st: $300
              2nd: $100
          Other classes, if any: surprise prizes.
The tournament committee will be very lad to learn if you could propose
any better schedule.
To be fair to everybody following was the schedule printed in the
program of the tournament committee, which had to be determined 5 weeks
before without knowing exact numbers of players nor level of the skills
of some players.

May 20th(Sat):  9:15am - 14:45pm Pro/Am for seeded players ( rounds)
                      9:15am - 14:45pm Classification Match (Swiss
system) for all other participants
                      14:45pm - 15:15pm Drawing for finals of A,B,C
classes.
                      15:15pm - 16:45pm First round of A Class (Losers
are classed to consolation-1)
                      16:45pm - 18:15pm 2nd round of A Class (losers are
classed to consolation-2)
                     14:45pm - 18:15pm B,C classes could enjoy Pro's
Teaching corner and/or Shogi Dojo
May 21st(Sun): 8:45am -  10:15am - A class 3rd round and 1st round of
Consolation-1, Consolation-2 and B, C                       class.
                     10:15am - 11:45pm A Class 4th round and other
classes (4 classes) 2nd round,
                     Losers could enjoy Pro's teaching corner and/or
Shogi Dojo.
                     11:45am- 12:30pm Lunch break
                     12:30pm-14:00pm Semi Final of all classes.
                     14:00pm - 15:30pm B,C, and Consolation final
                     15:30pm - 17:50pm Final of Championship Class
 A-Class)
The tournament completed very punctually on time for both days.
Well, would you challenge to the above with your better system and
format. Show us how will you make it with your favorite swiss to satisfy
all of the participants without delay.
For your convenience you may use 1 to 70 to identify a person and 1-19
will be seeded players.
For instance you may assume 1 as Egoshi and 70 as Masui. However before
the tournament Masui thought he had a chance to beat Egoshi (Joke!).
Regards,
Shigeki Masui
Executive committee of the Shogi World Championship.