2011 Korea-Turkey Friendship Tournaments
The Turk-Korea Culture Exchange Association in collaboration with Turkish War Veterans' Association has been planning an event comprised of various activities mainly focused on the Korean Culture on Saturday the 5th of February to celebrate the Korean New Year (설날 - Seolnal) which starts on the 3rd of February. As a part of the celebrations on the 5th of February a friendship tournament of Go (바둑 Baduk) and Janggi (장기 Korean Chess) will be organized. Many more activities like traditional Korean games (Yutnolyi 윷놀이, Jegichagi 제기차기), a small ceremony (Sebe 새배 between 11.30-12.00) and surprises are in preparation. All Go players and any interested parties are welcomed.
The Tournament and Results
The tournament took place in 3 categories. With each category handing out prizes for the top three. The winners and proceedings can be seen in the tables below:
| Category | Place | Name | Surname | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All information pertaining to the entrants are based on their personal input. The entire responsibility for validity of the above information rests solely on the entrant. |
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| A | 1 | Mehmet Barış | Albayrak | ||
| 2 | 대우 | 윤 | |||
| 3 | Serkan | Solmazoğlu | |||
| B | 1 | 동영 | 최 | ||
| 2 | 성은 | 정 | |||
| 3 | 요한 | 진 | |||
| C | 1 | Ulaş | Mısırlıoğlu | ||
| 2 | Mehmet Sait | Gülmez | |||
| 3 | Özgür | Erdoğan | |||
| Category | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All information pertaining to the entrants are based on their personal input. The entire responsibility for validity of the above information rests solely on the entrant. |
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| A | Mehmet Barış Albayrak | Mehmet Barış Albayrak | Mehmet Barış Albayrak | Mehmet Barış Albayrak | Mehmet Barış Albayrak |
| Ergün Dündar | |||||
| Ömer Talha Kazanç | Ömer Talha Kazanç | ||||
| 조규백 | |||||
| Yavuz Mester | 윤우림 | Mehmet Emin Barsbey | |||
| 윤우림 | |||||
| Mehmet Emin Barsbey | Mehmet Emin Barsbey | ||||
| Caner Demir | |||||
| Hayri Kılıç | 윤우림 | Engin Serkan Solmazoğlu | 윤대우 | ||
| Kemal Gülbudak | |||||
| Engin Serkan Solmazoğlu | Engin Serkan Solmazoğlu | ||||
| Hyun Mun | |||||
| Barkın Çelebican | 윤대우 | 윤대우 | |||
| 윤대우 | |||||
| Metin Özsarfati | Metin Özsarfati | ||||
| Adem Akgün | |||||
| B | 진요한 | 진요한 | 최동영 | 최동영 | 최동영 |
| Tülay Feyzula | |||||
| 박만우 | 진요한 | ||||
| Orhan Can Acar | |||||
| 최던삼 | 최던삼 | 최동영 | |||
| Halil İbrahim Gürel | |||||
| Erhan İmrak | 최동영 | ||||
| 최동영 | |||||
| Semih Kazanç | 정성은 | 정성은 | 정성은 | ||
| 정성은 | |||||
| 송길섭 | 송길섭 | ||||
| Bayram Kotan | |||||
| Sami Güven | 김창일 | 김창일 | |||
| 김창일 | |||||
| Gözde Taşkın | Gözde Taşkın | ||||
| Esra Yegül | |||||
| C | Mehmet Sait Gülmez | Mehmet Sait Gülmez | Mehmet Sait Gülmez | Mehmet Sait Gülmez | Mehmet Sait Gülmez |
| Tolga Göze | |||||
| 조춘근 | 조춘근 | ||||
| Mert Mungan | |||||
| Özgür Erdoğan | Özgür Erdoğan | Özgür Erdoğan | |||
| Tutku Sağlam | |||||
| Zeynel Bilge Göze | Zeynel Bilge Göze | ||||
| Efe Arda Ongan | |||||
| 박용덕 | 박용덕 | Ulaş Mısırlıoğlu | Ulaş Mısırlıoğlu | ||
| Sema Yıldırım | |||||
| Ulaş Mısırlıoğlu | Ulaş Mısırlıoğlu | ||||
| Güney | |||||
Venue
The tournament and main event's venue sponsor Türkiye Muharip Gaziler Derneği (Turkish War Veterans' Association) has generously granted us access to their Istanbul Branch at Sirkeci, allocating their facilities to our service. A partial map of Istanbul showing the location of Turkish War Veterans' Association Sirkeci building from google can be found here. Public transportation details and directions to and from the venue can be accessed via İ.E.T.T.'s site which is Istanbul's main public transportation provider and coordinator.
You can get information on Istanbul including hotels, weather, maps and tips from the web sites below:
Transportation
Airplane
You can check the checkfelix web site for flights to Istanbul.
Train
There are trains from Sofia, Belgrade, Bucharest and Budapest(connections from Munich and Vienna) to Sirkeci Station in Istanbul. Main services are:
- Bosphorus Express: from Bucharest, daily
- TransBalkan Express: from Budapest via Bucharest, daily
- Prietenia Express: from Kischinev, daily
- Balkan Express: from Belgrade via Sofia, daily
- 1C 90/9 I: from Pythion via Thessalonica, daily (connection from Athens)
- Istanbul Express: from Munich via Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria
There are two main stations in Istanbul: Sirkeci Station on the European side and Haydarpaşa Station on the Asian side. These historic station buildings are nostalgic gateways to the city. Both stations are well equipped with restaurants, newspaper kiosks, waiting rooms and ATMs.
Transfer from Airport to City Center
There are shuttles from airport to city center (Taksim Square) every half hour between 04.00 am and 01.00 am. The cost of the shutlle is €5. If you take a cab, it costs about €20, please note taxi fare depends on the traffic condition and a price range of €20-€30 is common. If you come by car, bus or train let us know your likely arrival time. We will inform you about the route to the city center.
Visa
Most European countries do not need visa to enter Turkey up to 90 days or they can obtain visa at the border. Please check the link below to see your country's status. If a visa is required please inquire your local Turkish embassy about the documents, fee and procedure. An invitation letter for visa application can be sent as required. If you require an invitation letter please include a note in travel details in the form below or contact us later.
Expected weather conditions
Will be available 5 days in advance.
For updates and further information please check http://www.dmi.gov.tr/.
Accommodation & Catering
There will be many eating options around the tournamet venue as well as ramyeon, tea and a cold sandwiches offered by the Turk-Korea Culture Exchange Association. Approximately €20 will be enough for standart meals throughout the day. Naturally, there are more luxurious therefore more expensive choices if you prefer.
We recommend participants to choose accommodation options around Sirkeci as it would be easier to get to the tournament site. Namely Beşiktaş, Sultanahmet and Taksim are in the vicinity. Hostels, which accommodate students and non-students alike, can be found and reserved through www.hostelworld.com or www.hostels.com. Higher class hotels like The Marmara, The Ritz-Carlton, Ceylan Intercontinental, Divan and The Hilton are situated near and around Taksim, which is 10 minutes away from the tournament site by public transportation. More on hotels and reservation options can be found at www.istanbulshotels.com and www.booking.com
Tournament Rules
- Tournament system: Categorized Single Knock-out Tournament
- Game rules: Japanese rule set, handicap per rank difference
- Time: 30 min. + 15 moves / 5 min. byo-yomi
- Komi: 6.5
The tournaments will be divided into 3 categories to accomodate a 3 round set. Since time restraints and number of participants are critical, preregistrants will have precedence over last minute participants.
Tournament Schedule
February 5 (Saturday)
09:00 - 09:30 : Finalization of registration
09:45 - 10:00 : Opening ceremony and announcement of pairings
10:00 - 11:30 : Round 1
11:30 - 12:00 : Sebe (새배)
12:00 - 13:00 : Lunch break
13:00 - 14:30 : Round 2
14:30 - 14:45 : Interim
14:45 - 16:15 : Round 3
16:30 - : Award ceremony and Finale
Prize
The first three players in each catagory will be presented a plaque and surprises.
Entry Fee
The fee for the tournament has been set at €1.50.
Participants
Will be announced as registries are confirmed.
| # | Name | Surname | Rank | City | Country | Status* | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All information pertaining to the entrants are based on their personal input. The entire responsibility for validity of the above information rests solely on the entrant. |
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| Participants of the Go Tournament are denoted with G. | |||||||
| Participants of the Janggi Tournament are denoted with J. | |||||||
| 1 | Mehmet Barış | Albayrak | 2 Dan | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | istanbulgo |
| 2 | Ömer Talha | Kazanç | 2 Dan | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | TGA |
| 3 | Yavuz | Mester | 2 Dan | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | |
| 4 | Tolga | Dinçer | 1 Dan | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | |
| 5 | Hayri | Kılıç | 1 Dan | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | istanbulgo |
| 6 | Engin Serkan | Solmazoğlu | 1 Dan | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | istanbulgo |
| 7 | Barkın | Çelebican | 2 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | istanbulgo |
| 8 | Metin | Özsarfati | 2 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | istanbulgo |
| 9 | Emre | Yalçınkaya | 2 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | istanbulgo |
| 10 | Caner | Demir | 3 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | igoku |
| 11 | Kemal | Gülbudak | 3 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | istanbulgo |
| 12 | Hüseyin Halil | Acar | 5 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | igoku |
| 13 | Adem | Akgün | 5 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | igoku |
| 14 | Erhan | İmrak | 6 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | istanbulgo |
| 15 | Semih | Kazanç | 6 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | TGA |
| 16 | Sami | Güven | 7 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | istanbulgo |
| 17 | Gözde | Taşkın | 7 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | istanbulgo |
| 18 | Orhan Can | Acar | 8 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | istanbulgo |
| 19 | Tülay | Feyzula | 8 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | igoku |
| 20 | Esra | Yegül | 8 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | istanbulgo |
| 21 | Bayram | Kotan | 10 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | |
| 22 | Mehmet Sait | Gülmez | 11 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | igoku |
| 23 | Özgür | Erdoğan | 12 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | istanbulgo |
| 24 | Zeynel Bilge | Göze | 12 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | |
| 25 | Ulaş | Mısırlıoğlu | 14 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | |
| 26 | İpek | Ensoylu | 20 Kyu | Balıkesir | Türkiye | G | |
| 27 | Tolga | Göze | 20 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | |
| 28 | Mert | Mungan | 20 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | |
| 29 | Elif | Gökalp | 25 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | |
| 30 | Efe Arda | Ongan | 25 Kyu | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | |
| 31 | Asel | Tabaldieva | NR | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | |
| 32 | Merve | Tomris | NR | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | |
| 33 | Seda | Yozgat | NR | İstanbul | Türkiye | G | istanbulgo |
