Japanese OVER40 Hayago Tournament

Overview: 

The Japanese OVER40 Hayago Tournament is for senior players that are at least 40 years old. The tournament was first introduced by the Nihon Kiin in 2014.

Tournament Format: 

Up to 64 players are distributed in four qualifying groups. The four group winners compete in a small single-elimination main tournament to decide the champion.

Prize Money: 
500,000 JPY
Time System: 
The qualifying games are super fast: 10 seconds per move and each player can go beyond 10 seconds (up to 1 minute) for 3 times. The main tournament games are relatively slower: 30 seconds per move and each player can go beyond 30 seconds (up to 1 minute) for 10 times.
Ruleset and Komi: 
Japanese rule with 6.5-point komi.
Key Players, Events and Statistics: 

Nothing special so far.

Historical Results: 

Term

Year

Winner

Runner-up

Game Records

1

2015

Cho Sonjin

Aoki Shinichi

2

2015

O Rissei

O Meien

Go4Go Collection Note: 
Go4Go has collected all the main tournament games so far.