Tournaments

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2025 US Championship

The next championship will be held in San Francisco!

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• Pro Guests:
  • Akio Ishikawa, Professional 7-Dan
  • Hirotaka Nozuki, Professional 8-Dan
  • Mana Watanabe, Ladies' Professional 3-dan
• Location: The Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California
  1840 Sutter Street,
  San Francisco, CA 94115
  1st Floor - Issei Memorial Hall
• Fees:
  *Includes lunch
  • Adults: $180
  • Students: $130
  • Chidren (12 & Under): $80
• Additional Events:
  • Practice Games (+$20): Get some warm-up games in with the other players and try a teaching game with the pro guests! Light refreshments included.
  • Welcome Party (+$100): Join us and the shogi pros at the Harborview Restaurant & Bar after Tournament Day 1 for some fine local food and festivities! Dinner as well as transportation to and from the venue (via Waymo) is included.
• Schedule:
  • Friday, April 25th (optional):
    • 5pm - 9pm: Practice Games at the JCCCNC (2F)
  • Saturday, April 26th
    • 8:00 am: Setup
    • 8:15 am: Registration & Check-in
    • 8:45 am: Opening Ceremony
    • 9:00 am: Preliminary A/B Placement Round 1
    • 10:00 am: Preliminary A/B Placement Round 2
    • 11:00 am: Preliminary A/B Placement Round 3
    • 12:00 pm: Lunch
    • 1:00 pm: A/B Tournament Round 1
    • 2:00 pm: Team Tournament (~6 Rounds)
    • 5:30 pm: Team Tournament Results
    • 6:00 pm: End of Day 1
    • 6:30 pm: Welcome Party (optional)
  • Sunday, April 27th
    • 8:30 am: A/B Tournament Round 2
    • 9:30 am: A/B Tournament Round 3
    • 10:30 am: A/B Tournament Round 4
    • 12:00 pm: Lunch
    • 1:00 pm: A/B Semi-Finals
    • 2:00 pm: A/B Finals + 3rd Place Match
    • 3:00 pm: Exhibition Game (if time)
    • 5:00 pm: Awards + Closing Ceremony
    • 5:30 pm: Group Photo and Cleanup
    • 6:00 pm: End of Day 2
• Format:
  • The Preliminary tournament and Individual tournament will both be Swiss Style, where the players with the most wins (against the highest ranked opponents) will rank the highest. The Semi-Finals will be single-elimination and the Semi-Finals winners will advance to the Finals, where the winners of each class will be crowned Champion.
  • For all rounds through the semi-finals, players will have 10 minutes of thinking time and 40 seconds of byouyomi. The Finals match will have 20 minutes of thinking time and 40 seconds of byouyomi.
  • For the team tournament, players will be organized by club and face-off round-robin style. Each will have 12 minutes ("kiremake", no byouyomi). A "Pro team" will also compete (with handicaps) and count towards the end result.

World Shogi League

The 2024 WSL season has concluded! Congrations to teams USA 1, which placed 3rd in Division A, and USA 6, who won their division! See the results here: https://81dojo.com/wsl/

Latest Tournament Results

The 2024 US West Coast Tournament was held in Los Angeles on September 21st and 22nd.
Congratulations to Keiji Tomita, who won undefeated!

The 2024 US Championship in Los Angeles, held on March 16th and 17th.

See the complete results from the latest tournaments at this link