Tournaments

2009 World Championship

The World Championship consists of at least two rounds of tournaments. It is open to all Trax players.

1. The Candidate's Tournament determines the Challenger who is going to play in the Challenge Match. Depending on the number of entries, new players may be required to play off in a Qualifying round before playing in the Candidate's Tournament. This tournament is a round robin of best of 3 games. (If one player wins both the first 2 games, the third game is optional.)
2. With 2 rounds in the Candidate's tournament, the top two players from each pool in the first round will advance. In the event of ties, the tied player who beat the other will advance. If ties still persist, a playoff will decide who advances.
3. The Challenge Match is played between the challenger and the incumbent World Champion. The Challenge Match is best of 11, with the first player to win 6 games the new World Champion.

The timetable for the 2009 World Championship series is as follows:

• Entries close for the tournament on 19 July, 2009
• Playing pools will be announced and published shortly afterwards
• Qualifier / Candidate's tournament round 1 games must be played by 30 September, 2009
• Candidate's Tournament games must be completed by 31 October, 2009
• Challenge Match games to be played by 15 December, 2009

Candidate's Tournament Results:

Candidates Tournament

Challenge Match Results:

Players: If you log in, you can submit your games.

Tournament Rules:

• At the start of each round, the Tournament director will draw up a schedule of when each match is to be played. On agreement with both players, a match may be rescheduled up to 24 hours before the match.
• Failure to show up for any game or match may result in forfeit of that game or match, at the sole discretion of the Tournament Director.
• Standard unlimited size Trax is to be played for all games (NOT 8x8 Trax or Loop Trax)
• All games to be played over the table or live on the Internet at either the traxgame.com lobby or boardspace.net. Over-the-table games should be relayed onto the lobby for spectators.
• When multiple games are played between the same players, they shall alternate colour each game.
• Games are to be timed with 30 minutes per 10 moves, with unused time accumulating. Failure to complete the required moves within the time limit loses the game on time.
• Players are entitled to at least a 10 minute break between games.
• No player may seek to obtain an unfair advantage by using any method of predetermining the outcome of any turn, other than studying the position in the mind. The giving of advice is forbidden.
• A record of the game must be kept, and either uploaded using the form on this web page (you will need to log in to upload the game), or emailed to WC@traxgame.com, for the game to be officially counted.
• Disputes (if any) must be referred to the Tournament director, David Smith, whose decisions will be final.
• In the case where a player withdraws from the tournament (at any stage), the following will be applied:
  • if a player withdraws before playing any games in the round in progress, no point will be awarded.
  • if a player withdraws after playing some of their matches in the round in progress, the point will be awarded as if the player didn't show up in the remaining match(es).