Martinicup 2013

The Martinicup is the annual tournament of the Go Club Groningen. In 2013 we're playing in the weekend of 27-28 April.

The tournament will be held in the PvdA building in the centre of the city. There will be cheap consumptions available at the location (50ct for coffee, thee, soft drinks). On saturday and sunday, a free lunch will be available for the contestants. On saturday evening, we will eat pizza at the venue, after which people are welcome to hang around and play more go or other games.

For questions: Herman Hiddema: +31619356139, martinicup@goclubgroningen.nl

Location

PvdA Building (the red door in this picture)
Haddingestraat 10
9711 KD Groningen

Details

Format: 5 rounds McMahon, time limits 1 hour + 20s byoyomi
Entry fee: € 12,50 (one day € 7,50)
Discount: € 2,50 for youth (under 18) or students.
Accommodation: Free at one of our members if you preregister (bring your own sleeping bag and mattress).
Register now or see the list of registered participants.

Saturday 27th of April

10:30 - 11:45 — Registration
12:15 - 14:45 — Round 1 of the McMahon tournament
15:00 - 17:30 — Round 2 of the McMahon tournament
18:00 - 20:00 — Dinner
20:00 - 24:00 — Free playing

Sunday 28th of April

10:00 - 12:30 — Round 3 of the McMahon tournament
13:00 - 15:30 — Round 4 of the McMahon tournament
15:30 - 18:00 — Round 5 of the McMahon tournament
18:30 - 19:00 — Prizegiving and lottery

Public transportation

On saturday at a quarter past eleven, an intercity arrives from The Hague via Schiphol, Lelystad, Zwolle. Participants coming via Utrecht can switch trains in Zwolle.

There is also a train arriving 11:37 on Saturday from Leer (Ostfriesland, Germany), connecting for eg: Oldenburg, Bremen, Hamburg and Hannover. From Bremen and Oldenburg, there is also an express busline: http://www.publicexpress.de/

From the train station it is only about 700 meters walking distance to the playing venue, so taking a bus is not worth the effort.

Parking

Parking Centrum(dutch) is directly adjacent to the playing venue. Parking there costs € 0,40 per 10 minutes, € 22,- per day. Other parkings in the city center have similar prices.

On sunday, parking in the street is free. On saturday, you have to pay between 9.00 and 24.00, costing € 1,80 per hour, and you may only park for 30 minutes.

If you park a little further out from the city center, parking is free. In the map below, the closest free parking are is highlighted in blue (scroll north).

Map

Red marker is tournament venue, red line is walking route.

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