September 2025
Intermediate Tak Open
Information Sheet
Welcome to the Intermediate Tak Open Tournament; a mid-level tournament for Tak,
organized by the US Tak Association (ustak.org)
You do NOT need to be a member of the US Tak Association to participate.
You do NOT need to be a resident of the US to participate.
Registration is 100% FREE! Sign Up Here
This tournament is open to almost everyone - even people who are brand new to the
game. The only people who cannot participate are those who have won a previous
Intermediate Tournament, Tak Open, or other similarly challenging event. However, if
your Tournament Rating is above 1900, please check in with the tournament director
when signing up.
Games will be scheduled through the Tak Talk Discord in the Tournaments channel.
Your matches and running points accumulation will be pinned there as well.
Registration begins on September 19nd, 2025 and will end on September 27th, 2025.
This tournament begins on September 29th, 2025 and will end approximately
November 2nd, 2025.
Tournament Structure: The tournament starts with Round Robin groups, meaning you
will play 1 match (2 games alternating colors) against each other person in your group
in an effort to accumulate points. There are 4 total points available in each match: 2 for
each game win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss.
Games will be played on a 6x6 board with 2 komi. The time controls will be 15 minutes
on the clock with a +10 second increment.
The player in each group with the most points after the Round Robin stage will move on
to a single elimination bracket. If more than one competitor has the most points in a
round robin group, there will be blitz tiebreaker matches until one player wins both
games in a match. These blitz games will be played on a 6x6 board with 2 komi, but
with 3 minutes on the clock and a 5 second increment.
The rest of the tournament will be played in a single elimination bracket with 2-game
matches just like Round Robin. If players split their games in a match, they will play
blitz tiebreaker matches until one is victorious just like the tiebreaker in the Round
Robin stage.
Merit Prizes:
1st Place - First choice of custom prizes by Bill Leighton. Pics of these will be posted to
Discord when they are finished, but the tentative prize pool is a 7x7 set and two pairs of
capstones
2nd Place - 2nd choice from above
Rules:
Standard Rules are used except where modified below:
● Games are to be played on playtak.com on a size 6 board with time controls set
at 15 minutes with a 10-second increment(15+10)
○ Please use the “Intermediate Tournament” preset in the dropdown during
game creation
● Games are played with a Komi of 2
● Each match consists of 2 games, where the players alternate starting colors.
● Please coordinate your matches on Discord in the #tournaments channel.
● Threads will be created to help organize Round Robin groups
● To keep to schedule, players must complete 2 matches per week unless directed
otherwise by the Tournament Director
● Tiebreaks for the Round Robin stage will be 2-game Blitz matches of 3 +5 time
controls on size 6 board, with alternating starting colors, played until one
participant wins both games in the same set
● Tiebreaks for the Single Elimination stage will be Blitz matches as outlined
above until a winner is decided
USTA Tournament Default Policies apply
