Intro : 국무총리배 세계아마바둑선수권대회

Title	The 19th Korea Prime Minister Cup International Baduk Championship
Host	Korea Baduk Federation(KBF), Taebaek-si
Organizer	Korea Baduk Federation(KBF), Taebaek Baduk Association
Sponsors	Ministry of Culture, Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, Sports and Tourism, Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, Gangwon-do, Taebaek City, Taebaek City Council, Gangwon-ilbo
Cooperation	Asian Go Federation, European Go Federation
Date	September 20(Fri) ~ September 26 (Thu), 2024
Venue	Taebaek-si Taebaek Hotel *Opening ceremony & Round 1~2: Taebaek Gowon Gymnasium
Participants	60 countries/territories
	Asia(15) Brunei, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
	Europe(27) Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom
	Americas(9) Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, Peru, U.S.A.
	Oceania(2) Australia, New Zealand
Playing Method	7 round Swiss System
	Even game, Dum/Komi 6.5 points, 20 min. each, 20 sec. Fischer Time
	KBF rules will be applied throughout the tournament and any problems that arise will be settled by the referee.
Awards	Winner/Runner-up/3rd Place KBF amateur 8 dan (only for the champion), Trophy, Certificate, Prize
	Continental Championship Prizes(7 players) Certificate, Prize(Top players from each group Except the winners) - Group 1:* Asia (2) - Group 2: Europe (3) - Group 3: Americas&else (2)
	Event 1 Award Pair Baduk Tournament: 1st ~ 3rd
	Awards - Rising Star: the best player among the youngest players - War-horse: the best player among the oldest players - Happy Family: the squad with the most family members - Citizenship: the participant whose manners is the best during KPMC - Lucky Star: randomly chosen participants during the award ceremony