PANDANET(Go) 8.2

Finally, a free iOS-compatible Go app is now accessible through Pandanet! The Pandanet Go Match website boasts a global community of approximately 80 thousand members from over 150 countries, along with its renowned online Go Salon. Known as a mental challenge, the game of Go is steadily gaining international appeal, and Pandanet has brought it to your mobile device, offering the opportunity to enjoy it from the comfort of your home or while on the move.

App Features

• Game Viewing: The feature allows you to check the list of users in rooms, watch matches live, and more. With an existing Pandanet account, you can partake in games. The platform maintains a constant presence of at least 1,000 members logged in, facilitating Go matches viewing or playing round the clock, every day of the year. This provides an ideal pastime during commutes or breaks. Moreover, a dependable patented rating system ensures fair matchups by accommodating skill differences through appropriate handicaps.
• Pro Games: This feature grants access to live or archived title matches involving leading professional Go players, including matches like Qisheng, Meijin, Honinbo, Oza, Gosei, and Judan. Alongside these top-tier events, various other professional matches, Pair Go championship games, and even amateur tournaments are available for live or archival viewing.
• News / Streaming: With Go's escalating global popularity as a sophisticated mental game, Pandanet delivers real-time streams of pertinent and up-to-date information related to professional title matches and amateur fixtures.
• Invitation: By selecting "Invitation" at the bottom of the screen, you can browse potential opponents to challenge to a match. Additionally, you have the option to let the computer automatically pair you with an opponent based on specific conditions. The app enables reviewing received invitations as well as details of sent invitations.
• Question-a-day: A daily question covering various topics is presented for users' engagement and skill enhancement. Consistent interaction with these daily questions is beneficial for improving playing abilities.
• Net Social Plaza: Pandanet's "Social Plaza" feature incorporates services such as viewing personal match history and records and joining and interacting with community members through forums and messages.
• Archive: You can save all your played matches within the software for future reference. The option to add personal game records, enter variation diagrams, etc., ensures easy access to review previous games anytime and anywhere.
• Settings: The platform allows users to modify settings and check app controls for a personalized experience.

Content Unrelated to Matches

• - Account
• - Change status
• - Set info
• - Move room

Match-related Content

• - Show coordinates
• - Change autoplay speed
• - Confirm moves
• - Zoom out after move
• - Adjust volume

* Layout features like stones and boards can be customized in the iPad version.

Intro to Pandanet Events & Tournaments

Pandanet hosts an array of Go tournaments and events:

1. (1) SportAccord-Pandanet Cup Online Go Tournament: A large-scale internet world Go tournament resulting from the merging of the "SportAccord Go Online Tournament" and "Pandanet Cup Internet World Amateur Go Tournament." The competition covers classes from indiscriminate to C Class, offering significant rewards for champions in each category. Participation is free, providing a unique chance to compete with enthusiasts worldwide.
2. (2) Pandanet Go European Team Championship: Team-based competition involving five players representing different European countries.
3. (3) Pandanet-AGA City League: Team competition featuring five players representing distinct American cities.

(Numerous additional events are also accessible; refer to the website for further information.)