World Youth Go Championship Explained

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The World Youth Go Championship (WYGC) is a Go tournament that has been held annually since 1984 making it the second longest running amateur Go tournament in the world.[1]

This event is sponsored by the Ing Foundation, and therefore Ing's rules are used. A number of strong participants in the World Youth Go Championship eventually became World Champions, such as Chang Hao, Gu Li, Lee Sedol.[2]

There is a Junior division for players aged under 12, and a Senior division for players aged under 16.

Past results

Event Year Location Junior Winner Senior Winner US Junior Rep US Senior RepCanada Senior Rep[3] Singapore Junior RepSingapore Senior RepMalaysia Junior RepMalaysia Senior Rep
1st 1984 Taipei, Taiwan 金荣桓(韩) N/A Janice Kim N/A NA
2nd 1985 Taipei, Taiwan 孔柄柱(韩) N/A Janice Kim N/A NA
3rd 1986 Taipei, Taiwan 李相勋(韩) N/A Tony Pa N/A NA
4th 1987 Hong Kong, China 余平(中) N/A Tony Pa/Alan Chen N/A NA
5th 1988 Paris, France N/A David Mechner/Tony Pa N/A NA
6th 1989 夏衔誉(台) 金万树(韩) Lisa Chen/Irene Chen ? ?
7th 1990 Guilin, China 李君凯(中) 夏衔誉(台) Lisa Chen/Irene Chen ? ?
8th 1991 Ningbo, China 韩文德(韩) David Haff ? ?
9th 1992 San José, USA None Joey Hung / David Zeng / Yuan Zhou Vincent Wong
10th 1993 Ottawa, Canada 王尧(中) John Lee ? ?
11th 1994 San Francisco, USA 安达勋(韩) ? ? ?
12th 1995 Amsterdam[4] 李秀勇(韩) Bellamy Liu James Chien ?Cai Geng YangTan Yee Fan (4th)
13th 1996 Seoul, Korea Eric Lui Janathan Wang ?
14th 1997 Nantou County, Taiwan 刘熙(中) Jesse Chao Janathan Wang ?Cai Geng YangTan Jia Cheng
15th 1998 Guiyang, China 李康(中) Eric Lui Janathan Wang ?Ong Sze HanLoh Min Ming
16th 1999 景石(中) 彭荃(中) Eric Lui Janathan Wang ?Chen Yu ZhongTan Jia Cheng
17th 2000 Prague, Czech Republic[5] Tong-yun Kang Lei Wang Eric Liu Matthew Curran ?Alden ChengLoh Min Ming
18th 2001 Maui, USA[6] Hyeong-chin Kweon Hyeong-hwan Kim Curtis Tang Eric Lui ?
19th 2002 Bangkok, Thailand[7] Kang Li Mozheng Guan - ?
20th 2003 Shanghai, China 강유택 ? ? ?
21st 2004 Vancouver, Canada[8] Yulin Tong Curtis Tang Mozheng guan ?Lee Chi-ChienLai Wei
22nd 2005 Barcelona, Spain[9] Hyeon Na Hao Zhang Calvin Sun Sichen Zhong Hao ZhangLee Jun WeiOng Siong Hwai
23rd 2006 Shenzhen, China[10] Hyeon Na Peng LiyaoCalvin Sun Curtis Tang ?Chou Zi LongZhang Xiang
24th 2007 Waltham, USA[11] Seung-yu Han Xingwen Liao Calvin Sun William Zhou ?
25th 2008 Guiyang, China[12] Calvin Sun William Zhou ?
26th 2009 Changzhi, China[13] Li Xuanhao Andrew Lu Calvin Sun Andrew HuangKwa Jie HuiLoh Yu Xiang
27th 2010 Penghu Island, Taiwan[14] Li Qincheng Han Seung Joo Kevin Fang Calvin Sun Andrew HuangYue Yi Fei (4th)Kwa Jie Hui
28th 2011 Bucharest, Romania[15] Yuanpei Liao Aaron Ye[16] Vincent Zhuang Amira SongYue Yi FeiKwa Jie Hui
29th 2012 Luoyang, China[17] Wang Shi Yi Li Qincheng Aaron Ye[18] Calvin Sun Bill LinHo Fei YangYue Yi Fei
30th 2013 Prague, Czech Republic[19] Seki Kotaro Wang Zejin Jeremy Chiu[20] Andrew Lu Amira SongLucas RahardjaXi Yue
31st 2014 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[21] Huang Mingyu Xu Jiayang Brandon Zhou[22] Albert Yen David LuBrian Lee Jun XiangZhu Yu Hao
32nd 2015 Harbin, China[23] Xinghao Wang Weiqing Li Ary Cheng Jeremy Chiu Melissa ZhangLucas Yeo Chun TengLucas Rahardja
33rd 2016 Tokyo, Japan[24] Yeom Jiwoong Jiang Qirun Matthew Cheng Aaron YeKevin WanGao Ji YangHo Fei Yang
34th 2017 Chiangmai, Thailand[25] Chunhui Wang Xinghao Wang Frederick Bao Gabriella SuKevin WanNAChen YilinLee Shou Wei
35th 2018 Bacharach, Germany[26] Xiào Zébīn Lǐ Zéruì Elwin Li Melissa Cao Henry ChenNAGao Ji YangGoh Gan WeiLee Shou Kai
36th 2019 Kuala Lumpur, Maylasia[27] JUNG JunwooYANG YuJunChen Yu QiLucas Yeo Chun Teng
37th2022Online(Due to Covid 19)Kim HayunXu YiDiChen Yi Han (3rd)Lucas Lee Jing Tai
38th2023Singapore[28] Wenzheng ZhangShunbo WangEric YangTony YangBen GongHu Ming Xuan (4th)Keddrick Lin HanKwee Song He

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The World Youth Goe Championship. American Go Association. 9 February 2012.
  2. Web site: World Youth Goe Championship.
  3. Web site: U.S. World Youth Go Championship Rep .
  4. Web site: Jan. Van der Steen. 12th World Youth Go Championship. GoBase.org. 9 February 2012.
  5. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2000 .
  6. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2001 .
  7. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2002 .
  8. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2004 .
  9. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2005 .
  10. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2006 .
  11. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2007 .
  12. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2008 .
  13. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2009 .
  14. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2010 .
  15. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2011 Finals. EuroGoTV. 9 February 2012.
  16. Web site: 2011 U.S. World Youth Go Championship Qualifiers .
  17. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2012 .
  18. Web site: 2012 U.S. World Youth Go Championship Qualifiers .
  19. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2013 .
  20. Web site: 2013 U.S. World Youth Go Championship Qualifiers .
  21. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2014 .
  22. Web site: 2014 U.S. World Youth Go Championship Qualifiers .
  23. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2015 .
  24. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2016 .
  25. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2017 .
  26. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2018 .
  27. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2019 .
  28. Web site: World Youth Go Championship 2023 .

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