NEWS – North American Go Federation

Qiyou Wu Becomes the Newest NAGF Professional at 2026 Pro Qual

Qiyou Wu has officially become our 11th certified professional player. In a thrilling conclusion to the 2026 NAGF Pro Qualification Tournament hosted at the Seattle Go Center, Wu defeated Michael Xu 5d by 5.5 points in the decisive third game of the championship match. Effective October 1, 2026, Qiyou Wu will officially hold the rank ... Read More

Alexander Qi Promoted to 3 Dan Following Historic World Championship Win

Professional Players

The North American Go Federation (NAGF) is proud to announce the promotion of Alexander Qi to the rank of professional 3 dan. This promotion comes in recognition of his historic achievement at the 40th World Youth Go Championship (WYGC) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from August 22 to 25, where he became the first player from outside ... Read More

We Have a World Champion: Alexander Qi Makes U.S. Go History

Professional Players

This article is a copy from the AGA News – original article is here. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The U.S. Go community is celebrating a historic breakthrough as Alexander Qi, 1P, became the first player representing a non–East Asian country to win the World Youth Go Championship. His victory at the tournament’s 40th edition, held in ... Read More

Guanyu Song Outlasts Yoder to Become North America’s Newest Pro

Pro Qualification, Uncategorized

This article is a copy from the AGA News – original article is here. An “exhausted” Guanyu Song prevailed over the tenacious Eric Yoder Thursdaynight at the National Go Center to become the newest professional Go player certified by the North American Go Federation (NAGF). Complete tourney results here. The decisive second-round match stretched nearly four hours, ... Read More

Bill Lin 1P Claims 2025 North American Pro Title—and $10,000—With a Game-Changing Liberty

North American Professional Go Championship

*This is a copy of a news article from the AGA E-Journal. Original article: https://aga1.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=5&club_id=454497&item_id=114234 You could call it the $10,000 liberty. In Saturday morning’s decisive fifth-round game, Bill Lin 1P secured a massive group—complete with one critical liberty that Henry Yu 2P didn’t have—giving Lin a commanding win (click here for Round 5 game records), the 2025 North American Pro Tournament Champion ... Read More

2025 NAGF Pro Qualification Tournament Announcement

Pro Qualification

The North American Go Federation (NAGF) will hold the 2025 Pro Qualification Tournament at the National Go Center (4652 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington DC) from August 17 to 22, 2025. The National Go Center was the venue for the first NAGF pro qualification tournament back in 2022. The NAGF will certify one player from this ... Read More

Newest NAGF Pro, Bill Lin 1P’s secret to Go success: “Play one game at a time.”

Pro Qualification

*Original article: https://www.usgo.org/content.aspx?page_id=5&club_id=454497&item_id=102667 Bill Lin thought he had “a good chance” to make the semifinals at the 2024 NAGF ProQual tournament. Friday he finished a 9-1 run – including a 2-0 sweep of Sen Zhan in the finals — to win the event and collect his professional Go certificate. “I think I had a better ... Read More

2024 Pro Qualification Tournament Rules

Pro Qualification

Overview Dates: Round of 16: June 16 – 17Quarter-final round: June 17-18Semi-final Round: June 19 – 20Final Round: June 20 – 21 Venue: College André-Grasset, Montreal, Canada Tournament Director: Jean-Sébastien Lechasseur Match Start Times: Morning: 9:30 AM / Afternoon: 2:30 PM Time Limit: 75 minutes main time + 1 minute / 5 times byo-yomi Game ... Read More

2024 Shin-An World Baduk Masters Qualification Tournament Announcement

Others, Professional Players

Shin-An World Baduk Masters is a professional tournament in South Korea for players over 45 years old. The North American Go Federation, along with the San Francisco Go Club, will host a qualification tournament to select one player to represent North America in this tournament. For North America, both professional and amateur players are accepted. ... Read More

The 2024 NAGF Pro Qualification Tournament Announced

Pro Qualification

The North American Go Federation (NAGF) will hold the 2024 Pro Qualification Tournament at College André-Grasset, Montreal, Canada from June 16 to 21, 2024. The NAGF will certify one player from this tournament as the new professional player. For more information on the tournament, including eligibility requirements, please refer to the official document here. The ... Read More