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2023 NAGF Pro Qual Starts this Sunday

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Eleven of North America’s top go players will gather in San Francisco next week for the North American Go Federation’s 2023 Pro Qualification Tournament. Top-board games at the event, which begins this Sunday, August 6, will stream on the AGA’s homepage. The competitors include Michael Chen 7D, Emil Garcia 5D, Eric Lee 6D, Stephen (Dong-Lien) Lin ... Read More

Qualification Tournament for Shin-An World Baduk Masters

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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

2023 NAGF Pro Qualification Tournament Applications Open

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The North American Go Federation (NAGF) will hold the 2023 Pro Qualification Tournament at the San Francisco Go Club at 22 Peace Plaza #501, San Francisco, California from August 6 to 11, 2023. The NAGF will certify one player from this tournament as a new professional player. For more information on the tournament, including eligibility ... Read More

Ryan Li Promoted to Professional 4 Dan

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Ryan Li has been promoted to Professional 4 dan, after he reached 60 points from winning the 2022 North American Professional Go Championship. News about the North American Professional Go Championship can be found here (https://www.usgo.org/news/2023/01/toronto-go-spectacular-lives-up-to-its-name/). The North American Go Federation (NAGF) rank promotion policy can be found on the NAGF’s website here (https://nagofed.org/docs/NAGF-pro-rank-promotion-system.pdf).

Toronto Go Spectacular Lives Up to Its Name

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Original news article: https://www.usgo.org/news/2023/01/toronto-go-spectacular-lives-up-to-its-name/ Those looking for evidence that in-person go events can still attract a crowd need look no further than the Toronto Go Spectacular, held at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC) from December 28 to 30. Organized by the North American Go Federation and sponsored by Deep Mind, the event attracted nearly 200 players and included youth, novice, ... Read More

Lambert Li Wins 2023 World Student Go Championship Qualification Tournament

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Eight students competed last weekend for a chance to travel to Japan in February to represent North America in the 21st World Student Go Championship. “The final game between Jiehui Kwa and Lambert Li was incredibly close,” says Joel Kenny. “Neither player was ever more than a couple points ahead of the other during the ... Read More

Kevin Yang wins the 2022 China – North America Youth New Pro Tournament

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Kevin Yang 1P won the 2022 China – North America Youth New Pro Tournament by defeating Alexander Qi 1P in the final round. The 2022 China – North America Youth New Pro Tournament was hosted and organized by the Chinese Weiqi Association as part of the 2022 Youth Weiqi Forum. A total of four professional ... Read More

Applications Open for 2023 World Student Go Championship

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The 21st World Student Go Championship will be held at the Nihon Ki-in in Tokyo from February 21 to February 22, 2023. The North American Go Federation is now accepting applications for one player to represent North America in this tournament. Full airfare, accommodations and meals will be provided by the tournament organizing team. Eligibility: ... Read More

Kevin Yang 1P Wins Lanke Cup Preliminary Round

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Kevin Yang 1P has won the preliminary round of the 1st Quzhou Lanke Cup World Weiqi Open Tournament, an international professional event organized by the Chinese Weiqi Association. Yang will represent North America in the tournament, which kicks off December 24, 2022. The 1st Quzhou Lanke Cup offers a prize of 1,800,000 RMB (about $250,000 ... Read More