Pro Qualification

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

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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

2025 NAGF Pro Qualification Tournament Announcement

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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.”

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*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

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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

The 2024 NAGF Pro Qualification Tournament Announced

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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

Michael Chen Becomes the Newest NAGF Pro

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Michael Chen has become the newest North American professional, sweeping Eric Lee 2-0 in the final of the North American Go Federation Professional Qualification Tournament. 2023 NAGF Pro Qualification Tournament was sponsored by the Iwamoto North American Foundation for Go (INAF), and organized by the San Francisco Go Club. The Pro Qualification Tournament results, standings ... Read More

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

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

Kevin Yang and Alexander Qi Certified as New NAGF Professional Players

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Text credit AGA – https://www.usgo.org/news/2022/07/kevin-yang-and-alexander-qi-top-2022-nagf-professional-tournament/ Kevin Yang and Alexander Qi topped a competitive field at the North American Go Federation’s (NAGF) 2022 Pro Qualification tournament this week. Click here for final standings, game records and links to video commentaries. Held at the National Go Center in Washington D.C., the pro qualifier featured eleven top North American amateurs ... Read More

2022 NAGF Pro Qualification Tournament Begins Coming Sunday

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The North American Go Federation (NAGF) is organizing the 2022 Pro Qualification Tournament next week from June 26 to July 1 at the National Go Center in Washington, DC. The top two players from this tournament will be certified by the NAGF as professional 1 dan. Also, the NAGF offers prize money of $2,000 USD ... Read More