Pro Qualification

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

2022 NAGF Pro Qualification Tournament Plans

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The North American Go Federation (NAGF) will hold the 2022 Pro Qualification Tournament at the National Go Center in Washington, D.C. from June 26 to July 1, 2022. Because last year’s tournament was canceled due to covid, the NAGF will certify the top two players from this tournament as new professional players. For more information ... Read More

NAGF Pro Qualification Tournament Postponed

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Due to growing concerns about the Covid outbreak across the US, the NAGF Pro Qualification Tournament has been postponed.  The main reasons for this decision were: New Covid cases are growing rapidly across the US, including in Washington DC, which hosts the National Go Center, the venue for this tournament. The Delta variant is known ... Read More