World Youth Go Championship
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]
| World Youth Go Championship | |
|---|---|
| Full name | World Youth Go Championship |
| Started | 1984 |
| Sponsors | Ing Wei'Chi Foundation |
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 Rep | Canada Senior Rep[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Chang Hao | N/A | David Mechner/Tony Pa | N/A | NA |
| 6th | 1989 | Singapore | 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 | Ningpo, China | 韩文德(韩) | Wang Lei | David Haff | ? | ? |
| 9th | 1992 | San José, USA | Lin Chih-han | Zhou Heyang | None | Joey Hung / David Zeng / Yuan Zhou | Vincent Wong |
| 10th | 1993 | Ottawa, Canada | 王尧(中) | An Cho-young | John Lee | ? | ? |
| 11th | 1994 | San Francisco, USA | Gu Li | 安达勋(韩) | ? | ? | ? |
| 12th | 1995 | Amsterdam[4] | 李秀勇(韩) | Huang Yizhong | Bellamy Liu | James Chien | ? |
| 13th | 1996 | Seoul, Korea | Park Yeong-hun | Hu Yaoyu | Eric Lui | Janathan Wang | ? |
| 14th | 1997 | Nantou County, Taiwan | Lee Young-gu | 刘熙(中) | Jesse Chao | Janathan Wang | ? |
| 15th | 1998 | Guiyang, China | 李康(中) | Liu Xing | Eric Lui | Janathan Wang | ? |
| 16th | 1999 | Singapore | 景石(中) | 彭荃(中) | Eric Lui | Janathan Wang | ? |
| 17th | 2000 | Prague, Czech Republic[5] | Tong-yun Kang | Lei Wang | Eric Liu | Matthew Curran | ? |
| 18th | 2001 | Maui, USA[6] | Hyeong-chin Kweon | Hyeong-hwan Kim | Curtis Tang | Eric Lui | ? |
| 19th | 2002 | Bangkok, Thailand[7] | Zhou Ruiyang | Kang Li | Mozheng Guan | - | ? |
| 20th | 2003 | Shanghai, China | 강유택 | Chen Yaoye | ? | ? | ? |
| 21st | 2004 | Vancouver, Canada[8] | Yulin Tong | Gu Lingyi | Curtis Tang | Mozheng guan | ? |
| 22nd | 2005 | Barcelona, Spain[9] | Hyeon Na | Hao Zhang | Calvin Sun | Sichen Zhong | Hao Zhang |
| 23rd | 2006 | Shenzhen, China[10] | Hyeon Na | Peng Liyao | Calvin Sun | Curtis Tang | ? |
| 24th | 2007 | Waltham, USA[11] | Seung-yu Han | Xingwen Liao | Calvin Sun | William Zhou | ? |
| 25th | 2008 | Guiyang, China[12] | Ke Jie | Mi Yuting | Calvin Sun | William Zhou | ? |
| 26th | 2009 | Changzhi, China[13] | Yang Dingxin | Li Xuanhao | Andrew Lu | Calvin Sun | Andrew Huang |
| 27th | 2010 | Penghu Island, Taiwan[14] | Li Qincheng | Han Seung Joo | Kevin Fang | Calvin Sun | Andrew Huang |
| 28th | 2011 | Bucharest, Romania[15] | Yuanpei Liao | Ke Jie | Aaron Ye[16] | Vincent Zhuang | Amira Song |
| 29th | 2012 | Luoyang, China[17] | Wang Shi Yi | Li Qincheng | Aaron Ye[18] | Calvin Sun | Bill Lin |
| 30th | 2013 | Prague, Czech Republic[19] | Seki Kotaro | Wang Zejin | Jeremy Chiu[20] | Andrew Lu | Amira Song |
| 31st | 2014 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[21] | Huang Mingyu | Xu Jiayang | Brandon Zhou[22] | Albert Yen | David Lu |
| 32nd | 2015 | Harbin, China[23] | Xinghao Wang | Weiqing Li | Ary Cheng | Jeremy Chiu | Melissa Zhang |
| 33rd | 2016 | Tokyo, Japan[24] | Yeom Jiwoong | Jiang Qirun | Matthew Cheng | Aaron Ye | Kevin Wan |
| 34th | 2017 | Chiangmai, Thailand[25] | Chunhui Wang | Xinghao Wang | Frederick Bao | Gabriella Su | |
| 35th | 2018 | Bacharach, Germany[26] | Xiào Zébīn | Lǐ Zéruì | Elwin Li | Melissa Cao | Henry Chen |
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See also
References
- "The World Youth Goe Championship". American Go Association. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- "World Youth Goe Championship".
- "U.S. World Youth Go Championship Rep".
- Jan, Van der Steen. "12th World Youth Go Championship". GoBase.org. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- "World Youth Go Championship 2000".
- "World Youth Go Championship 2001".
- "World Youth Go Championship 2002".
- "World Youth Go Championship 2004".
- "World Youth Go Championship 2005".
- "World Youth Go Championship 2006".
- "World Youth Go Championship 2007".
- "World Youth Go Championship 2008".
- "World Youth Go Championship 2009".
- "World Youth Go Championship 2010".
- "World Youth Go Championship 2011 Finals". EuroGoTV. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- "2011 U.S. World Youth Go Championship Qualifiers".
- "World Youth Go Championship 2012".
- "2012 U.S. World Youth Go Championship Qualifiers".
- "World Youth Go Championship 2013".
- "2013 U.S. World Youth Go Championship Qualifiers".
- "World Youth Go Championship 2014".
- "2014 U.S. World Youth Go Championship Qualifiers".
- "World Youth Go Championship 2015".
- "World Youth Go Championship 2016".
- "World Youth Go Championship 2017".
- "World Youth Go Championship 2018".
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