The 2016 World Amateur Go Championship began promptly at 9 o’clock in a large carpeted room on the fourth floor of the Ramada Plaza Hotel. The pairings had been determined according to the well established Chinese system: the top four … Continue reading →
I live in Capetown, South Africa, which is a very beautiful part of the world. I first represented South Africa in the WAGC in 2009. Since then, besides playing go, I’ve been working as an electronics engineer, designing phased array … Continue reading →
I grew up in Bonn, the former capital of Germany. That’s very close to Cologne. Cologne is much bigger than Bonn and most people know Cologne better than Bonn, but Bonn is better at producing young go players. I think … Continue reading →
For most of the competing players, the 2016 World Amateur Go Championship began with a three-hour bus ride from Shanghai Pudong Airport to Wuxi on June 3, a sumptuous dinner, breakfast, and lunch at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, and then … Continue reading →
The 37th World Amateur Go Championship will take place in June 2016 in Wuxi, a city of six million located slightly northwest of Shanghai. Ranka will be on hand to cover the entire event. During its 3000-year history, Wuxi has … Continue reading →
54 Countries and Territories Asia (14) – Middle and Near East (2) – Europe (28) – Africa (1) – Americas (7) – Oceania (2) Asia Brunei China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong India Sin Voon CHIN Baoxiang BAI Chia Cheng HSU Chi Hin CHAN Supravat PAL Age: 28 Age: 23 Age: … Continue reading →
37th WAGC: Schedule JUNE 2016 Time Event Place Fri 3 Arrival Sat 4 9:30 ~ 11:30 IGF Board of Directors Meeting Ramada Plaza Wuxi 13:30 ~ 15:00 IGF Annual General Meeting 15:30 ~ 17:00 Players Meeting 17:30 ~ 18:15 (TBC) Press … Continue reading →