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The Australian Go Association (AGA) is the national governing body for the ancient oriental sport of go in the country of Australia. It was founded in 1978 [1] by Clive Davies of the Sydney Go Club, Neville Smythe of the Canberra Go Club, and Bill Leveritt of the Brisbane Go Club, joined in 1982 by Melbourne and some year after that by Adelaide (clubs have existed intermittently in Perth and Hobart also). The Association is the Australian member of the International Go Federation. With the New Zealand Go Society it makes up the Oceania zone of the IGF and thus shares one seat on the IGF's board of directors.[2] The aims of the association are:[3]

History

Present day

The AGA selects the hosts for the Australian National Go Championships every year, and runs the Australian Digital tournament directly. Based upon individual members' performance in tournament play, it selects the Australian competitors for the World Amateur Go Championships, Korean Prime Minister's Cup, and in appropriate years the World Amateur Pair Go Championships. There are a fair number of state championships and other first-class tournaments held around the country each year[6] which earn their competitors Australian representative points.

To sustain these activities, members pay an annual individual fee, although clubs may opt to pay this at a bulk rate on behalf of their membership.

See also

References

  1. ^ Smythe, Neville (22 March 2001). "Notes on the history of the Australian Go Association" (PDF). Australian Go Association. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Structure of the International Go Federation". IGF. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Constitution of the Australian Go Association" (PDF). Australian Go Association. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Korean Prime Minister's Cup". Sensei's Library. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Second Australian Go Congress Starts Friday". American Go Association. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Tournaments and Events". Australian Go Association. 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.