World Youth Go Championship | |
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Full name | World Youth Go Championship |
Started | 1984 |
Sponsors | Ing Wei'Chi Foundation |
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]
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.
Event | Year | Location | Junior Winner | Senior Winner | US Junior Rep | US Senior Rep | Canada Senior Rep[3] | Singapore Junior Rep | Singapore Senior Rep | Malaysia Junior Rep | Malaysia Senior Rep |
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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 | Ningbo, 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 | ? | Cai Geng Yang | Tan Yee Fan (4th) | ||
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 | ? | Cai Geng Yang | Tan Jia Cheng | ||
15th | 1998 | Guiyang, China | 李康(中) | Liu Xing | Eric Lui | Janathan Wang | ? | Ong Sze Han | Loh Min Ming | ||
16th | 1999 | Singapore | 景石(中) | 彭荃(中) | Eric Lui | Janathan Wang | ? | Chen Yu Zhong | Tan Jia Cheng | ||
17th | 2000 | Prague, Czech Republic[5] | Tong-yun Kang | Lei Wang | Eric Liu | Matthew Curran | ? | Alden Cheng | Loh Min Ming | ||
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 | ? | Lee Chi-Chien | Lai Wei | ||
22nd | 2005 | Barcelona, Spain[9] | Hyeon Na | Hao Zhang | Calvin Sun | Sichen Zhong | Hao Zhang | Lee Jun Wei | Ong Siong Hwai | ||
23rd | 2006 | Shenzhen, China[10] | Hyeon Na | Peng Liyao | Calvin Sun | Curtis Tang | ? | Chou Zi Long | Zhang Xiang | ||
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 | Kwa Jie Hui | Loh Yu Xiang | ||
27th | 2010 | Penghu Island, Taiwan[14] | Li Qincheng | Han Seung Joo | Kevin Fang | Calvin Sun | Andrew Huang | Yue Yi Fei (4th) | Kwa Jie Hui | ||
28th | 2011 | Bucharest, Romania[15] | Yuanpei Liao | Ke Jie | Aaron Ye[16] | Vincent Zhuang | Amira Song | Yue Yi Fei | Kwa Jie Hui | ||
29th | 2012 | Luoyang, China[17] | Wang Shi Yi | Li Qincheng | Aaron Ye[18] | Calvin Sun | Bill Lin | Ho Fei Yang | Yue Yi Fei | ||
30th | 2013 | Prague, Czech Republic[19] | Seki Kotaro | Wang Zejin | Jeremy Chiu[20] | Andrew Lu | Amira Song | Lucas Rahardja | Xi Yue | ||
31st | 2014 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[21] | Huang Mingyu | Xu Jiayang | Brandon Zhou[22] | Albert Yen | David Lu | Brian Lee Jun Xiang | Zhu Yu Hao | ||
32nd | 2015 | Harbin, China[23] | Xinghao Wang | Weiqing Li | Ary Cheng | Jeremy Chiu | Melissa Zhang | Lucas Yeo Chun Teng | Lucas Rahardja | ||
33rd | 2016 | Tokyo, Japan[24] | Yeom Jiwoong | Jiang Qirun | Matthew Cheng | Aaron Ye | Kevin Wan | Gao Ji Yang | Ho Fei Yang | ||
34th | 2017 | Chiangmai, Thailand[25] | Chunhui Wang | Xinghao Wang | Frederick Bao | Gabriella Su | Kevin Wan | NA | Chen Yilin | Lee Shou Wei | |
35th | 2018 | Bacharach, Germany[26] | Xiào Zébīn | Lǐ Zéruì | Elwin Li | Melissa Cao | Henry Chen | NA | Gao Ji Yang | Goh Gan Wei | Lee Shou Kai |
36th | 2019 | Kuala Lumpur, Maylasia[27] | JUNG Junwoo![]() |
YANG YuJun![]() |
Chen Yu Qi | Lucas Yeo Chun Teng | |||||
37th | 2022 | Online(Due to Covid 19) | Kim Hayun![]() |
Xu YiDi | Chen Yi Han (3rd) | Lucas Lee Jing Tai | |||||
38th | 2023 | Singapore[28] | Wenzheng Zhang | Shunbo Wang | Eric Yang | Tony Yang | Ben Gong | Hu Ming Xuan (4th) | Keddrick Lin Han | Kwee Song He |