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 nameWorld Youth Go Championship
Started1984
SponsorsIng 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

EventYearLocationJunior WinnerSenior WinnerUS Junior RepUS Senior RepCanada Senior Rep[3]
1st1984Taipei, Taiwan金荣桓(韩)N/AJanice KimN/ANA
2nd1985Taipei, Taiwan孔柄柱(韩)N/AJanice KimN/ANA
3rd1986Taipei, Taiwan李相勋(韩)N/ATony PaN/ANA
4th1987Hong Kong, China余平(中)N/ATony Pa/Alan ChenN/ANA
5th1988Paris, FranceChang HaoN/ADavid Mechner/Tony PaN/ANA
6th1989Singapore夏衔誉(台)金万树(韩)Lisa Chen/Irene Chen??
7th1990Guilin, China李君凯(中)夏衔誉(台)Lisa Chen/Irene Chen??
8th1991Ningpo, China韩文德(韩)Wang LeiDavid Haff??
9th1992San José, USALin Chih-hanZhou HeyangNoneJoey Hung / David Zeng / Yuan ZhouVincent Wong
10th1993Ottawa, Canada王尧(中)An Cho-youngJohn Lee??
11th1994San Francisco, USAGu Li安达勋(韩)???
12th1995Amsterdam[4]李秀勇(韩)Huang YizhongBellamy LiuJames Chien?
13th1996Seoul, KoreaPark Yeong-hunHu YaoyuEric LuiJanathan Wang?
14th1997Nantou County, TaiwanLee Young-gu刘熙(中)Jesse ChaoJanathan Wang?
15th1998Guiyang, China李康(中)Liu XingEric LuiJanathan Wang?
16th1999Singapore景石(中)彭荃(中)Eric LuiJanathan Wang?
17th2000Prague, Czech Republic[5]Tong-yun KangLei WangEric LiuMatthew Curran?
18th2001Maui, USA[6]Hyeong-chin KweonHyeong-hwan KimCurtis TangEric Lui?
19th2002Bangkok, Thailand[7]Zhou RuiyangKang LiMozheng Guan-?
20th2003Shanghai, China강유택Chen Yaoye???
21st2004Vancouver, Canada[8]Yulin TongGu LingyiCurtis TangMozheng guan?
22nd2005Barcelona, Spain[9]Hyeon NaHao ZhangCalvin SunSichen ZhongHao Zhang
23rd2006Shenzhen, China[10]Hyeon NaPeng LiyaoCalvin SunCurtis Tang?
24th2007Waltham, USA[11]Seung-yu HanXingwen LiaoCalvin SunWilliam Zhou?
25th2008Guiyang, China[12]Ke JieMi YutingCalvin SunWilliam Zhou?
26th2009Changzhi, China[13]Yang DingxinLi XuanhaoAndrew LuCalvin SunAndrew Huang
27th2010Penghu Island, Taiwan[14]Li QinchengHan Seung JooKevin FangCalvin SunAndrew Huang
28th2011Bucharest, Romania[15]Yuanpei LiaoKe JieAaron Ye[16]Vincent ZhuangAmira Song
29th2012Luoyang, China[17]Wang Shi YiLi QinchengAaron Ye[18]Calvin SunBill Lin
30th2013Prague, Czech Republic[19]Seki KotaroWang ZejinJeremy Chiu[20]Andrew LuAmira Song
31st2014Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[21]Huang MingyuXu JiayangBrandon Zhou[22]Albert YenDavid Lu
32nd2015Harbin, China[23]Xinghao WangWeiqing LiAry ChengJeremy ChiuMelissa Zhang
33rd2016Tokyo, Japan[24]Yeom JiwoongJiang QirunMatthew ChengAaron YeKevin Wan
34th2017Chiangmai, Thailand[25]Chunhui WangXinghao WangFrederick BaoGabriella Su
35th2018Bacharach, Germany[26]Xiào ZébīnLǐ ZéruìElwin LiMelissa CaoHenry Chen

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