World Youth Go Championship
Full nameWorld Youth Go Championship
Started1984
SponsorsIng 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.

Past results

EventYearLocationJunior WinnerSenior WinnerUS Junior RepUS Senior RepCanada Senior Rep[3] Singapore Junior Rep Singapore Senior Rep
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 ? ?
8th1991Ningbo, 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 ? Cai Geng Yang Tan Yee Fan (4th)
13th1996Seoul, KoreaPark Yeong-hunHu YaoyuEric LuiJanathan Wang ?
14th1997Nantou County, TaiwanLee Young-gu刘熙(中)Jesse ChaoJanathan Wang ? Cai Geng Yang Tan Jia Cheng
15th1998Guiyang, China李康(中)Liu XingEric LuiJanathan Wang ? Ong Sze Han Loh Min Ming
16th1999Singapore景石(中)彭荃(中)Eric LuiJanathan Wang ? Chen Yu Zhong Tan Jia Cheng
17th2000Prague, Czech Republic[5]Tong-yun KangLei WangEric LiuMatthew Curran ? Alden Cheng Loh Min Ming
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 ? Lee Chi-Chien Lai Wei
22nd2005Barcelona, Spain[9]Hyeon NaHao ZhangCalvin SunSichen ZhongHao Zhang Lee Jun Wei Ong Siong Hwai
23rd2006Shenzhen, China[10]Hyeon NaPeng LiyaoCalvin SunCurtis Tang ? Chou Zi Long Zhang Xiang
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 Kwa Jie Hui Loh Yu Xiang
27th2010Penghu Island, Taiwan[14]Li QinchengHan Seung JooKevin FangCalvin SunAndrew Huang Yue Yi Fei (4th) Kwa Jie Hui
28th2011Bucharest, Romania[15]Yuanpei LiaoKe JieAaron Ye[16]Vincent ZhuangAmira Song Yue Yi Fei Kwa Jie Hui
29th2012Luoyang, China[17]Wang Shi YiLi QinchengAaron Ye[18]Calvin SunBill Lin Ho Fei Yang Yue Yi Fei
30th2013Prague, Czech Republic[19]Seki KotaroWang ZejinJeremy Chiu[20]Andrew LuAmira Song Lucas Rahardja Xi Yue
31st2014Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[21]Huang MingyuXu JiayangBrandon Zhou[22]Albert YenDavid Lu Brian Lee Jun Xiang Zhu Yu Hao
32nd2015Harbin, China[23]Xinghao WangWeiqing LiAry ChengJeremy ChiuMelissa Zhang Lucas Yeo Chun Teng Lucas Rahardja
33rd2016Tokyo, Japan[24]Yeom JiwoongJiang QirunMatthew ChengAaron YeKevin Wan Gao Ji Yang Ho Fei Yang
34th2017Chiangmai, Thailand[25]Chunhui WangXinghao WangFrederick BaoGabriella SuKevin Wan NA Chen Yilin
35th2018Bacharach, Germany[26]Xiào ZébīnLǐ ZéruìElwin LiMelissa CaoHenry Chen NA Gao Ji Yang
36th2019Kuala Lumpur, Maylasia[27]JUNG JunwooSouth KoreaYANG YuJunSouth Korea Chen Yu Qi Lucas Yeo Chun Teng
37th 2022 Online(Due to Covid 19) Kim HayunSouth Korea 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

See also

References

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  25. "World Youth Go Championship 2017".
  26. "World Youth Go Championship 2018".
  27. "World Youth Go Championship 2019".
  28. "World Youth Go Championship 2023".
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