The Redmond Cup

The Redmond Cup tournament was the first national youth tournament in America. Named after professional 9-dan Michael Redmond and first organized by his family, the tournament was created to encourage play amongst grade school children and to discover excellence amongst North American youth players. Sponsored by both the Ing Wei'chi Foundation and the American Go Foundation, the tournament has been one of the continent's premiere youth events for over a decade.

Eligibility

The Redmond Cup is divided into two leagues: the junior division and the senior division. Eligibility conditions for each are:

Junior Division
- Age: 11 years or younger as of August 1 of each tournament year
- Playing strength: At least 5 kyu
Senior Division
- Age: 12-17 years old as of August 1 of each tournament year
- Playing strength: At least dan level

Players must be citizens of the United States or residents of the United States, Canada or Mexico. American and Canadian competitors must be members of the AGA or the Canadian Go Association.

Organization and Prizes

Preliminary games of the Redmond Cup are held on the Internet Go Server under the Ing Goe rules. Final games are played in person each year at the US Go Congress. Cash prizes are donated each year.

Current Tournament

Registration for the 2010 Redmond Cup is now open. To register, e-mail youth@usgo.org with your name, address, phone number, date of birth, email address, AGA rating, citizenship and go club by January 31, 2010.

Past Champions

Event	Year	Junior Division	Senior Division
1st	1994	Jonathan Wang (champion) Bellamy Liu (runner-up)	James Chien (champion) Alan Chen (runner-up)
2nd	1995	Yinan Chen (champion) Bellamy Liu (runner-up)	James Chien (champion) Timothy Law (runner-up)
3rd	1996	Eric Lui (champion) Jesse Chao (runner-up)	Timothy Law (champion) Michael Hong (runner-up)
4th	1997	Jesse Chao (champion) Eric Lui (runner-up)	Edward Kao (champion) Michael Hong (runner-up)
5th	1998	Eric Lui (champion) Justin Wang (runner-up)	Dennis Liang (champion) Michael Hong (runner-up)
6th	1999	Eric Lui (champion) Justin Wang (runner-up)	Dennis Liang (champion) Jonathon Wang (runner-up)
7th	2000	Eric Lui (champion) Curtis Tang (runner-up)	Jonathon Wang (champion) Richard Liang (runner-up)
8th	2001	Curtis Tang (champion) Matthew Burrall (runner-up)	Eric Lui* (champion) Richard Liang (runner-up)
9th	2002	Andy Liu (champion) Matthew Burrall (runner-up)	Mozheng Guan (champion) Justin Wang (runner-up)
10th	2003	Curtis Tang (champion) Johnnie Liu (runner-up)	Mozheng Guan (champion) Andy Liu (runner-up)
11th	2004	Curtis Tang (champion) ?	Mozheng Guan (champion) Zhao Nian Chen (runner-up)
12th	2005	Calvin Sun (champion) Lionel Zhang (runner-up)	Zhao Nian Chen (champion) Richard Liang (runner-up)
13th	2006	Calvin Sun (champion) Patrick Lung (runner-up)	Curtis Tang (champion) Andy Liu (runner-up)
14th	2007	Calvin Sun (champion) Hugh Zhang (runner-up)	Landon Brownell (champion) Cherry Shen (runner-up) (SGF)
15th	2008	Hugh Zhang (champion) Andrew Huang (runner-up) (game records)	Gansheng Shi (champion) William Zhou (runner-up) (game records)
16th	2009	Jerry Shen (champion) Yunxuan Li (runner-up) (SGF, SGF, SGF)	Gansheng Shi (champion) Zhongxia (Ricky) Zhao (runner-up) (SGF, SGF)

* After his fifth victory in the Redmond Cup, Eric Lui was granted the title "Redmond Meijin".

Acknowledgements

The AGA and the Redmond family would like to express their gratitude for the continued efforts of tournament director Michael Bull, the generous sponsorship by the Ing Foundation and to Timothy Jeans and the American Go Foundation for the annual donation of prize money.