THE SECOND US YOUTH GO CHAMPIONSHIP
Sponsored by The Ing Foundation
The AGA is pleased to present another season of national individual competition for U.S. youth, sponsored by The Ing Chang-ki Wei-chi Education Foundation. Our goal for this program is to create more and better opportunities for American youth who are US citizens and reside primarily in the US to compete at higher levels, make new friends with their go-playing peers and others, recognize that there is a long-term view of playing go in the U.S. and ultimately, select the United States representatives in international competition.
Finalists selected at a series of regional tournaments will meet in May for the finals. The winners of the Senior and Junior Divisions will represent the US in the World Youth Goe Championship next summer. The American Go Foundation will also provide each finalist with a $400 scholarship to this year's AGA Summer Youth Go Camp. $400 scholarships are also available to the 2008 Feng Yun Go Camp, a two-week intensive workshop immediately preceding the camp at the same location. Finalists will be free to claim both scholarships, a total of $800 toward the most itensive instructional program ever offered in the US.
Finals
| Player | Entry Rating |
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Score | Final Standing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Zhou | 6.98 | +6b | +5w | +4b | +3b | +2w | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Jimmy Guo | 6.88 | +5b | +6w | -3w | +4b | -1b | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Zhongxia Zhao | 6.80 | +8b | +7w | +2b | -1w | +4b | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Cherry Shen | 6.40 | +7b | +8w | -1w | -2w | -3b | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Lawrence Ku | 6.35 | -2w | -1b | +8b | +7b | +6w | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Kevin Shang | 4.06 | -1w | -2b | +7w | +8w | -5b | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Vincent Zhuang | -1.73 | -4w | -3b | -6b | -5w | +8b | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Alex DeSouza | -6.35 | -3w | -4b | -5w | -6b | -7w | 0 | 8 |
| Player | Entry Rating |
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Score | Final Standing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin Sun | 6.91 | +6w | +4b | +5b | +3b | +2w | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Hugh Zhang | 6.42 | -5b | +6b | +3w | +4w | -1b | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Christopher Kiguchi | 5.69 | +8b | +7w | -2b | -1w | +5b | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Aleck Zhao | 5.04 | +7w | -1w | +8w | -2b | +6b | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Maverick Lin | 4.22 | +2w | +8b | -1w | +7b | -3w | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Andrew Lu | 3.39 | -1b | -2w | +7b | +8w | -4w | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Sudhir Vel | 2.11 | -4b | -3b | -6w | -5w | +8w | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Sam Ponader | -20.07 | -3w | -5w | -4b | -6b | -7b | 0 | 8 |
Qualifiers
| DATE | INFO | Senior Division 12-18 |
Junior Division under 12 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 8-9, 2008 |
Boulder Public Library Boulder, CO Organizer: Paul Bachilon |
1st: 2nd: |
Lawrence Ku 6d Kellin Pelrine 4d |
1st: 2nd: |
Nathan Harwit 5k Matthew Harwit 4k |
March 8-9, 2008 |
Chicago Go Club University of Illinois, Chicago, IL Organizer: Bob Barber |
1st: 2nd: |
William Zhou 7d - |
1st: 2nd: |
Andrew Huang 4d - |
March 15-16, 2008 |
San Francisco Go Club Organizer Steve Burrall |
1st: 2nd: |
Jimmy Guo 6d Matthew Burrall 7d |
1st: 2nd: |
Hugh Zhang 6d Andrew Lu 3d |
March 22, 2008 |
Feng Yun Go School Piscataway New Jersey Organizer: Paul Matthews |
1st: 2nd: |
Kevin Shang 3d Yang Xu 5d |
1st: 2nd: |
Aleck Zhao 4d Andrew Huang 4d |
April 12-13, 2008 |
Orange County Go Club Organizer: Kevin Zhao |
1st: 2nd: |
Cherry Shen 6d Matthew Burrall 7d |
1st: 2nd: |
Calvin Sun 6d Christopher Kiguchi 5d |
April 19-20, 2008 |
Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association (GBCCA) GBCCA, 437 Cherry St., West Newton, MA Organizer: Ke Lu |
1st: 2nd: |
Ricky Zhao 6d Lionel Zhang 6d |
1st: 2nd: |
Maverick Lin 4d Barbara Hung 19k |
April 26-27, 2008 |
Fort Myers Go Club Fort Myers, FL Organizer: Joshua Frye |
1st: 2nd: |
Alex DeSouza 6k Jordan Winters 6k |
1st: 2nd: |
Derek Wu 15k - |
May 3-4, 2008 |
Tacoma Go Club Pacific Lutheran University Organizer: Dr. Gordon E. Castanza and Mike Malveaux |
1st: 2nd: |
Vincent Zhuang 1k - |
1st: 2nd: |
Fang Chih-Yu (Daniel) 2k Kevin Burton 18k |