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USA-Canada Youth Friendship Match

The USA-Canada Youth Friendship Match is an annual event that provides the opportunity for youth players from both countries to get top-level playing experience and make new go-playing friends. The tournament is organized as a team match, with players being invited to compete based on their standings in each country's ratings lists. Games are traditionally played on the KGS go server.

Year Team Size Winner/Score
January 2009 3 players US Flag / 3-0
December 2009 8 players Canadian Flag / 6-2
December 2010 7 players Canadian Flag / 5-2
December 2011 5 players Canadian Flag / 4-1

The organizers would like to thank the American Go Association, the Canadian Go Association and Akane Negishi of KGS for organizational assistance and technical support.