Round 3: Leaders Begin to Emerge
Monday morning’s Round 3 of the 2025 World Amateur Go Championship saw key victories for the tournament’s top seeds, with many of the highest-ranked players successfully navigating mid-tier challengers to remain in strong contention. Click here for round results.
Round 4: Korea, Japan and China Remain Undefeated as Field Narrows
Monday afternoon’s fourth round of the 2025 World Amateur Go Championship delivered another round of sharp play and shifting momentum, as three top seeds—Sawoo KIM of Korea, Minoru Ozeki of Japan and Tianfang Ma of China remained unbeaten at 4–0. Hot on their heels are a raft of 3-1 players, including the US’ Alan Huang, Canada’s Brady Bei Ming Zhang and France’s Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia. Click here for round results.
Round 5 begins Tuesday, May 21 at 9:30 AM PST. Watch live on Pandanet and the AGA’s YouTube and Twitch channels. Click here for the pairings, including China-Korea, US-Taiwan and Canada-Singapore.
Other Monday WAGC Highlights:
- Expanded broadcast coverage: The EJ continued to provide comprehensive broadcast coverage on Monday, livestreaming games on Pandanet, AGA’s YouTube and Twitch channels, as well as player game reviews and daily recaps by Michael Redmond 9P, hosted by Chris Garlock.
- Crazy Go: AGF president and Crazy Go maven Terry Benson brought an entertaining raft of Go variations to the WAGC Monday night; check out photos on the AGA’s Facebook page.
photo: WAGC players review their game after the round; photo by Chris Garlock
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