Jersey City, NJ: The 2025 MacArthur Go Festival & Championship brought players and families to Morris Canal Park for a full day of competitive play and community activities along the Hudson River on September 13. The event featured an Open Championship, multiple group tournaments, and a Family Go Fun Zone offering beginner lessons and casual games.
The tournament awarded thousands in cash prizes and trophies—including an $800 top prize to undefeated 7-dan Ninghan Duan in the 16-player Open Division.
Organizers thanked Festival sponsor Dr. Seo Hyo-seok and the Pyunkang Korean Medicine Hospital, as well as volunteers Devin Fraze, Juelz Kwan, Peter Armenia, Jeff Chou, Sherrie Ye, “and all parents and supporters for smooth pairings, logistics, and awards.”
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MacArthur Go Festival & Championship Results (top winners in order)
Open Division: Ninghan Duan, Michael Chen, Jeremy Chiu
Mid Dan: Joel Kenny, Yang Li, Jun He
Low Dan: Yue Huang, Xianzhe Xu, Zhenyu Zhu
Expert: Andrew McGowan, Anthony Garcia, Alexander Yu
Advanced: Taylor Sutton, Lijing Yao, Albert C.
Intermediate: Nanjia Jiang, Albert Ye, Dawei Xu
Novice: Peter Lin, Anida Yu, Tyler Baron
Beginner: Patricia Mendoza, Mari Oshima, Margarita Diaz
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Youth Awards
Dan: Gunyeoul Yang, Binghui Chen, Amari Gonzalez
Expert: Fangwu Yu, Rahul Ghosal
Advanced: Xilin Wang, Haoran Su, Winston Zhao
Intermediate: Matthew Qi, Fangyi Yu, Noah Carrafa
Novice: 1–3rd Madeleine Hsu, Arlon Wang, Tiffany Wang; 4–6th Nkosi Nkululeko, Sebastian Burgos, Eric Xia
Beginner Novice: Dennis Kuvshynov, Andy Zheng, (tie) Ben Omabegho & Jason Leo, Dylan Huang
Beginner: Elaina Li, Raymond Chao, Kevin Huang