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Redmond Cup and Girls Cup Finalists compete at the 2025 US Go Congress in Austin, Texas

Registration is now open for the 33rd Redmond Cup and 9th AGA Girls Cup, the AGA’s annual premier youth tournaments for North American youth under 18. The Redmond Cup is open to players with an accredited rank of 1 dan or higher. The AGA Girls Cup is open to players with an accredited rank of 5 kyu or higher for the Senior Division (ages 13–17), and 9 kyu or higher for the Junior Division (under 13). Both tournaments will feature a Junior (under 13) and a Senior (13-17) division.Both tournaments are online preliminaries to determine two finalists in each division who will be invited to play in a best-of-three match at the 2026 US Go Congress in Boston, Massachusetts. The American Go Foundation will cover all reasonable expenses for the finalists of both tournaments to travel to and compete at the 2025 USGC. Players who complete all rounds of Stage 1 of either tournament will also be eligible for a $200 scholarship to the 2026 USGC.
 

Both tournaments feature multi-stage preliminary format with proctored matches for the latter stages, and mandatory video calls with strict camera setup guidelines for all games.

Registration for the Redmond Cup will close on February 28th, with competition starting on March 3rd. Registration for the AGA Girls Cup will close on March 5th, with competition starting on March 10th. Interested competitors can read about the rules for the Redmond Cup and rules for the AGA Girls Cup for more information, and email youth@usgo.org with any inquiries.
 

– Story and photo by Justin Teng, AGA Youth Coordinator and TD