American Go E-Journal

Benjamin Lockhart 7d prevailed over fellow American Ricky Zhao 7d in the finals of the Samsung Cup World Baduk Masters World Division in Seoul, Korea and will play next month in the round of 32 of the top international event in Beijing.  The World Division was established three years ago as a way of encouraging players from the rest of the world to excel at go; Americans have won all three years.  Lockhart was in the final last year but lost to Eric Lui 7d.  This year the division was expanded from eight to 12 players, with four from Europe, three from North America, one from Latin America, and four from Asia excluding the major go countries.  Click here to see more photos.