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Interested Youth Players Sought for Possible Study Trip to Korea  

Wednesday November 18, 2015

The Korea Amateur Baduk Association (KABA) is seeking promising youth players who are interested in participating in its Foreign Promising Baduk Player Invitation and Education Project.  While the 2016 project is still the planning stages, it is expected that the thirteen players selected from around the world will receive full airfare, accommodation and lesson cost from KABA.  Players will be considered who were born between 1997 and 2009, according to KABA.  To be eligible you should be over 7k in strength if you are 7-9 years old, over 5k if 10-12 years old, over 1k if you are 13-15 years old and over 2d if you are 16-19 years old.  If you think you are interested in attending, please write to Andy Okun at president@usgo.org as soon as possible but no later than November 23, with your name, AGA number, strength, date of birth, and a paragraph or two summarizing your go career so far and something about your interest in the game. 

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