The 33rd World Youth Goe Championship is open for registration, reports Mingjiu Jiang 7P. The event is open to US citizens only. The Senior Division is for youth aged 12—15, and the Junior for kids under 12. Players cannot be on the team, in the same age division, more than twice within 3 years. The initial qualifiers will be held on KGS with Ing rules, April 30th and May 1st. The top two players in each division will play the final games face to face, on May 14th and 15th, at the Ing Foundation in Menlo Park, California. Round trip airfare to Menlo Park, and lodging, will be paid by the American Ing Goe Foundation. The final winners will then compete in the 33rd World Youth Goe Championship, to be held in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 3—8. The players’ airfare, food and lodging will be covered by the organizers.
Registration is due by April 23, 2016. To register, email your name, date of birth, division, rank, KGS id, phone and address to mingjiu7p@hotmail.com. You may also call Mingjiu at (650-796-1602)
Sponsored by: Ing’s Goe Foundation. -Paul Barchilon, E-J Youth Editor.
