Csaba Mero 6d (r) of Hungary went 7-0 to win the Swiss Championship tournament, which was held in Lausanne May 22-24. Viktor Lin 5d of Austria was second at 6-1, only losing to Mero in round 5. John Walch 3d was third with a 5-2 record, and was the highest placing Swiss making him the 2010 Swiss Champion. Based on his result, Lorenz Trippel 1d will be the Swiss representative to the World Amateur Go Championship 2011.
– EuroGoTV, photo by Judith van Dam, EuroGoTV
American Go E-Journal » Switzerland
MERO SWEEPS IN LAUSANNE
Wednesday May 26, 2010
WALCH UNDEFEATED AT LUZERN SPRING TOURNEY
Tuesday May 4, 2010
John Walch 3d went undefeated in the Swiss Luzern Spring 2010 tournament on April 24-25. Lorenz Trippel 1d lost only to Walch, while Andreas Hauenstein 2d lost to them both and won bronze. Organizers invited Hwang In-Seong 8d to comment on the games, in which 40 took part.