The US Championship
In various forms the AGA has held a national championship since 1959. The US Open currently acts as the championship tournament, and it is held annually at the US Go Congress. The US Open welcomes all comers, regardless of playing strength, age, gender or nationality, and is the largest tournament held in North America. The tournament is also used as the selection tournament to decide the AGA's representatives to the World Amateur Go Championship and the Korea Prime Minister Cup.
The US Open was preceded by the US Championship, which split into East Coast and West Coast tournaments; the winners would play to determine the national champion. When the US Go Congress became a national-scale event, the US Open was held as a separate five-round tournament over the final weekend of the Congress. In 1992, the US Open merged with the Congress championship and became a six-round championship tournament stretching over the entire week.
History
Year | Winner |
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1959 | Takao Matsuda (assigned) |
1960 | CS Shen |
1961 | CS Shen |
1962 | Takao Matsuda |
1963 | Takao Matsuda |
1964 | Takao Matsuda |
1965 | Takao Matsuda |
1966 | Takao Matsuda |
1967 | Matsumoto |
1968 | Takao Matsuda |
1969 | Young Kwon |
1970 | Takao Matsuda |
1971 | Takao Matsuda |
1972 | Takao Matsuda |
1973 | Takao Matsuda |
1974 | Takao Matsuda |
1975 | Takao Matsuda |
1976 | Kyung Kim |
1977 | Kyung Kim |
1978 | Shin Kang |
1979 | Kyung Kim |
1980 | Kyung Kim |
1981 | Charles Huh |
1982 | Zhong Tai Yan |
1983 | Guk Suk Han |
1984 | Sang Mo Suh |
1985 | Ho Suk Yi |
1986 | Ji Young Yoo |
1987 | Chuang Zhuan Yu |
1988 | Hong Soo Shin |
1989 | Paul Hu |
1990 | Jung Ho Lim |
1991 | Si Yeon Li |
1992 | Woo Jin Kim |
1993 | John Lee |
1994 | Keun-Young Lee |
1995 | Danning Jiang |
1996 | Danning Jiang |
1997 | Thomas Hsiang |
1998 | Jie Li |
1999 | Danning Jiang |
2000 | Ted Ning |
2001 | Ge Yongfei |
2002 | Jung Hoon Lee |
2003 | Jie Li |
2004 | Jie Li |
2005 | Xuefen Lin |
2006 | Andy Liu |
2007 | Ge Yongfei |
2008 | Myungwan Kim |
2009 | Myungwan Kim |
2010 | Myungwan Kim |
2011 | Ge Yongfei |