The World Amateur Go Championship (WAGC) is an international tournament for amateur
Go players, held once a year since 1979. The organising body is the
International Go Federation
The International Go Federation (IGF) is an international organization that connects the various national Go federations around the world.
Role
The role of the IGF is to promote the sport of Go throughout the world, promote amicable relations ...
(IGF).
Each participating country sends one player, although in the beginning of the contest there were multiple players from the stronger Go Countries (e.g.
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
); in 2007 there were 68 participants.
Some of the participants have gone on to become top
Go professional
A Go professional is a professional player of the game of Go. The minimum standard to acquire a professional diploma through one of the major Go organisations is very high. The competition is tremendous, and prize incentives for champion playe ...
s.
Past champions
The names are ordered as Given name and Surname.
See also
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Go competitions
This is a list of professional Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of ''Go''. The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo Tournament in Japan, is for an event to be run annually, leading up to a title match and the award of a title fo ...
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Go players
This article gives an overview of well-known professional and amateur players of the board game Go throughout the ages. The page has been divided into sections based on the era in which the Go players played and the country in which they pla ...
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List of top title holders in Go
The lists below comprise the top title-winning professional Go players. Bold names indicate active players.
International
Continental
Total by country
* China – 29
*Japan – 13
*South Korea – 11
*Taiwan – 2
China
Japan
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List of world championships in mind sports
References
External links
World Amateur Go Championship all detailed resultsSensei's Library WAGC page
{{Main world championships
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