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Changhun Kim (Korea) world amateur champion 2015; Thomas Connor 34th (out of 56)

Changhun Kim (KOR) won the 36th World Amateur Go Championship (held in Thailand), ahead of Aohua Hu (CH) (losing only to the Korean) and young Jyun-Fu Lai (Taiwan).
Satoshi Hiraoka (Japan) ended 5th just ahead of the best Western players, Cornel Burzo (RO) and Artem Kachanovskyi (UA).

Our representative, Thomas Connor, ended 34th with 2 victories (with all "expected" results).

Complete results here: http://www.pandanet.co.jp/event/worldama2015/live_e.htm

(note that for the 1st time in its history the WAGC employed the MacMahon system)

  • By Jhen at 07/07/2015 - 14:07