UK Go Challenge Report

As the autumn term gets underway and we start thinking of the exciting Go events in 2014, including the European Youth Go Championships coming to England, let's remind ourselves about one of the exciting events earlier this year.

23 youngsters competed in the 2013 finals of the UK Go Challenge, held at Milton C of E Primary School near Cambridge. It was especially good to see two brothers from Bungay at their first event.

Congratulations go to the top 3 overall place-winners: 1. Oscar Selby, 2. David Robson, 3. Melchior Chui.

Well done to the boys winners in each age-group:

• U16: David Robson (Cambridge)
• U14: Alex Terry (Bungay)
• U12: Josh Terry (Bungay)
• U10: Oscar Selby (Epsom) (& Top Boy)
• U8: Edmund Smith (Milton)

and ditto to the girls winners:

• U14: Roella Smith (Cambridge) (& Top Girl)
• U12: Charlotte Bexfield (Letchworth)
• U10: Kelda Smith (Milton, Cambridge)
• U8: Margot Selby (Epsom).

All the above-mentioned received cash prizes.

The award for Challengers' Tournament went to Alexander Hsieh (Cambridge). The Champion Primary School this year is Stamford Green, Epsom. They narrowly beat Milton, 2 games to 1.

For full results see the BGA results page.

We extend thanks, for staging & running the 2013 finals of the UK Go Challenge, to Paul Smith for arranging the venue and Tony Atkins for running the Challenge, and to all parents and other adults who brought players along.