UK Go Challenge Finals: Results 2017

Tournament Name

UK Go Challenge Finals

Tournament Date

Sat, 8 Jul 2017

The finals were held at the bet365 football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent on 8th July.

The overall place and age group categories were determined by a knockout system.

The team trophy was won uncontested and there was no primary school team.

Handicap games are in red based on Cambridge system.
George and Edmund played teaching games on 19x19 against adults in round 6.
Edmund v George in R4 and Edmund v Tom in R5 were also played on 19x19.
All other games 13x13.

No	Name	Rank	Club	Age	1	2	3	4	5	6	Wins
1	George Han	3k	Northwood	U8	10+	9-	5+	10+	2+	0+	5
2	Jason Brown	11k	Cheadle Hulme	U16	9+	6+	3+	5+	1-	14+	5
3	Anthony Ghica	17k	Comberton	U14	14+	4+	2-	8+	11+	7+	5
4	Lizzy Pollitt	19k	Cheadle Hulme	U14	8+	3-	11+	7+	12+	13+	5
5	Alexander Hsieh	9k	Cambridge	U12	11+	10+	1-	2-	9+	6+	4
6	Tom Bradbury	9k	Cheadle Hulme	U16	7+	2-	10+	9+	10-	5-	3
7	Daniel Gascoyne	16k	Cheadle Hulme	U16	6-	13+	12+	4-	8+	3-	3
8	Amy Upton	19k	Cheadle Hulme	U14	4-	12+	13+	3-	7-	9+	3
9	Jack Nolan	12k	Cheadle Hulme	U16	2-	1+	14+	6-	5-	8-	2
10	Edmund Smith	4k	Cambridge	U12	1-	5-	6-	1-	6+	0+	2
11	Megan Upton	22k	Cheadle Hulme	U12	5-	14+	4-	13-	3-	12+	2
12	Rowan Borrow	27k	Cheadle Hulme	U14	13+	8-	7-	14+	4-	11-	2
13	Cate Howe	27k	Cheadle Hulme	U16	12-	7-	8-	11+	14-	4-	1
14	Matthew Jackson	21k	Cheadle Hulme	U14	3-	11-	9-	12-	13+	2-	1

Winners:

U16 Boys  - Jason Brown (Cheadle Hulme School)
U14 Boys  - Anthony Ghica (Comberton, Cambridge)
U12 Boys  - Alexander Hsieh (Cambridge)
U8  Boys  - George Han (Northwood, London) (& Top Boy)
U16 Girls - Cate Howe (Cheadle Hulme School)
U14 Girls - Lizzy Pollitt (Cheadle Hulme School) (& Top Girl)
U12 Girls - Megan Upton (Cheadle Hulme School)

Overall place winners:

1st - George Han 
2nd - Jason Brown
3rd - Alexander Hsieh

Challengers' Tournament - Rowan Borrow
Champion School - Cheadle Hulme School
Champion Primary School: N/C
Challengers' School: N/C

Megan Upton was good at solving problems.

The event was sponsored by Mindsports Academy as part of their youth championship event.
Winner and second received a trophy from MSA. The top three winners and the challenger got a large framed certificate showing their achievement.

All age group winners received a framed certificate and a plaque from Mind Sports Academy.

All players received a MSA voucher, participants medal and sports bag.

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