Current Tournaments in UK and Ireland
| Current Tournaments Last Winners |
Current Tournaments All Winners |
Non-Current Tournaments Last Winners |
Non-Current Tournaments All Winners |
Click on the name of a tournament to see details of that event, its format, location and a list of winners.
| Tournament Sort descending | Overview | Next Date | Current Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirants' | New event for 2025, a 6-round class A tournament held alongside Candidates' for non-qualifying players. |
3–5 May 2025 | |
| Bar Low | For kyu players only. |
Mike Cockburn | |
| British Championship | British Championship: Title Match between top two from the Candidates' tournament. |
Yaoling Yang | |
| British Open | Major McMahon weekend tournament at the annual British Go Congress. |
Quan Wan | |
| British Open Lightning | Fast-play tournament at annual British Go Congress |
Dohyup Kim | |
| British Pair Go | British Championship at Pair Go (mixed doubles) |
Yiran Zheng & Solomon Wong | |
| British Pair Go Handicap | Handicap group at British Pair Go |
Megan Upton & Elliott Barlow | |
| British Small Board | British open championship on 13x13 boards |
Peikai Xue | |
| British Youth Go Championship | Annual youth championships and schools' event |
8 November 2025 | Ryan Zhang |
| Candidates' | First stage of British Championship. Players must qualify based on post-tournament ratings and satisfy eligibility requirements, as detailed in the British Championship rules. |
3–5 May 2025 | Yaoling Yang |
| Cheshire | 3-round McMahon. |
Quan Wan | |
| Coventry | Annual McMahon tournament held at the University of Warwick. |
Yifan Bao & Chenhe Yuan | |
| DDK Grand Prix | Annual Grand Prix for players 10 kyu and below. |
Clinton Yu | |
| Durham | Annual weekend McMahon tournament, with side events, at Durham University |
7–8 June 2025 | Peikai Xue |
| Edinburgh | Annual McMahon tournament, previously held just before Christmas in Edinburgh. |
Ryan Zhang | |
| Irish Open (Confucius Cup) | Annual major weekend McMahon tournament - the Confucius Cup - held in Dublin |
27–28 September 2025 | Mateusz Surma |
| Irish Rapid | Rapid play tournament on evening before Irish Open - held in Dublin |
26 September 2025 | Larion Syrotkin |
| Lancaster | New event for 2023, usually attracting close to 50 players and many newcomers. |
Quan Wan | |
| London Open | Major four-day McMahon tournament, held in London at the New Year |
28–31 December 2025 | Tingxu Zhao & Yuhang Xing |
| London Open Lightning | Alongside London Open |
30 December 2025 | Damen Woo |