Yes, it really is true. Ireland have finally won a game. Tonight we played Bulgaria, and we came out on top by 3 games to 1. Hopefully this will cement our position in 4th place. For the games records and scoretables, see Pandanet’s site.
Tonight Ireland advanced to 4th place in league C of the European team championships. We drew with. then league leaders, Italy. This is our third draw out of 4 now, and one day we might win a match.
For the past two years, Connaught have been the winners of the Interprovincial title. This year though, they failed to qualify, opening up the chance for a different winner. So it was then, that Ulster triumphed 2-1 over Leinster, to take their first title. Scoretables here.
The first game in this year’s online interprovincial competition was played today on KGS. Ulster, boasting a revamped squad, came out on top against Munster, with a 2-1 victory. Results page.
Ireland lost another game in the Pandanet Team Championship tonight by 1-3. However, the pride of Cork, Rory Wales, managed to put a shine on an otherwise dark night as he crushed another dan player. This board point should see us hold on to 8th place, 1 above our seeding.
Yes, the headline is accurate. Ireland have won. After taking an early lead on the weekend, through James Tea Hutchinson’s win on board 2, Ireland finished off the job tonight. Beating Italy on boards 1 and 4 whilst affording a consolation point on board 3. Full details at the official site.
Round 5 of the Pandanet European Go Cup saw as drawn against one of the tougher sides, Turkey. However Ireland acquitted themselves well, going down by the respectable margin of 1-3. Cork’s Rory Wales, who, like Eoghan Barry, stepped up to fill in the places of last minute cry offs, pulled off a mighty endgame [...]
Ireland’s PGETC team put in a fine performance tonight. Paired against the veritable titan of European Go, Luxembourg, they showed they were no easy targets. All games were played right up till the finish, and the final scoreline fairly reflected the tense atmosphere of the battle. Losing 0-4, we moved up a place in the [...]
Ireland earned another solid draw in the Pandanet European Team Go Championship this week. Our opponent’s were Bosnia, ranked higher than on us on paper, so it was a creditable result. See the EGF’s special website for details
Connaught have retained their interprovincial title for 2010. For a while last night they looked as if they would be in danger of dropping their title as a 3-0 defeat to Ulster looked on the cards. However John Gibson shamelessly ripped off his opponent in the dying moments of the game, upping their board points [...]