For once no natural disaster struck Cork on the eve of its Go tournament. 24 players turned up to do battle, but only 23 got to play. For the second year in a row the winner came from Dutchland, Kim Ouweleen boasting a flawless 5/5. In second place (on tiebreak) was Ian Davis, ahead of [...]
Just a quick reminder about our tournament – it’s on next weekend, 19-2oth November 2011 on the main campus of UCC, in Electrical Engineering building, room L1. If you haven’t registered yet, please do so by e-mailing us (goclub@umail.ucc.ie) as soon as possible. Our website has been updated with the location on the map and [...]
Last Wednesday (12th October) the UCC Weiqi Club held an EGM regarding the tournament we are organising next month. We do have a general setup now and are ready to begin the registration. General information on the tournament: When and where: 19-20th November 2011, Electrical Engineering Building L1 Tournament system: 5 rounds, McMahon, Class B, [...]
UCC Go Club meetings will resume on the 22nd of September and will carry on every Thursday from 7-9PM in Boole 5 on the main campus of University College Cork. The date and place of this year’s tournament in Cork have also been decided. The tournament will take place on the 19-20th November in the [...]
We had a record turnout this year at UCC with 28 players coming to a chilly Cork. Once again there was a multinational presence, with Polish, Romanian, Dutch, Vietnamese, Chinese, French and British players in attendance. Willem-Koen Pomstra took first place ahead of the perennially second placed Cao Tong-Yu. The best player below the bar [...]
University College Cork will be holding another of their fine tournaments this year, with some talk of free pizza in the air. It will be a 5 round class B event on the 4th and 5th of December. More details are available on their new website
University College Cork (UCC) will host it’s 4th open tournament on December 4th and 5th. More details here.
Showing no fear, 18 brave Go players battled through the floods, sea serpents, and raging winds to enjoy a weekend of Go in Cork. Although local hero Wei Wang dropped a point this time, he still emerged winner on MMS. Following closely behind were Tong-Yu Cao and Kim Ouleween, the latter visiting from the Netherlands [...]
Details for the UCC Open are now available, see webpage for details. The event will take place on the weekend of the 28/29th November instead of February next year. It will be EGF Class B with 5 rounds.
16 players turned out for an eventful UCC Tournament. Wei Wang emerged as the winner of this year’s UCC tournament, with a perfect 5\5. In second place was Cao Tong Yu and Javier Fernandez in third. Full scoretable now available. Round 2 was almost cancelled due to extreme weather conditions, (aka, a spot of rain and a [...]