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News Annual General Meeting — March 4th

The Annual General Meeting of the Irish Go Association will take place online, at 8.30pm, Tuesday, March 4th. The main purpose of the meeting is…

January 19, 2025
News Mateusz Surma wins Confucius Cup

For the second year in a row, Mateusz Surma 3p faced a decisive fifth-round match in the Confucius Cup. Last year he stumbled, losing the…

September 29, 2024
News Philippe Defends Title

Philippe Renaut (Galway) successfully defended his title as Irish Champion with a 2–1 victory over Lu Xinqun in the finals. This is Philippe’s second consecutive…

April 30, 2024
Championship Xinqun Levels the Score

The second game in the Championship proved just as bloody as the first, but this time Lu Xinqun had the upper hand and it was…

April 23, 2024
Championship Magic Swords and Big Kills

The 2024 Championship Finals started with a bang as Philippe Renaut (White) engineered a massive kill to secure an early victory over Lu Xinqun (Black)…

April 19, 2024
Clubs Dublin Club Meetings Move to Mondays

Collegians Go Club meetings will now take place on Monday nights, starting from this coming Monday, 22nd April. The meeting place (Toner’s) and time (7.30pm…

April 19, 2024
Tournaments Rip-Off Success for Dewei

Liu Dewei (Belfast) defeated John Courtney, Peter Kasko, and Matei Garcia (all Dublin) en route to overall victory at the April Rip-Off on Saturday. Further…

April 15, 2024
Championship Philippe Advances to the Championship

Philippe Renaut defeated John Courtney in the backdoor bracket final to advance to the Championship. Philippe will face the redoubtable Lu Xinqun in the best-of-three…

April 8, 2024
News AGM Welcomes New President

Tiberiu Gociu (Belfast) became the new President of the Irish Go Association at Tuesday’s AGM, elected unopposed. Otherwise it was business as usual, with John…

March 14, 2024
EuroTeams Turkey Sweep Ireland Before Them

On Tuesday night, Ireland faced Turkey in Round 6 of the Pandanet Go European Team Championship. Turkey demonstrated all of the strength and depth that…

March 7, 2024