2nd Pair Go World Cup

9th - 10th July 2016, Tokyo, Japan

The Pair Go World Cup was back for a second edition, six years after it was launched in China in 2010.

Three pairs from Japan and two pairs from each of China, Korea and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) were joined by the International Amateur Pair Go Champions (also from Korea), two pairs from Europe, one from Oceania/Africa, one from Central/South America, one from North America and one from the rest of Asia.

The final was between a Chinese and Taiwanese pair and the play-off for third place was between two Korean pairs.

  1. China - Yu Zhiying and Ke Jie
  2. Cinese Taipei - Joanne Missingham and Chen Shi Iwan
  3. Korea - Choi Jeong and Park Junghwan

Europe's pairs were Rita Pocsai and Ali Jabarin, who lost to Mukai and Ichiriki of Japan, and Natalia Kovaleva and Ilya Shikshin, who lost to the Chinese winners.

Results

 1 Rosario Papeschi / Fernando Aguilar                    C/SA    2-
 2 Hsieh Yimin / Iyama Yuta                               JP      1+  4-
 3 Amy Song / David He                                    O/A     4-
 4 Choi Jeong / Park Junghwan                             KR      3+  2+  6- 15+
 5 Natalia Kovaleva / Ilya Shikshin                       EU      6-
 6 Yu Zhiying / Ke Jie                                    CN      5+  8+  4+ 11+ 
 7 Chang Kai Hsin / Wang Yuan Jyun                        CT      8-
 8 Jeon Yujin / Song Hongsuk                              KR      7+  6-

 9 Sarah Yu / Eric Lui                                    NA     10+ 11- 
10 Pattraporn Aroonphaichitta / Nuttakrit Tarchaamnuayvit Asia    9-
11 Joanne Missingham / Chen Shih Iuan                     CT     12+  9+ 15+  7- 
12 Oh Keii / Murakawa Daisuke                             JP     11- 
13 Mukai Chiaki / Ichiriki Rui                            JP     14+ 15- 
14 Rita Pocsai / Ali Jabarin                              EU     13-
15 Oh Yijin / Choi Chulhan                                KR     16+ 13+ 11-  4-
16 Wang Chenxing / Shi Yue                                CN     15-   

Full Results (Japanese)