WAGC 2009

30th World Amateur Go Championship

Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan
27th May - 30st May 2009

This time 66 countries took part. It was held in the Ecopa Arena in Fukuroi city in Shizuoka prefecture.
After six rounds at the only unbeaten player was Yuqing Hu of China; they remained unbeaten.
Korea's Shina-Hwan Yoo took second on tie-break from Hong Kong's Nai San CHAN (who was 4th in 2008).

1. Yuqing HU (China) - 8 wins
2. Shin-Hwan YOO (Koreaa) - 7 wins
3. Nai San CHAN (Chinese Hong Kong)
4. Kang-Ting YEH (Chinese Taipei) - 6 wins
5. Moriei KANAZAWA (Japan)
6. Jia Cheng TAN (Singapore)
7. Laurent HEISER (Luxembourg)
8. Thomas DEBARRE (France)
9. Ondrej SILT (Czechia)
10. Juyong KOH (Canada) - 5 wins

The prize for Asada fighting spirit went to Finland's representative Antti Tormanen.