The 2007 British Go Championship title match was between Bei Ge and Alex Selby. Bei Ge won.
Bei Ge resides in Bicester and plays at Milton Keynes club, having previously lived in Telford. He works in procurement for a telecom company. He is 37 on 20th January, married and originally from Beijing. He is currently the holder of 6 dan from the BGA and beat the 2005 champion, Matthew Macfadyen, to become British Champion. He will join 7 other players in the Challengers' League later in 2008.
The Candidates' Tournament was again on the May Bank Holiday weekend and in the Diamond at Selwyn College in Cambridge. There were 26 players from 6 dan to 2 kyu taking part. At the half way point the players on three wins were Matthew Macfadyen, Matthew Cocke and Hui Wang. In round 5 the two Matthews played and Cocke won and also won his last to come first. Macfadyen came second with 5 and, having lost just his first game, Nick Krempel came third. Hui Wang lead the group on 4 wins. Equal fifth were Des Cann, T Mark Hall and David Ward. First reserve to join the above seven and Bei Ge in the Challengers' League was Alex Selby, also on 4 wins.
The list of players qualified for the 2008 British Go Championship was based on their performance in tournaments played during 2007. The qualifying achievement for the Candidates’ Tournament 2008 was to have an EGF rating of 1900 or higher immediately after the end of at least one tournament in 2007 in which the candidate played in all rounds.