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EYGC News
| Happy Memories of EYGC |
Hopefully the 89 young players in the 19th European Youth Go Championship went away with happy memories of their time at the event. Inevitably there was the odd tear or two when a blunder was made in a game and unfortunately one girl had to withdraw due to sickness, but most... |
| BGA's EYGC Team Spotted Winning Pub Quiz |
Pictured are the three main... |
| Winners of EYGC |
Under-20 1. Lukas Podpera (CZ) 2. Jonas Welticke (DE) 3. Tanguy LeCalve (FR) Under-16 1. Alexandru-Petre Pitrop (RO) 2. Grigorij Fiorin (RU) 3. Viacheslav Kaymin (RU) Under-12 1. Oscar Vazquez (ES) 2. Denis Dobranis (RO) 3. Arved Pittner (DE) See the British Go Congress - EYGC gallery for pictures of the winners Also winning trophies were: Under-20: Aleksander Vashurov (RU) for 4/6 in 4th place.... |
| EYGC Under Way in Bognor! |
The European Youth Go Championship got under way with the Opening Ceremony on the Friday night. The players were called to order by the Arundel town crier and after short speeches they were entertained by Rhubarb the clown. Some players then took part in the British Lightning, others took an early night after long journeys. The first round was held on Saturday morning. 89 young players took part in the three age groups: Under-20 (12), Under-16 (35), Under-12 (42). Results will be... |
| European Youth Go Championships and British Go Congress 2014 Results |
You can keep up to date with the latest results this weekend, as we hope to post them after each round (no guarantees!). |
| No weather problems predicted for Bognor |
Despite problems in some parts of England caused by flooding, there should be no weather problems affecting Bognor Regis this weekend. Friday is predicted to be 6C but quite wet, with 4C and dry at night. Saturday is showery but Sunday is predicted a sunny 7C! Monday is predicted showery, at 8C. (Updated Thursday) There should also be no problems with travelling by train to Bognor from London or Gatwick Airport. Information on services and fares can be found at the... |
| British Go Congress/European Youth Go Championships - Latest Butlins discounts |
Please note there’s currently a special offer of £20 off many bookings at Butlins made until 11th February, using a code OFFER20 at the checkout phase. We’re not sure whether this applies to our special rates though. There are also special offers at http://www.butlins.com/latest-offers/off-peak-breaks.aspx - as low as £175.25 for a Silver room for 3 nights or £234 for a Silver apartment with kitchen (both sleep 3... |
| Accommodation at EYGC and BGC |
Already our discounted accommodation has sold out and Butlins own discounted rate ends today, 4th February. We are sorry that accommodation is selling fast but the warm UK weather is encouraging people to take winter holidays in the UK! Latest advice on accommodation is at http://www.britgo.org/eygc2014/accommodation.html with options for parties of 4 or 6. If you are a single or a couple then there are various... |
| European Youth Go Championships 2014 |
So far we've received more than 60 entries for these three events, but it's a little disappointing that we don't have any UK players in the Under-20 Championship yet, especially with the prize of a trip to the World Under-20 Championship in Japan. The entries we do have for the Under-20 range from 2 dan to 6 dan in strength, so it's definitely going to be a challenging tournament for any entrant. We'd like to see more UK players in all the events, so if you know of someone... |
| Learn to Play Go day! |
As part of the effort related to the European Youth Go Championship in Bognor Regis we've organised a Learn to Play Go day at the Fishbourne Centre in West Sussex on 8th March. Please feel free to invite anyone to drop in between 10am and 3pm (experienced players also welcome). |
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When they should have still be hard at work updating the results, counting the money or safely storing the BGA's equipment, the BGA's EYGC team were spotted in an Arundel pub winning a pub quiz. The BGA team scored 31 points out of 60 to win a meal voucher and also £33 in the raffle. A BGA spokesman said "At least they are good at something."