Promoting Go in the UK and beyond
International Amateur Pair Go Championship - British Qualification Points
Pair Go is played by pairs consisting of one male and one female. Each year a qualifying Pair Go tournament is held for the eight strongest pairs applying. The format of the tournament is an unseeded three-round Swiss. One Qualification Point is awarded to each member of a pair for each game they win.
Following the Tournament, the pair who have the highest combined total points (which may have been earned in previous tournaments with different partners) may be chosen to represent the UK in the International Amateur Pair Go Championship, but note that Britain does not get to send a representative every year. This entails a free trip to the far East, generously provided by the event sponsors. The two representatives then have their accumulated points reset to zero.
The rules say that “current pairings will be given preference.” We interpret this to mean that normally only pairs who have played together in one or both of the two most recent qualifying Pair Go tournaments may be nominated.
The tables below give the points earned each year by each player along with each player’s total. Numbers shown like this indicate the players who represented us in the International Amateur Pair Go Championship that year. Ladies and Gentleman are shown separately. There is also a list of the current pairings and their points and the past representatives.
Ladies
| Player | Total | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 | ’01 | ’00 | ’99 | ’98 | ’97 | ’96 | ’95 | ’94 | ’93 | ’92 | ’91 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lizzy Abbott | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alison Bexfield | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Alison Bierman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Miriam Brod | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Elinor Brooks | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Vickie Chan | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jackie Chai | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Alison Cross | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Anna Griffiths | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Helen Harvey | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Kirsty Healey | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Nicola Hurden | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Edwina Lee | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Emma Marchant | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Yvonne Margetts | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sue Paterson | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Sally Prime | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Jenny Radcliffe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Natasha Regan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Jil Segerman | 2 | 2 |
Gentlemen
| Player | Total | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 | ’01 | ’00 | ’99 | ’98 | ’97 | ’96 | ’95 | ’94 | ’93 | ’92 | ’91 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Aitken | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tony Atkins | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Bob Bagot | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jim Barty | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Bexfield | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Des Cann | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Matthew Cocke | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| William Connolley | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael Culver | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| France Ellul | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Simon Goss | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Eric Hall | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Martin Harvey | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Tim Hunt | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Johnstone | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Jones | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Geoff Kaniuk | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Harold Lee | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Macfadyen | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Paul Margetts | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| John McLeod | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Gerry Mills | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pat Ridley | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Francis Roads | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Simon Rudd | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jim Sadler | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Matt Scott | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Selby | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Edmund Shaw | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nick Webber | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Nick Wedd | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| David Woodnutt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Granville Wright | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Points of Current Pairings
| Pair | Total |
|---|---|
| Kirsty Healey & Matthew Macfadyen | 40 |
| Sue Paterson & Granville Wright | 27 |
| Alison Bexfield & Simon Bexfield | 20 |
| Emma Marchant & Simon Goss | 19 |
| Helen Harvey & Martin Harvey | 10 |
| Natasha Regan & Matthew Cocke | 8 |
| Jil Segerman & Tony Atkins | 7 |
| Jenny Radcliffe & Francis Roads | 6 |
| Elinor Brooks & France Elluk | 5 |
| Vickie Chan & Sam Aitken | 4 |
| Jackie Chai & John Johnstone | 1 |
| Lizzy Abbott & Matt Scott | 0 |
| Edwina Lee & Pat Ridley | 0 |
Past Representatives in the International Amateur Pair Go
| Year | Pair | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Sue Paterson & Jim Barty | ?/32 |
| 1992 | Kirsty Healey & Matthew Macfadyen | ?/32 |
| 1993 | Alison Bexfield (then Jones) & Andrew Jones | ?/32 |
| 1994 | Alison Bexfield (then Jones) & Nick Webber | Knocked out in round 1 |
| 1995 | Kirsty Healey & Matthew Macfadyen | ?/32 |
| 1997 | Alison Cross & John McLeod | ?/32 |
| 1998 | Sue Paterson & Des Cann | ?/32 |
| 1999 | Alison Bexfield (then Jones) & Tony Atkins | 24th/32 |
| 2001 | Kirsty Healey & Matthew Macfadyen | 12th/32 |
| 2002 | Helen Harvey & Martin Harvey | 28th/32 |
| 2004 | Jackie Chai & Francis Roads | 27th/32 |
| 2006 | Natasha Regan & Matthew Cocke | 21st/32 |