Results of London Open Go Tournament, 1998

31st December 1998 - 3rd January 1999

sponsored by HITACHI

After six rounds, Lee Hyuk was the only player with six wins. He therefore won the most European Grand Prix points for the tournament.

For the final two rounds, the top four players went into a two-round knock-out for the first place. They were Lee Hyuk; Guo Juan, whose only loss was to Lee Hyuk; von Arnim, who had lost only to the Frenchman Audouard; and Zhang Shutai, who had two losses.

In the first round of the knock-out, Guo Juan beat von Arnim and Lee Hyuk beat Zhang Shutai. In the final, Guo Juan beat Lee Hyuk, reversing their fifth-round result. According to the terms of the tournament, she therefore won the first prize, 1000 in cash.

Guo Juan trained as a professional Go player in China, and is now Dutch. Lee Hyuk is Korean by birth and lives in Russia.

Posn	No.	Name	grade	Nation	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Wins	MMS
1	1	J Guo	7D	Netherlands	24+	7+	11+	6+	2-	5+	3+	2+	7	10
1	2	L Hyuk	7D	Korea	16+	8+	9+	12+	1+	7+	10+	1-	7	10
3	3	F Von Arnim	5D	Germany	13+	11-	28+	8+	4+	9+	1-	15+	6	9
3	4	E Nijhuis	5D	Netherlands	6-	13+	10+	11+	3-	23+	7+	8+	6	9
5	5	S Kim	6D	Korea	12+	14+	6-	22-	36+	1-	13+	10+	5	8
	6	M Macfadyen	6D	UK	4+	35+	5+	1-	7-	10-	18+	19+	5	8
	7	V Chow	5D	South Africa	10+	1-	16+	15+	6+	2-	4-	20+	5	8
	8	M Cocke	5D	UK	22+	2-	23+	3-	11+	14+	9+	4-	5	8
	9	J Fincke	4D	Germany	23+	15+	2-	28+	22+	3-	8-	12+	5	8
10	10	S Zhang	7D	China	7-	36+	4-	16+	12+	6+	2-	5-	4	7
	11	P Audouard	5D	France	17+	3+	1-	4-	8-	13-	24+	28+	4	7
	12	Y Kim	5D	UK	5-	21+	20+	2-	10-	27+	23+	9-	4	7
	13	P Shepperson	5D	UK	3-	4-	27-	35+	29+	11+	5-	22+	4	7
	14	T M Hall	4D	UK	18+	5-	22-	40+	15+	8-	20-	26+	4	7
	15	C S Park	4D	Korea	21+	9-	29+	7-	14-	17+	22+	3-	4	7
	16	J Rickard	4D	UK	2-	18+	7-	10-	35+	22+	19-	23+	4	7
	17	A Rix	4D	UK	11-	22-	31+	18+	23-	15-	40+	32+	4	7
	18	Y Uemura	4D	France	14-	16-	24+	17-	31+	32+	6-	29+	4	7
	19	D Hilbert	3D	Austria	29-	27-	49+	26+	24+	28+	16+	6-	5	7
	20	B Teuber	3D	Germany	26-	49+	12-	21+	48+	36+	14+	7-	5	7
21	21	D Cann	4D	UK	15-	12-	35-	20-	38-	41+	43+	57+	3	6
	22	C Nijhuis	4D	Netherlands	8-	17+	14+	5+	9-	16-	15-	13-	3	6
	23	U Olsson	4D	Sweden	9-	26+	8-	29+	17+	4-	12-	16-	3	6
	24	F Roads	4D	UK	1-	29-	18-	38+	19-	31+	11-	42+	3	6
	25	J Clare	3D	UK	35-	40-	41+	57-	43-	56+	39+	36+	4	6
	26	Q Mills	3D	UK	20+	23-	40-	19-	56+	68+	44+	14-	4	6
	27	P Sannes	3D	Norway	28-	19+	13+	36-	57+	12-	30+	..	4	6
	28	A Selby	3D	UK	27+	41+	3-	9-	40+	19-	42+	11-	4	6
	29	A Wettach	3D	Belgium	19+	24+	15-	23-	13-	39+	36+	18-	4	6
	30	M Charles	2D	UK	38+	58-	34+	31-	68+	57+	27-	37+	5	6
	31	M Cumper	2D	Belgium	39+	47+	17-	30+	18-	24-	48+	44+	5	6
	32	J Fairbairn	2D	UK	40-	45+	56+	46+	42+	18-	38+	17-	5	6
	33	D Woodnutt	1D	UK	62+	56-	52-	54+	66+	70+	35+	47+	6	6
34	34	O Dodinval	3D	Belgium	..	42-	30-	..	..	..	..	..	0	5
	35	K Gogl	3D	Germany	25+	6-	21+	13-	16-	42-	33-	50+	3	5
	36	D Ward	3D	UK	46+	10-	42+	27+	5-	20-	29-	25-	3	5
	37	A J Atkins	2D	UK	66-	..	..	..	60+	58+	57+	30-	3	5
	38	G Hanusoh	2D	Germany	30-	44+	51+	24-	21+	43+	32-	..	4	5
	39	A M Jones	2D	UK	31-	46-	63+	41+	47+	29-	25-	70+	4	5
	40	A Kurz	2D	Germany	32+	25+	26+	14-	28-	44-	17-	52+	4	5
	41	M Marz	2D	Germany	50+	28-	25-	39-	80+	21-	58+	49+	4	5
	42	T Nguyen	2D	Vietnam	44+	34+	36-	47+	32-	35+	28-	24-	4	5
	43	J Park	2D	Korea	49-	67+	57-	45+	25+	38-	21-	59+	4	5
	44	J Rastall	2D	UK	42-	38-	67+	49+	81+	40+	26-	31-	4	5
	45	M Smith	2D	UK	47-	32-	50+	43-	..	..	63+	56+	3	5
	46	J Sun	2D	China	36-	39+	58+	32-	..	..	..	..	2	5
	47	C Tavzes	2D	Slovenia	45+	31-	53+	42-	39-	55+	59+	33-	4	5
	48	D Artus	1D	UK	67-	70+	83+	66+	20-	64+	31-	60+	5	5
49	49	R Bagot	2D	UK	43+	20-	19-	44-	58-	76+	70+	41-	3	4
	50	A Thornton	2D	UK	41-	57-	45-	76+	53-	54+	64+	35-	3	4
	51	X Zhao	2D	China	..	..	38-	..	..	..	..	..	0	4
	52	B Allday	1D	UK	57-	60+	33+	68-	55-	61+	76+	40-	4	4
	53	S Bexfield	1D	UK	63+	66+	47-	64-	50+	59-	60-	69+	4	4
	54	A Hauenstein	1D	Germany	65-	64-	91+	33-	67+	50-	80+	73+	4	4
	55	D Keeble	1D	UK	..	..	..	..	52+	47-	56-	64+	2	4
	56	B Landskron	1D	Germany	64+	33+	32-	58+	26-	25-	55+	45-	4	4
	57	H Puttkamer	1D	Germany	52+	50+	43+	25+	27-	30-	37-	21-	4	4
	58	J Sadler	1D	UK	75+	30+	46-	56-	49+	37-	41-	63+	4	4
	59	C Wright	1D	UK	..	..	..	80+	63+	53+	47-	43-	3	4
	60	M Schonfield	1K	France	68+	52-	62+	65+	37-	74+	53+	48-	5	4
	61	P-E Martin	3K	Sweden	96+	94+	78+	71+	73+	52-	74+	67+	7	4
62	62	J Dawson	1D	UK	33-	69-	60-	72+	76-	88-	85+	83+	3	3
	63	P Edwards	1D	South Africa	53-	75+	39-	67+	59-	69+	45-	58-	3	3
	64	D Micsa	1D	UK	56-	54+	69+	53+	70-	48-	50-	55-	3	3
	65	R G Mills	1D	UK	54+	..	66-	60-	74-	..	68+	..	2	3
	66	B Sokolwsky	1D	Germany	37+	53-	65+	48-	33-	..	67-	80+	3	3
	67	S Welch	1D	UK	48+	43-	44-	63-	54-	86+	66+	61-	3	3
	68	W Bouma	1K	Netherlands	60-	73+	72+	52+	30-	26-	65-	76+	4	3
	69	T Hunt	1K	UK	91+	62+	64-	70-	83+	63-	88+	53-	4	3
	70	P Niederberghaus	1K	Germany	77+	48-	79+	69+	64+	33-	49-	39-	4	3
	71	B Maison	2K	Belgium	73-	102+	93+	61-	79+	83-	92+	87+	5	3
	72	J Tappe	2K	Germany	85+	93+	68-	62-	84+	73-	91+	88+	5	3
	73	M Woodcraft	2K	UK	71+	68-	82+	91+	61-	72+	83+	54-	5	3
	74	D Mechtenberg	3K	Germany	104+	100+	92+	79+	65+	60-	61-	84+	6	3
75	75	P Achard	1D	UK	58-	63-	76-	..	..	..	..	..	0	2
	76	B Sprenger	1D	Germany	..	80-	75+	50-	62+	49-	52-	68-	2	2
	77	A Cross	1K	UK	70-	91-	88+	83-	98-	85-	103+	102+	3	2
	78	G Kaniuk	1K	UK	..	79-	61-	90+	86-	..	..	..	1	2
	79	V Morrish	1K	UK	80-	78+	70-	74-	71-	89+	..	..	2	2
	80	M Nash	1K	UK	79+	76+	..	59-	41-	98+	54-	66-	3	2
	81	N Wedd	1K	UK	..	..	..	..	44-	..	..	..	0	2
	82	M Bahr	2K	Germany	93-	99+	73-	88-	91+	87-	102+	92+	4	2
	83	S Dokzalek	2K	Germany	100+	92+	48-	77+	69-	71+	73-	62-	4	2
	84	F Holroyd	2K	UK	..	..	..	..	72-	97+	98+	74-	2	2
	85	K Paar	2K	Austria	72-	103+	..	92-	97+	77+	62-	..	3	2
	86	Claus-Martin Heyer	3K	Germany	92-	114+	119+	101+	78+	67-	87-	93+	5	2
	87	M Huys	3K	Belgium	..	113+	94+	98-	102+	82+	86+	71-	5	2
	88	A Knippel	3K	France	101+	98+	77-	82+	92+	62+	69-	72-	5	2
	89	G Kreutz	4K	Germany	116+	96-	114+	109+	110+	79-	101+	91+	6	2
	90	W Wandel	4K	Netherlands	111+	119+	103+	78-	100+	92-	95+	98+	6	2
91	91	D MacDonald	1K	UK	69-	77+	54-	73-	82-	93+	72-	89-	2	1
	92	E Blockley	2K	UK	86+	83-	74-	85+	88-	90+	71-	82-	3	1
	93	S Paterson	2K	UK	82+	72-	71-	102+	..	91-	112+	86-	3	1
	94	W Rivers	2K	UK	..	61-	87-	..	..	..	..	..	0	1
	95	A Bell	3K	UK	..	..	..	..	..	..	90-	106+	1	1
	96	F Ellul	3K	UK	61-	89+	101-	103-	106+	102-	100+	112+	4	1
	97	C Malavasi	3K	France	102-	101-	110+	111+	85-	84-	114+	103+	4	1
	98	D Nola	3K	Croatia	113+	88-	100+	87+	77+	80-	84-	90-	4	1
	99	N Fortescue	4K	UK	106+	82-	112-	110-	117+	108+	116+	101+	5	1
100	100	J Keller	2K	UK	83-	74-	98-	112+	90-	106-	96-	114+	2	0
	101	Oleg D Gavrilov	3K	Russia	88-	97+	96+	86-	..	..	89-	99-	2	0
	102	M Gomilschak	3K	Austria	97+	71-	105+	93-	87-	96+	82-	77-	3	0
	103	M Raab	3K	Germany	114+	85-	90-	96+	116+	..	77-	97-	3	0
	104	D Strowlger	3K	UK	74-	..	..	108-	128+	..	113-	..	1	0
	105	Y Woo	3K	UK	..	..	102-	116-	..	..	..	..	0	0
	106	C Von Arnim	4K	Germany	99-	116-	115+	119+	96-	100+	107+	95-	4	0
	107	G Lamont	4K	UK	..	..	..	..	..	..	106-	119+	1	0
	108	M Ofstad	4K	Norway	..	111-	118+	104+	112-	99-	110+	113+	4	0
	109	W Streeten	4K	UK	..	115+	..	89-	..	..	..	..	1	0
	110	F Visser	4K	Netherlands	119-	118+	97-	99+	89-	117+	108-	116+	4	0
	111	W Walters	4K	UK	90-	108+	113+	97-	..	..	..	..	2	0
	112	K Balduin	5K	Germany	115+	122+	99+	100-	108+	116+	93-	96-	5	0
113	113	K H Sarges	3K	Germany	98-	87-	111-	..	114-	..	104+	108-	1	-1
	114	M Solity	3K	UK	103-	86-	89-	..	113+	119+	97-	100-	2	-1
	115	T Blockley	4K	UK	112-	109-	106-	117-	118+	128-	119+	123+	3	-1
	116	R Daniel	4K	UK	89-	106+	117+	105+	103-	112-	99-	110-	3	-1
	117	R Bell	5K	UK	118-	124+	116-	115+	99-	110-	121+	125+	4	-1
	118	P Brennan	5K	UK	117+	110-	108-	125+	115-	122+	..	..	3	-1
119	119	R Mullens	4K	UK	110+	90-	86-	106-	121+	114-	115-	107-	2	-2
	120	E Brooks	6K	UK	..	..	122-	129+	..	..	..	..	1	-2
	121	F Weaver	6K	UK	..	..	129+	122+	119-	127-	117-	128+	3	-2
122	122	F Blezer	6K	Netherlands	123+	112-	120+	121-	124-	118-	125-	131+	3	-3
	123	A Bruckner	7K	UK	122-	131-	128+	127+	125-	124+	132+	115-	4	-3
	124	C Irl	7K	Germany	125+	117-	..	..	122+	123-	128-	136+	3	-3
	125	J Santiago	7K	UK	124-	128+	127+	118-	123+	130-	122+	117-	4	-3
	126	M Hagan	8K	UK	..	..	..	..	..	..	135+	132+	2	-3
	127	P Marshall	8K	UK	128-	135+	125-	123-	133+	121+	136+	130+	5	-3
128	128	J Buntrock	8K	Germany	127+	125-	123-	131+	104-	115+	124+	121-	4	-4
	129	V Tykhyy	8K	Ukraine	131+	132+	121-	120-	..	..	..	..	2	-4
	130	D Wickham	9K	UK	132-	133-	134+	140+	138+	125+	131+	127-	5	-4
131	131	M Cunz	8K	Germany	129-	123+	133+	128-	132-	136+	130-	122-	3	-5
	132	E Marchant	8K	UK	130+	129-	..	..	131+	133-	123-	126-	2	-5
	133	E Marshall	9K	UK	135-	130+	131-	136-	127-	132+	138+	143+	4	-5
134	134	V Elzner	10K	Germany	..	..	130-	..	..	..	..	..	0	-7
	135	X Epi	10K	UK	133+	127-	139+	138-	136-	140+	126-	144-	3	-7
	136	J Pearson	12K	Sweden	139+	140+	138+	133+	135+	131-	127-	124-	5	-7
137	137	C MarshallII	11K	UK	..	..	..	..	..	146-	..	..	0	-8
	138	C Marshall	11K	UK	140+	139-	136-	135+	130-	141b	133-	145-	2	-8
	139	F Kwasniok	12K	Germany	136-	138+	135-	142+	141-	143+	140+	..	4	-8
140	140	H Tittel	11K	Germany	138-	136-	141+	130-	142-	135-	139-	147-	1	-10
140	141	Y Tykhyy	14K	Ukraine	142+	143-	140-	145+	139+	138d	..	..	3	-10
142	142	S Hughes	14K	UK	141-	145+	143-	139-	140+	147-	144-	146-	2	-12
142	143	N Hurden	16K	UK	145+	141+	142+	147-	144+	139-	148-	133-	4	-12
144	144	A Marshall	18K	UK	146-	147-	145+	151+	143-	148-	142+	135+	4	-14
145	145	A Tomerius	17K	Germany	143-	142-	144-	141-	146-	151+	147-	138+	2	-15
146	146	S Hearn	23K	UK	144+	151-	147-	148+	145+	137+	150+	142+	6	-17
146	147	T Elliott	24K	UK	151-	144+	146+	143+	148+	142+	145+	140+	7	-17
148	148	D Fairbrother	24K	UK	..	..	151+	146-	147-	144+	143+	154+	4	-19
149	149	D FairbrotherII	24K	UK	..	..	..	..	150+	..	..	..	1	-20
150	150	E Fairbrother	24K	UK	..	..	..	..	149-	154+	146-	151-	1	-21
151	151	L Elliott	28K	UK	147+	146+	148-	144-	154+	145-	152+	150+	5	-23
152	152	D Calzelo	29K	UK	..	..	..	..	..	..	151-	153+	1	-25
153	153	N Calzelo	30K	UK	..	..	..	..	..	..	154-	152-	0	-27
153	154	S Greenwood	30K	UK	..	..	..	..	151-	150-	153+	148-	1	-27

Results after six rounds

as used to assign Grand Prix points

Name	Wins	SoS	SoDoS	Posn	Grand Prix Points
Lee Hyuk	6	41		1	15
Guo, Juan	5	38		2	12
Felix von Arnim	5	37		3	10
Victor Chow	4	42		4	8
Matthew Cocke	4	40	23	5=	6½
Jonas Finke	4	40	23	5=	6½
Emil Nijhuis	4	38		7	4
Zhang, Shutai	4	37		8	3
Matthew Macfadyen	3	39	17	9	2
John Rickard	3	39	16	10	1

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