The UK team was promoted to the B-League of the Pandanet Go European Team Championship and ended round one in first position! They played Austria on Tuesday 15th October and won four games to nil, despite Austria having the strong player Victor Lin on board one. Second placed is Croatia who beat Netherlands despite a triple ko in one game. Italy beat Serbia to take third, earning penalty points for a no-show on board one. The other matches were drawn.

League Page with game records

In the recent Korean Prime Minister's Cup our representative Damen Ho-yeung Woo had a great result, with 5 wins from 7 games and finishing 14th overall.

The full results can be see at https://kpmc.kbaduk.or.kr/us/2024/result

On the weekend of 14th and 15th September 2024, Yaoling Yang beat Ho-Yeung (Damen) Woo 2-0 to win his first British Go Championship!

The Summer 2024 edition of the BGJ is now available for members to read in the Members' Area, with printed copies being sent out to those that receive them.

On 29th and 30th June, Barmouth's Dragon Theatre was again the venue for Welsh Open. The weather was mixed, but there were chances to climb the cliffs for views of the town, its wide bay and the start of Snowdonia national park's scenic mountainous region.

Feeling a bit isolated from the rest of the Go community, John Shafer, teacher at Tonbridge School in Kent, ran the first Tonbridge Tournament with the support of Colin Williams, president of the BGA.

The BGA is holding a competition to redesign its logo, with full details, including background, a short brief, and details on how to enter to be found here: https://britgo.org/logocompetition

Entry is not limited to members of the BGA (though the final vote will be) as we want to encourage participation and engagement as widely as possible, especially among newer members of the community. As such, we would be grateful if the details could be shared by all, as far and wide as possible, both online and through word of mouth.