UK Tournament Report

Youngest Ever MSO Go Winner

MSO
Mon, 25 Aug 2025

The 29th Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO) took place in its regular venue of the JW3 centre in London. As usual many games fans from around the world came to play a very varied list of games and compete to be Pentamind Champion (Natasha Regan was the Women's Pentamind runner up). Details of all MSO results are on the MSO Database.

Last updated Thu Aug 28 2025.
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Peikai’s Last Dance is at Manchester Open

Manchester Open
Sat, 9 Aug 2025

The first Manchester Open was held on Saturday 9th August, a sunny summer day. The venue, Luther King House, is nestled in a peaceful, tree-lined suburb just a short distance from the vibrant heart of Manchester.

Last updated Tue Aug 12 2025.
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Durham Features Tea Ceremony

Durham
Sat, 7 - Sun, 8 Jun 2025

On Saturday 7th June around 40 Go players descended on Elvet Hill House for the 2025 Durham Go Tournament. Ranks ranged from 7d down to a 30k player who played his second ever 19x19 game in Round 1, and there was also a good range of ages - including several youth players as well as a number of university students. Players came from across the UK, from London to Cardiff to Edinburgh.

Last updated Tue Jul 08 2025.
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31st Welsh Open has X Factor!

Welsh Open
Barmouth
Sat, 28 - Sun, 29 Jun 2025

On 28th and 29th June, Barmouth's Dragon Theatre was again the venue for the Welsh Open. 43 players - 13 up on 2024 - took advantage of the two-day tournament - a rarity on the BGA calendar. The higher numbers enabled the hiring of a separate room, where many reviewed their games and non-players could relax and mingle. A standout feature for 2025 was that no fewer than 10 players were from the Welsh clubs of Cardiff (9) and Aberystwyth (1) - surely a record?

Last updated Sun Jul 06 2025.
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British Pair Go Finds New Home

Pair Go
Nottingham
Sat, 14 Jun 2025

The British Pair Go Championship moved to Nottingham for the first time this year, with the tournament being sponsored by Threedy Printers Limited.

In another first we saw new first-time champions of Ai Guan and Damen Woo, with Alison and Simon Bexfield taking second place and Lauren Hindmarch and Bjorn Eurenius taking third spot.

Last updated Wed Jul 16 2025.
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43 at Candidates and Inaugural Aspirants

Candidates
Leicester
Sat, 3 - Mon, 5 May 2025

This Early May Bank Holiday saw 43 players gather in the Leicester County Bridge Club (St Oswalds) for a long weekend of Go.

Last updated Sat May 10 2025.
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Chinese Youngster Wins Trigantius Tournament

Trigantius
Cambridge
Sat, 8 Mar 2025

Last updated Tue Apr 08 2025.
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25th Cheshire

Cheshire
Frodsham
Sat, 1 Mar 2025

Last updated Tue Apr 08 2025.
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49 Players at Lancaster Again

Lancaster
Sat, 8 Feb 2025

The 3rd Lancaster Go Tournament was held on Saturday 8th February, this time returning to the Lancaster University Welcome Centre, a former venue of the British Go Congress. The event drew 49 players, matching the turnout of the inaugural Lancaster tournament, with large contingents from the nearby Cheadle Hulme School (CHS), Manchester and Durham, and spanning the most impressive range of ranks yet - from 7 dan to 37 kyu!

Last updated Mon Jun 16 2025.
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Coventry Tournament First in 2025

Coventry
Sat, 25 Jan 2025

The first tournament of 2025, on Saturday 25th January, was the Coventry Tournament. Warwick Go Society hosted the annual event in the Faculty of Arts Building at Warwick University, which provided a modern and eye-catching venue for the 44 entrants. This year the event ended with joint winners: Yifan Bao (5d) and Chenhe Yuan (5d), who both won all three wins. They are shown here with organiser Xiheng Yao (left).

Last updated Tue Apr 08 2025.
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