London Open
Major four-day McMahon tournament, held in London at the New Year
- 2024 Tingxu Zhao & Yuhang Xing
- 2023 Yue Wen
- 2022 Minseong Kim & Yaoling Yang
- 2021 Yaoling Yang
- 2019 Daniel Hu
- 2018 Chi-Min Oh
- 2017 Weijin Chen
- 2016 Seong-Jin Kim & Qiuchi Li
- 2015 Sai Sun
- 2014 Chi-Min Oh
- 2013 Yuanbo Zhang
- 2012 Lukas Kraemer
- 2011 Young-Sam Kim
- 2010 Antti Tormanen
- 2009 Zi Wang
- 2008 Chi-Min Oh
- 2007 Shaoyou Ouyang
- 2006 Ondrej Silt
- 2005 Cho, Seok-Bin
- 2004 Zhao, Pei
- 2003 Li, Wenhao
- 2002 Li, Hiaou
- 2001 Gbor Szabics
- 2000 Kim, Seong-June
- 1999 Zhang, Zhongyong
- 1998 Lee, Hyuk (Grand Prix); Guo, Juan (Open cash prize)
- 1997 Guo, Juan
- 1996 Guo, Juan
- 1995 Zhang, Shutai
- 1994 Guo, Juan
- 1993 Zhang, Shutai
- 1992 Shen, Gruangji
- 1991 Zhang, Shutai
- 1990 Michael Katscher
- 1989 Zhang, Shutai
- 1988 Yoo, Jing-Soo
- 1987 Terry Stacey
- 1986 Matthew Macfadyen
- 1985 Andre Moussa
- 1984 Lee, Choon-Sub
- 1983 Hosokawa, N
- 1982 Liu, Xiao Yuang
- 1981 Terry Stacey
- 1980 Matthew Macfadyen
- 1979 Robert Rehm
- 1978 Jim Bates
- 1977 Matthew Macfadyen
- 1976 Jon Diamond
- 1975 Hirama, K
- 1974 Jon Diamond
David Ward Cup (for top British player):
- 2024 Michael Tik Wai Cheung
- 2023 Michael Tik Wai Cheung
- 2022 Daniel Hu
- 2021 Alain Cheung
- 2019 Daniel Hu
- 2018 Andrew Kay
- 2017 Daniel Hu
- 2016 Andrew Simons
- 2015 Andrew Kay
- 2014 Matthew Cocke
In the winners list the year shown is the old year of the new year period.
The London Open is often the UK's biggest tournament. This 4-day event is always held in the festive period, 28th–31st December, with 7 rounds and long time limits. It first ran in New Year 1974/75 (2nd–5th January) and has run every New Year since, except 2020. The venue from 2018 on is the London Go Centre. It is supported by the T Mark Hall Foundation and Nippon Club UK.
Previously, over 100 players have taken part, even up to 150. Many come from continental Europe and further away too, and usually several top European players take part. The top player gets to hold the London Open Trophy with cash prizes and certificates for other good performace too. Prizes are also given for the Lightning Tournament, held one evening, and Rengo on the final afternoon. Another evening event is the London Pair Go. Around a dozen male-female pairs compete for the best pair title. For more details see the London Pair Go Page.
Professionals: The London Open has a proud tradition of hosting professional teachers-in-residence from around the world, who give lectures and analyse games. Recently, these have included:
- 2024 Ohashi Hirofumi 7p from Nihon Kiin
- 2023, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015 Catalin Taranu 5p
- 2022 Stanislaw Frejlak 1p
- 2021 Mateusz Surma 2p (online only)
- 2018 Ali Jabarin 1p
In 2025, we are pleased to welcome Fan Weijing 3P as the professional-in-residence.
European Grand Prix: In 2025 the London Open becomes a European Grand Prix Bonus Point Level B event. Previously in 2019 it was a Level C event, and in 2023 the European Grand Prix final was hosted alongside.
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