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World Youth Go Championship

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Started
  
1984

Sponsors
  
Ing Wei'Chi Foundation

Full name
  
World Youth Go Championship

The World Youth Go Championship (WYGC) is a Go tournament that has been held annually since 1984 making it the second longest running amateur Go tournament in the world.

This event is sponsored by the Ing Foundation, and therefore Ing's rules are used. A number of strong participants in the World Youth Go Championship eventually became World Champions, such as Chang Hao, Gu Li, Lee Sedol.

There is a Junior division for players aged under 12, and a Senior division for players aged under 16.

References

World Youth Go Championship Wikipedia