# 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.

## Past results

| Event | Year | Location | Junior Winner | Senior Winner | US Junior Rep | US Senior Rep | Canada Senior Rep | Singapore Junior Rep | Singapore Senior Rep | Malaysia Junior Rep | Malaysia Senior Rep |
| 1st | 1984 | Taipei, Taiwan | 金荣桓(韩) | N/A | Janice Kim | N/A | NA | | |
| 2nd | 1985 | Taipei, Taiwan | 孔柄柱(韩) | N/A | Janice Kim | N/A | NA | | |
| 3rd | 1986 | Taipei, Taiwan | 李相勋(韩) | N/A | Tony Pa | N/A | NA | | |
| 4th | 1987 | Hong Kong, China | 余平(中) | N/A | Tony Pa/Alan Chen | N/A | NA | | |
| 5th | 1988 | Paris, France | Chang Hao | N/A | David Mechner/Tony Pa | N/A | NA | | |
| 6th | 1989 | Singapore | 夏衔誉(台) | 金万树(韩) | Lisa Chen/Irene Chen | ? | ? | | |
| 7th | 1990 | Guilin, China | 李君凯(中) | 夏衔誉(台) | Lisa Chen/Irene Chen | ? | ? | | |
| 8th | 1991 | Ningbo, China | 韩文德(韩) | Wang Lei | David Haff | ? | ? | | |
| 9th | 1992 | San José, USA | Lin Chih-han | Zhou Heyang | None | Joey Hung / David Zeng / Yuan Zhou | Vincent Wong | | |
| 10th | 1993 | Ottawa, Canada | 王尧(中) | An Cho-young | John Lee | ? | ? | | |
| 11th | 1994 | San Francisco, USA | Gu Li | 安达勋(韩) | ? | ? | ? | | |
| 12th | 1995 | Amsterdam | 李秀勇(韩) | Huang Yizhong | Bellamy Liu | James Chien | ? | Cai Geng Yang | Tan Yee Fan (4th) |
| 13th | 1996 | Seoul, Korea | Park Yeong-hun | Hu Yaoyu | Eric Lui | Janathan Wang | ? | | |
| 14th | 1997 | Nantou County, Taiwan | Lee Young-gu | 刘熙(中) | Jesse Chao | Janathan Wang | ? | Cai Geng Yang | Tan Jia Cheng |
| 15th | 1998 | Guiyang, China | 李康(中) | Liu Xing | Eric Lui | Janathan Wang | ? | Ong Sze Han | Loh Min Ming |
| 16th | 1999 | Singapore | 景石(中) | 彭荃(中) | Eric Lui | Janathan Wang | ? | Chen Yu Zhong | Tan Jia Cheng |
| 17th | 2000 | Prague, Czech Republic | Tong-yun Kang | Lei Wang | Eric Liu | Matthew Curran | ? | Alden Cheng | Loh Min Ming |
| 18th | 2001 | Maui, USA | Hyeong-chin Kweon | Hyeong-hwan Kim | Curtis Tang | Eric Lui | ? | | |
| 19th | 2002 | Bangkok, Thailand | Zhou Ruiyang | Kang Li | Mozheng Guan | - | ? | | |
| 20th | 2003 | Shanghai, China | 강유택 | Chen Yaoye | ? | ? | ? | | |
| 21st | 2004 | Vancouver, Canada | Yulin Tong | Gu Lingyi | Curtis Tang | Mozheng guan | ? | Lee Chi-Chien | Lai Wei |
| 22nd | 2005 | Barcelona, Spain | Hyeon Na | Hao Zhang | Calvin Sun | Sichen Zhong | Hao Zhang | Lee Jun Wei | Ong Siong Hwai |
| 23rd | 2006 | Shenzhen, China | Hyeon Na | Peng Liyao | Calvin Sun | Curtis Tang | ? | Chou Zi Long | Zhang Xiang |
| 24th | 2007 | Waltham, USA | Seung-yu Han | Xingwen Liao | Calvin Sun | William Zhou | ? | | |
| 25th | 2008 | Guiyang, China | Ke Jie | Mi Yuting | Calvin Sun | William Zhou | ? | | |
| 26th | 2009 | Changzhi, China | Yang Dingxin | Li Xuanhao | Andrew Lu | Calvin Sun | Andrew Huang | Kwa Jie Hui | Loh Yu Xiang |
| 27th | 2010 | Penghu Island, Taiwan | Li Qincheng | Han Seung Joo | Kevin Fang | Calvin Sun | Andrew Huang | Yue Yi Fei (4th) | Kwa Jie Hui |
| 28th | 2011 | Bucharest, Romania | Yuanpei Liao | Ke Jie | Aaron Ye | Vincent Zhuang | Amira Song | Yue Yi Fei | Kwa Jie Hui |
| 29th | 2012 | Luoyang, China | Wang Shi Yi | Li Qincheng | Aaron Ye | Calvin Sun | Bill Lin | Ho Fei Yang | Yue Yi Fei |
| 30th | 2013 | Prague, Czech Republic | Seki Kotaro | Wang Zejin | Jeremy Chiu | Andrew Lu | Amira Song | Lucas Rahardja | Xi Yue |
| 31st | 2014 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Huang Mingyu | Xu Jiayang | Brandon Zhou | Albert Yen | David Lu | Brian Lee Jun Xiang | Zhu Yu Hao |
| 32nd | 2015 | Harbin, China | Xinghao Wang | Weiqing Li | Ary Cheng | Jeremy Chiu | Melissa Zhang | Lucas Yeo Chun Teng | Lucas Rahardja |
| 33rd | 2016 | Tokyo, Japan | Yeom Jiwoong | Jiang Qirun | Matthew Cheng | Aaron Ye | Kevin Wan | Gao Ji Yang | Ho Fei Yang |
| 34th | 2017 | Chiangmai, Thailand | Chunhui Wang | Xinghao Wang | Frederick Bao | Gabriella Su | Kevin Wan | NA | Chen Yilin | | Lee Shou Wei |
| 35th | 2018 | Bacharach, Germany | Xiào Zébīn | Lǐ Zéruì | Elwin Li | Melissa Cao | Henry Chen | NA | Gao Ji Yang | Goh Gan Wei | Lee Shou Kai |
| 36th | 2019 | Kuala Lumpur, Maylasia | JUNG Junwoo | YANG YuJun | | | | Chen Yu Qi | Lucas Yeo Chun Teng | | |
| 37th | 2022 | Online(Due to Covid 19) | Kim Hayun | Xu YiDi | | | | Chen Yi Han (3rd) | Lucas Lee Jing Tai | | |
| 38th | 2023 | Singapore | Wenzheng Zhang | Shunbo Wang | Eric Yang | Tony Yang | Ben Gong | Hu Ming Xuan (4th) | Keddrick Lin Han | | Kwee Song He |