World Amateur Go Championship
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The World Amateur Go Championship (WAGC) is an international tournament for amateur Go players, held once a year since 1979. Each participating country sends one player; in 2007 there were 68 participants. Some of the participants have gone on to become top professional players.
[edit] Past Champions
| Ordinal | Year | Champion | Champion's Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1979 | Nie Weiping | China |
| 2nd | 1980 | Imamura Fumiaki | Japan |
| 3rd | 1981 | Shao Zhenzhong | China |
| 4th | 1982 | Cao Dayuan | China |
| 5th | 1983 | Ma Xiaochun | China |
| 6th | 1984 | Wang Qun | China |
| 7th | 1985 | Wang Jianhong | China |
| 8th | 1986 | Chan Ka Yui | Hong Kong |
| 9th | 1987 | Imamura Fumiaki | Japan |
| 10th | 1988 | Zhang Wendong | China |
| 11th | 1989 | Che Zewu | China |
| 12th | 1990 | Chang Hao | China |
| 13th | 1991 | Imamura Fumiaki | Japan |
| 14th | 1992 | Kikuchi Yasuro | Japan |
| 15th | 1993 | Sun Yiguo | China |
| 16th | 1994 | Hiraoka Satoshi | Japan |
| 17th | 1995 | Hirata Hironori | Japan |
| 18th | 1996 | Liu Jun | China |
| 19th | 1997 | Liu Jun | China |
| 20th | 1998 | Kim Ch'an-u | Korea |
| 21st | 1999 | Yu Chae-seong | Korea |
| 22nd | 2000 | Sakai Hideyuki | Japan |
| 23rd | 2001 | Li Daichun | China |
| 24th | 2002 | Fu Li | China |
| 2003 | Not held due to SARS outbreak. | ||
| 25th | 2004 | Kang Wook Lee | Korea |
| 26th | 2005 | Yu Qing Hu | China |
| 27th | 2006 | Hiraoka Satoshi | Japan |
| 28th | 2007 | Shan Ziteng | China |
| 29th | 2008 | Ha Sung Bong | Korea |
