U.S. Go Congress

The U.S. Go Congress is the largest annual Go event in the United States, held annually since 1985. It is organized by the American Go Association in conjunction with one or more local clubs, and is a week-long tournament and learning opportunity for Go players. Several hundred people generally attend, including a number of professional players. A few major tournaments are incorporated into the week, including the U.S. Open and the North American Masters (NAMT) tournament.

U.S. Go Congresses and Winners Year Number Location Sponsoring Club US Open winner NAMT winner19851stWestminster, MarylandThomas Hsiang19862ndSeattle, WashingtonJi Young Yoo19873rdSouth Hadley, MassachusettsWestern MA Go ClubChuang Zhuan Yu19884thBerkeley, CaliforniaHong Soo Shin19895thNew Brunswick, New JerseyPaul Hu19906thLoretto Heights, ColoradoJung Ho Lim19917thRochester, New YorkEmpty Sky Go ClubSi Yeon LiCharles Huh19928thSalem, OregonWoo Jin KimDae Yol Kim19939thSouth Hadley, MassachusettsWestern MA Go ClubJohn LeeCharles Huh199410thWashington, D.C.Keun-Young LeeJohn Lee199511thSeattle, WashingtonDanning JiangThomas Hsiang199612thCleveland, OhioDanning JiangJong Moon Lee199713thLancaster, PennsylvaniaThomas HsiangKeun Young Lee199814thSanta Fe, New MexicoJie LiJong Moon Lee199915thSan Francisco, CaliforniaDanning Jiang200016thDenver, ColoradoTed NingThomas Hsiang200117thYork, PennsylvaniaBaltimore Go ClubYongfei GeKe Huang200218thChicago, IllinoisJung Hoon LeeJie Li200319thHouston, TexasHouston Go ClubJie LiJoey Hung200420thRochester, New YorkEmpty Sky Go ClubJie Li200521stTacoma, WashingtonTacoma Go Club and Seattle Go CenterXuefen Lin200622ndBlack Mountain, North CarolinaTriangle Go GroupAndy LiuZhaonian (Michael) Chen200723rdLancaster, PennsylvaniaPenn Go SocietyYongfei GeMingjiu Jiang200824thPortland, OregonPortland Go ClubMyungwan KimYun Feng200925thWashington, D.C.NOVA Go ClubAndy Liu201026thColorado Springs, ColoradoSprings Go ClubHuiren Yang201127thSanta Barbara, CaliforniaOrange County Go Club & LA Go ClubYongfei GeZi Yang Hu201228thBlack Mountain, North CarolinaThe Triangle Go GroupZi Yang HuZi Yang Hu201329thTacoma, WashingtonTacoma Go Club and Seattle Go CenterYuhan ZhangZi Yang Hu201430thNew York, New YorkGotham Go GroupMark Lee201531stTwin Cities, MinnesotaYulin Tong201632ndBoston, MassachusettsMassachusetts Go AssociationBao Yun201733rdSan Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego Go ClubWu Hao201834thWilliamsburg, VirginiaNational Go CenterTim Song201935thMadison, WisconsinMadison Go ClubFrederick BaoEiko Nyu202036thEstes Park, ColoradoCancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic. Held online.Xinyu Tu202137th Cleveland, OhioCancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic. Held online.Kbs8438202238thEstes Park, ColoradoTony YangHan Han202339thKent, OhioCleveland Go ClubTony YangHan Han202440thPortland, OregonPortland Go ClubZuhao PengSeonghoon On202541stGeorgetown, TexasAustin Go ClubWeibin JinYuan-Jyun Wang202642ndBoston, MassachusettsMassachusetts Go AssociationHyuk-Joon Kwon202743rdSeattle, Washington

U.S. Open The U.S. Open is a six-round Swiss-McMahon Go tournament with the longest time limits of any North American tournament. The Open is the largest Go tournament in North America. In 2006 and 2007, the tournament's top prize was $2,000.

Players are grouped by strength into different sections. These range from beginners (33kyu - 30kyu) to the advanced open section (7 dan and above).

Until 2014, High dan players (4 dan and above) received a base time of 120 minutes with 5 - 30 second byo-yomi periods. All other players received a base time of 90 minutes with 5 - 30 second byo-yomi periods. From 2014 thru 2024, all players in the U.S. Open received the same time of 90 minutes base time with 5 - 30 second byo-yomi periods. Starting in 2025, the AGA switched from byo-yomi to bonus time (also known as Fisher time). The 2025 setting for the U. S. Open (including the Masters) is 60 minutes basic time and 20 seconds increment.

Additionally, beginning in 2014, the open section of the U.S. Open (7 dan and above) was combined with the North American Ing Masters into a 9-round tournament with a top prize of $5,000. Players who were not 7 dan but had accumulated a sufficient number of qualifier points were also eligible to play in this section. Players who were 7 dan or above who did not wish to play in the North American Masters Tournament were allowed to play in the top section of the U.S. Open, which now combined 6 dan and 7 dan players, albeit with a lower amount of prize money at stake.

Year Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth Place Fifth Place Sixth Place2023Tony Yang2022Tony Yang20132013 US OpenYuhan Zhang20122012 US OpenZi Yang HuGe LiuZhiyuan (Andy) LiuPengwang SongCurtis TangBeomgeun Cho20112011 US OpenYongfei GeZhaoNian ChenZi Yang HuMingming YinMengchen ZhangTianyu (Bill) Lin20102010 US OpenMyungwan Kim20092009 US Open20082008 US OpenKuo YinYongfei GeBi JangMingjiu JiangEric Lui2007US Open 2007 Final standingsYongfei GeMingjiu JiangGuangjiong ChenZhaonian ChenEric LuiJie Liang20062006 US OpenZhiyuan Liu (Andy)Mingjiu JiangSeung Hyun HongCurtis TangZhaonian ChenDal Soo Kim20052005 US Go CongressXuefen LinTakahiro KitagawaYongfei GeHaifeng LiuLu Wang (Jeffrey) & Zhaonian Chen2004AMERICAN GO E JOURNAL August 9, 2004Jie LiLu WangYongfei GeXuefen LinMinshan ShouMozheng Guan

North American Ing Masters Year Champion One Loss2013Zi Yang HuZhi Yuan (Andy) Liu, Mingming (Stephanie) Yin, Jie Liang, Tianyu (Bill) Lin2012Ziyang HuZhiyuan (Andy) Liu, Yongfei Ge, Eric Lui, Curtis Tang2011Ziyang HuMingjiu Jiang, Huiren Yang, Yongfei Ge, Curtis Tang2010Huiren YangMingjiu Jiang, Yilun Yang, Yongfei Ge, Eric Lui, Juyong Koh2009Andy LiuYun Feng, Yilun Yang, Mingjiu Jiang, Jie Li, Yongfei Ge2008Yun FengYilun Yang, Xuefen Lin, Zhaonian Chen, Juyong Koh, Thomas Hsiang

North American Pair Go Championship YearPair Go®Championrunner-uptop fourFemale PlayerMale PlayerFemale PlayerMale PlayerFemale PlayerMale PlayerFemale PlayerMale Player1991Debbie SiemonZhi-Li Peng1992Judy SchwabeThomas Hsiang1993Debbie SiemonJohn Lee1994Debbie SiemonJohn Lee、1995Lee Anne BowieJames Chien1996Debbie SiemonThomas Hsiang1997Pauline PohlTed Ning1998Joanne PhippsNed Phipps1999Louisa ChanJames Chien2000Gina ShiJoey Hung2001Debbie SiemonThomas Hsiang2002Wan Yu ChenTed Ning2003Gina ShiMozheng Guan2004Kristen BurrallYuan Zhou2005Cherry ShenJoey Hung2006Wang ChenCurtis Tang2007Cherry ShenEric Lui2008Yinli Wang (Audrey)Edward (Edward) Zhang2009Yinli Wang (Audrey)Yuan Zhou2010Wan ChenCurtis Tang2011Roxanne TamYuan Zhou2012Kelsey DyerYuan Zhou2013Amy WangJustin Ching2014Yiwen YeDaehyuk Ko2015Amy WangDaehyuk Ko2016Gabriella SuJeremy Chiu2017Gabriella SuJustin Teng2018Sophia WangAlan Huang2019Tianyi (Tina) LiAaron Ye2022Tianyi (Tina) LiAlbert YenLiya LukEdward ZhangSamantha SooJerry JuPaige KimballJasper Emerton2023Liya LukTianyuan ZhangJamie TangAlbert YenPaige LemasterJeremiah DonleyAnnie WagnerEdward Zhang2024Tianyi (Tina) LiTianyuan ZhangAngel ZhouEdward ZhangGrace PanAlex Fan-CuiRiannie DuanDash Zhang2025Yinli (Audrey) WangZhiyuan (Edward) ZhangEmily XieHarrison DowSamantha MougettePeter ArmeniaAngel ZhouAlex Fan-Cui

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