The Australian Go Association uses its Rep-Point system to select candidates for international tournaments. Full details of the process can be found at https://australiango.asn.au/aga-rep-points/

In recent years the AGA has received invitations for players from specific groups including University Students, players under 18 years old, female players and players over 45 years old.

While the rep points system is our mainstay, we need to know who would be prepared to represent Australia in those groups. To assist the selection process for 2026, we are asking people to register an expression of interest.  People should only complete an expression of interest if they are a member of the AGA, qualify for a group and are prepared to travel overseas.

It should be noted that most tournaments pay half the airfare and most, if not all or the local food and accommodation.

If you are under 18, your parent needs decide if they are prepared for you to represent Australia overseas.  If so, they need to go to this link and complete the information.

If you are a student at an Australian university and are prepared to represent Australia overseas, go to this link and complete the information.

If you are a female and are prepared to represent Australia overseas, go to this link and complete the information.

If you are over 45 and are prepared to represent Australia overseas, go to this link and complete the information.

The information collected is for the sole use of the AGA and is not shared with anybody.

The Australian representatives at the 2025 Quzhou Lanke International Championships were Owen Dai, 5 kyu (10 years),  Leo Chen, 7 kyu (9 years) and William Hu, 10 kyu  (9 years).

This was their first time at a large-scale international tournament so they were a bit nervous. They also faced players much older and much stronger. So it was not surprising they lost some games but they were competitive even so Australia won 1 round vs Quzhou International. That team included 3 International players training in Quzhou with ranks of 4d, 1d and 3k much higher than us.

All 3 children learned useful experience in this game. They played some nice games with high Dan players without fear.

After each round, kids from different countries would sit together to review the games.

Congratulations to Owen, Leo and William – well played.

Special thanks are also due to Xiaotian Dai (David), who was Team Leader for the event. David arranged training for the team ahead of the event and did all the administration and support before and during the event that enabled the Australian Go Association to send the team.

Please take time to check out the report below which includes photographs.

Click to access Australian-Team-2025-Lanke-Cup-Summary.pdf

An Younggil’s Live Lessons for 2025 start on Friday 7th February at 7:30pm. The following Zoom credentials will be used for all 2025 Live Lessons.

🕢 Time: 7:30 PM (Sydney time)

🖥️ Zoom Meeting Details:

Meeting ID: 813 3578 7788
Passcode: 119879

These are real practical lessons from a top professional in real time so you can ask questions.  The topics for the lesson vary from week to week so whether you’re a beginner or an experienced player, there’s something valuable to learn for everyone.

In the past the Australian Go Association has been supported by the Korean Baduk Association (KBA) to bring these lessons every week.  Due to major budget cuts by the Korean government the KBA is not long able to assist.  The lessons are guaranteed every week during February, and the AGA Committee will determine the schedule for the rest of the year based on the AGA finances and any donations received.

AGA members are emailed the Zoom credentials – if you want to join in, please join the AGA

Lessons from 2024 are on YouTube (click here to check them out)

Finally, we have updated the Club Contact Information which includes details of new clubs.  Have there been changes to your club’s contact information, or are you aware of any new clubs on the Go scene? Help us keep our records up to date by sending updates to secretary@australiango.asn.au.

The Australian Go Association is publishing books for members to help them improve skills and playing strength of Australian Go players. The books have been created by members of the AGA and are provided free of charge to all AGA members and can be found here.

AGA member or not, you can download these books and if you wish to help the AGA provide more books, please consider making a donation – as little as $2 or as much as you wish – by clicking here or by using the AGA Donation QR Code on the right.

An Younggil’s Live lesson videos are available on YouTube:

• click here for the 2023 playlist
• click here for the 2022 play list
• click here for the 2021 play list

As an AGA member, you are eligible for AGA Representative points (rep points) so you could represent Australia at an International tournament. Please click here for details.

The AGA will email news of events and other information periodically. Information about clubs, events, tournament, Go news are published on this site.

The Australian Go Association provides learning materials which are delivered by various means. We have a YouTube channel with video lessons from the Go Congress and other ad-hoc sources please click here for the play list.