[Newsletter] BGA Newsletter 291, June 2022

[Jil Segerman]

FROM THE EDITOR

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Jil Segerman
NEWS

The full set of recent news items, including further details of some of the
items shown here, are on our News Pages <http://www.britgo.org/news>.
Gaoge Wang Wins Candidates' Tournament

Congratulations to Gaoge Wang, from London, who got an unbeaten 6/6 to win
the 2022 Candidates' Tournament. Also congratulations go to Bruno
Poltronieri from Cambridge who was runner up with 5/6. The tournament was
played over three days of the Jubilee holiday at the Letchworth Settlement
in Letchworth Garden City. 16 players took part, notably including five
juniors. One of these, Scott Cobbold, won four games, as did Tim Hunt.
Gaoge and Bruno will now play a best-of-three match for the British
Championship. Results here <https://britgo.org/results/2022/cand>
Pandanet Go European Team Championship 2021/2022

The UK team beat Croatia 4-0 in the Pandanet Go European Team Championship
on 24th May to give the team its first and only win of the season.
Congratulations to Daniel Hu, Bruno Poltronieri, Alex Kent and Des Cann for
this convincing win in the last round. To avoid relegation they needed
South Africa to lose their last round match, but South Africa defeated a
weakened Italian team 3-1. This meant that the UK team ended bottom of
League B and have therefore been relegated to League C for the 2022-2023
season. Germany and Austria both won to take first and second places
respectively. Finland also won to end third on tie-break from Italy.
ADMINAGM: Conversion to a Company limited by Guarantee

At the AGM of the BGA on 26th May, members voted overwhelmingly to convert
from the existing unincorporated association to a Company Limited by
Guarantee.

Actual conversion is expected to occur in the Autumn, to allow time for
Council to complete the arrangements and for Members to join the new
Company. Meanwhile we continue to function as usual, and we have designed
the conversion so that it is as transparent as possible to Members.
Teaching in North West England

The BGA has a teaching stand at the Japan Day in Liverpool on Saturday 2nd
July and the Doki Doki Festival in Manchester on Saturday 27th August and
Sunday 28th August. If you can help the teaching team contact Martin Harvey
harveymartin939 AT gmail DOT com
EVENTS COMING SOON

This Month: Durham; Pair Go, London; Welsh Open, Barmouth
July: Japan Day, Liverpool; European Go Congress, Romania
August: Youth Go Camp, Caythorpe; Mind Sports Olympiad, London; Doki Doki
Festival, Manchester
September: Confucius, Dublin (note change of date); Swindon
October: Sheffield (provisional); Wessex
November: Three Peaks, Ingleton; Northern, Cheadle Hulme; Coventry
(provisional)
December: London Open

More information here <https://www.britgo.org/tournaments>
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