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Young North American Player Sought for 3rd Globis Cup

The AGA has received a request to send a young US or Canadian player to Tokyo, Japan for the third GLOBIS Cup U-20 World Go Championship, to be held April 21-24, 2016.  The event, sponsored by the GLOBIS Corporation and organized by the Nihon Ki-in, will provide meals and accommodations, while the air fare expense will be borne by the player.  The player must be under 20 years old as of January 1, 2016, and meet the other AGA or CGA eligibility requirements. Any necessary online play-offs will take place the weekend of January 23-24 on KGS.  "This is a great opportunity to compete in an international tournament, explore Tokyo, and represent the AGA," says AGA president Andy Okun. Interested players should respond with their names, best form of contact, and KGS IDs before January 12to cherry.shen@usgo.org.