Dallas Go Club is proudly hosting the 11th South Central Go Tournament on the Presidents' Day weekend (Feb. 15 - 16) of 2025.
- This tournament will be at UT Dallas in Richardson, TX (Dallas area).
- Players of all ages and skill levels are welcome. All players must be current members of the American Go Association for the dates of the tournament.
- There will be two sections: an Open Section and and a Handicap Section. All Open Section games are even game with no handicap stones. In the Handicap Section players will be divided into bands based on strength and in each game handicap stones will be awarded to the weaker player based on the difference in strength. Attendance for the 2024 tournament was as below:
- Open Section - 10 players ranging in strength from 6 dan to 3 dan, and
- Handicap Section - 42 players ranging in strength from 1 kyu to 20 kyu.
- Players ranged in age from 67 years to 6 years.
- As in the past years, the Texas resident placing the best in Open Section will become the Texas State Champion.
- The tournament games will be played using 30 minutes of base time plus 3 Byo-yomi of 30 seconds.
- All players must be current American Go Association (AGA) members at the time of the tournament. To join the AGA membership, you may do so here.
- The prizes are under development. We will keep you posted as more news becomes available. You may also check the tournament Facebook page - South Central Go Tournament.
- Click here to register for the tournament.
- Every youth play who is under the age of 18 must be accompanied by their parent in order to participate in the tournament. Youth player cannot come to the tournament by him/herself. In addition, UT Dallas requires that the parent of each youth play sign a disclaimer document.
Past Tournaments