"Vortex", a player from Wellington, has achieved a notable double on OGS: ranking No 1 on both the 9x9 ladder and the 13x13 ladder.
He is also currently No 7 on the 19x19 ladder.
Congratulations Vortex !
Note that very recently "Sawcutgorge" also performed on OGS (See: NZ player, Alan, ranks No 1 on OGS ,and he is also currently in the top 10 for 13*13 and 9*9 ladder)
Thanks guys for representing NZ on the internet !
On Sunday 6th May, six games were played on OGS between players of Tony's Go Club and the Senthé Go Club in Montreal, Canada. The players who represented Tony's Go Club are Kevin Liu, Yang Chao, Shuo Chen Yang, Patrick Zhou, Yao Meng and Tony Li. In response, the Canadian team also had several strong participants, namely: Qi You Wu, strong amateur 9D on Tygem who has played for Senthé as first board on multiple occasions; Manuel Velasco, strong OGS 6 dan who was a former insei in the Korean Baduk Association; James Sedgwick, the president of the Canadian Go Association.
The match was broadcasted on popular gaming livestream website twitch.tv. Live commentaries are offered by YoonYoung Kim, a 4 dan professional currently coaching the Senthé Go Club. You can find several videos of the event here, here and here.
