16th International Amateur Pair Go Championship

12th - 13th November 2005, Tokyo

Li Nian-Nian and Liu Fan from China won the World Amateur Pair Go in Tokyo. They beat a Japanese pair in the final. Best placed European teams were Germany (Pei Zhao and Christoph Gerlach) and Czech Republic (Jana Hricova and Ondrei Silt) in 8th and 14th (which ignoring duplicate Japanese teams is 4th and 6th best countries). Only 21 different countries took part as Cuba were unable to attend through sickness. New participants were Mexico and Azerbaijan. Tony Atkins was European guest official.

Pair Go Results

European Pairs
Azerbaijan	Czechia	Germany	Italy	Poland
Serbia	Slovakia	Switzerland	Turkey
Friendship Match and Beginners Section
Mark Bell (Australia)	Mike Redmond 9p and Jana	Swiss National Costume	Beginner with father	Go Princesses
Tournament Scenes
Tournament Pledge (Mexico)	China Winners	Tournament Games	Tournament Scene
Miscellaneous
IAPGC Poster on a JR train	Cherry Shen (USA) v pro Hirono 5p	India/Mexico/Czechia ladies v Abe 9p