The Pair Go World Cup was back for a second edition, six years after it was launched in China in 2010.
Three pairs from Japan and two pairs from each of China, Korea and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) were joined by the International Amateur Pair Go Champions (also from Korea), two pairs from Europe, one from Oceania/Africa, one from Central/South America, one from North America and one from the rest of Asia.
The final was between a Chinese and Taiwanese pair and the play-off for third place was between two Korean pairs.
Europe's pairs were Rita Pocsai and Ali Jabarin, who lost to Mukai and Ichiriki of Japan, and Natalia Kovaleva and Ilya Shikshin, who lost to the Chinese winners.
1 Rosario Papeschi / Fernando Aguilar C/SA 2- 2 Hsieh Yimin / Iyama Yuta JP 1+ 4- 3 Amy Song / David He O/A 4- 4 Choi Jeong / Park Junghwan KR 3+ 2+ 6- 15+ 5 Natalia Kovaleva / Ilya Shikshin EU 6- 6 Yu Zhiying / Ke Jie CN 5+ 8+ 4+ 11+ 7 Chang Kai Hsin / Wang Yuan Jyun CT 8- 8 Jeon Yujin / Song Hongsuk KR 7+ 6- 9 Sarah Yu / Eric Lui NA 10+ 11- 10 Pattraporn Aroonphaichitta / Nuttakrit Tarchaamnuayvit Asia 9- 11 Joanne Missingham / Chen Shih Iuan CT 12+ 9+ 15+ 7- 12 Oh Keii / Murakawa Daisuke JP 11- 13 Mukai Chiaki / Ichiriki Rui JP 14+ 15- 14 Rita Pocsai / Ali Jabarin EU 13- 15 Oh Yijin / Choi Chulhan KR 16+ 13+ 11- 4- 16 Wang Chenxing / Shi Yue CN 15-