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Offline oren
 Post subject: New American Pro in Japan
Post #1 Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:50 pm 
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Francis Meyer passed the pro test and became a professional at the Kansai Kiin.

http://kansaikiin.jp/kisi_prof/meyerfrancis.html

I found some more information here.

http://kangaku15.web.fc2.com/maiya-.html

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Offline Monadology
 Post subject: Re: New American Pro in Japan
Post #2 Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:56 pm 
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oren wrote:
Francis Meyer passed the pro test and became a professional at the Kansai Kiin.

http://kansaikiin.jp/kisi_prof/meyerfrancis.html

I found some more information here.

http://kangaku15.web.fc2.com/maiya-.html


How old is he?
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Offline PeterHB
 Post subject: Re: New American Pro in Japan
Post #3 Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:59 pm 
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Monadology wrote:
oren wrote:
Francis Meyer passed the pro test and became a professional at the Kansai Kiin.

http://kansaikiin.jp/kisi_prof/meyerfrancis.html

I found some more information here.

http://kangaku15.web.fc2.com/maiya-.html


How old is he?


The first quoted page states "Date of birth August 28, 1990". I wonder if .... ????

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Offline Monadology
 Post subject: Re: New American Pro in Japan
Post #4 Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 5:12 pm 
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PeterHB wrote:
Monadology wrote:
oren wrote:
Francis Meyer passed the pro test and became a professional at the Kansai Kiin.

http://kansaikiin.jp/kisi_prof/meyerfrancis.html

I found some more information here.

http://kangaku15.web.fc2.com/maiya-.html


How old is he?


The first quoted page states "Date of birth August 28, 1990". I wonder if .... ????


If what? I'm on the edge of my seat here! :shock:
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 Post subject: Re: New American Pro in Japan
Post #5 Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 5:13 pm 
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http://test.agagd.usgo.org/player/18117/ Too bad he never played against any US professionals.

My understanding is that he was born in North Carolina, lived much of his youth in Japan where he was in the top class of insei, and returned to the US for college.

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Offline oren
 Post subject: Re: New American Pro in Japan
Post #6 Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 5:59 pm 
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hyperpape wrote:
http://test.agagd.usgo.org/player/18117/ Too bad he never played against any US professionals.

My understanding is that he was born in North Carolina, lived much of his youth in Japan where he was in the top class of insei, and returned to the US for college.


The second page is an interview of him by someone else in his Japanese college go club.
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Offline KenPruitt
 Post subject: Re: New American Pro in Japan
Post #7 Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 6:40 pm 
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PeterHB wrote:
Monadology wrote:
oren wrote:
Francis Meyer passed the pro test and became a professional at the Kansai Kiin.

http://kansaikiin.jp/kisi_prof/meyerfrancis.html

I found some more information here.

http://kangaku15.web.fc2.com/maiya-.html


How old is he?


The first quoted page states "Date of birth August 28, 1990". I wonder if .... ????


That's my birthday.

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Offline Monadology
 Post subject: Re: New American Pro in Japan
Post #8 Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 7:17 pm 
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hyperpape wrote:
http://test.agagd.usgo.org/player/18117/ Too bad he never played against any US professionals.

My understanding is that he was born in North Carolina, lived much of his youth in Japan where he was in the top class of insei, and returned to the US for college.


North Carolina representin' :cool:
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Offline Kirby
 Post subject: Re: New American Pro in Japan
Post #9 Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:35 am 
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Offline tekesta
 Post subject: Re: New American Pro in Japan
Post #10 Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 7:57 pm 
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The guy's half-Japanese.
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Offline cgbspender
 Post subject: Re: New American Pro in Japan
Post #11 Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 11:50 am 
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and plays on tygem as Francis(P)

Results so far : 65 wins, 30 losses. (includes 2 wins against " 3586 " whom is supposedly Kobayashi Koichi)

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Offline oren
 Post subject: Re: New American Pro in Japan
Post #12 Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 12:21 pm 
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cgbspender wrote:
and plays on tygem as Francis(P)


I wonder why he would be using a Chinese client.
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