Life In 19x19

Wow, I looked at one of her games, she's vicious, just cut a swathe of destruction across the board.

Well, there are lots of different concepts here. Many people draw a distinction between nationalism and patriotism, though I've never gotten my head around it myself.

Bottom line: when spectators on a game between two AGA players ask whether they are "actual Americans" that's awful (I've seen this too many times, though the response is usually encouraging). When a spectator heckles Cho Chikun for being foreign, that's awful. But hating those attitudes doesn't preclude feeling some special interest in seeing players who have learned the game in America do well. Their success speaks to the health of our go community.

Nice to know about Redmond, though the interesting and probably unanswerable question concerns the space between 5d and pro--could he have reached pro level in the US?

Too bad, she lost her game by resignation. Well... Pretty good effort either way!

how long it will take for non-oriental player to win a world tournament?
i think not for next 50 years.
then again, i didnt think there will be black president in US for next 100 years and i was wrong.

I would think within 10 years. Especially now people can use internet to learn go.

Magicwand wrote:how long it will take for non-oriental player to win a world tournament?
i think not for next 50 years.
then again, i didnt think there will be black president in US for next 100 years and i was wrong.

My (soon to be) wife and I will be moving to Korea in November. Maybe we'll have a kid or two, stay quite a while, and you'll have your first non-oriental world champ?

kokomi wrote:I would think within 10 years. Especially now people can use internet to learn go.

The World Amateur, probably. There have already been some high finishing Europeans.

According to her SL page she has alternated between representing Taiwan and Australia. This surprises me because I thought that in most sports you had to declare an affiliation to one country at the representative level and could not switch back and forth.

Dr. Straw, it's a relatively common occurrence here: sometimes the issue is representing a professional association, sometimes it's citizenship. Cho U has represented Taiwan, Rui Naiwei recently was going to represent China, and so on. I believe it just depends on personal preference, public pressure, and the rules instituted by the tournament sponsor.

born :26 May 1994 Brisbane, Australia
At age of 4 moved to Twaian with family.
At age of 6 learned how to play go. 2 years later 1 Dan amature
2005 Moved to Sandigo, California with family
2008 Moved to Tenjin, China.
2008 07.20 became pro (second place)
2008 Mind olympic top 8 player and lost to Park jieun.
2009 October entered Kawangjew Asian game representing Twian
2010 Entered representing Austrlia.

this is her background.
she currently hold dual citizenship.
i am not sure but i think twian didnt let her represent so she choose to enter representing Austrlia.

Magicwand wrote:born :26 May 1994 Brisbane, Australia
At age of 4 moved to Twaian with family.
At age of 6 learned how to play go. 2 years later 1 Dan amature
2005 Moved to Sandigo, California with family
2008 Moved to Tenjin, China.
2008 07.20 became pro (second place)
2008 Mind olympic top 8 player and lost to Park jieun.
2009 October entered Kawangjew Asian game representing Twian
2010 Entered representing Austrlia.

this is her background.
she currently hold dual citizenship.
i am not sure but i think twian didnt let her represent so she choose to enter representing Austrlia.

This was being bandied about as an amateur playing in a tournament, but she's a pro.

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usagi wrote:This was being bandied about as an amateur playing in a tournament, but she's a pro.

That's why it is in the professionals forum?

It is more about the exciting games and success of a player to whom people from the Southern part of the globe, or in Southern California may refer as one of them and may be encouraged to start playing.

Baduk.or.kr seems to provide an article about her. But I can't read hanggul so if anyone could be so kind to translate it for us, I'll be really thankful.

http://baduk.or.kr/news/homenews_view.a ... 13&frpg=MN

usagi wrote:

Magicwand wrote:born :26 May 1994 Brisbane, Australia

This was being bandied about as an amateur playing in a tournament, but she's a pro.
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Technicalities? Are there no age requirements for "pro" status?

Mike Novack wrote:

usagi wrote:

Magicwand wrote:born :26 May 1994 Brisbane, Australia

This was being bandied about as an amateur playing in a tournament, but she's a pro.
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Technicalities? Are there no age requirements for "pro" status?

Didn't Cho Chikun turn pro at like 10?