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Redmond Cup and Girls Cup Finalists compete at the 2024 US Go Congress in Portland, Oregon

Registration is now open for the 32nd Redmond Cup and 8th AGA Girls Cup, the AGA’s annual premier youth tournaments for North American youth under 18. Players interested in participating in the Redmond Cup must still have an accredited rank of 1-dan or higher., and the tournament will feature both a Junior (under 13) and a Senior (13-17) division. New this year is that the AGA Girls Cup will have its age eligibility increased to under 18, and also feature two divisions like the Redmond Cup (also under 13 for Junior and 13-17 for Senior). The minimum rank to enter the Senior division of the AGA Girls Cup has been increased to 5 kyu, while the Junior division will remain at 9 kyu. Both tournaments are online preliminaries to determine two finalists in each division who will be invited to play in a best-of-three match at the 2025 US Go Congress in Austin, Texas. The American Go Foundation will cover all reasonable expenses for the finalists of both tournaments to travel to and compete at the 2025 USGC. Players who complete all rounds of Stage 1 of either tournament will also be eligible for a $200 scholarship to the 2025 USGC.
 

Both tournaments feature multi-stage preliminary format with proctored matches for the latter stages, and mandatory video calls with strict camera setup guidelines for all games.

Registration for the Redmond Cup will close on February 28th, with competition starting on March 3rd. Registration for the AGA Girls Cup will close on March 5th, with competition starting on March 10th. Interested competitors can read about the rules for the Redmond Cup and rules for the AGA Girls Cup for more information, and email youth@usgo.org with any inquiries.

This article was edited on 1/23/25 to update the divisions and rank eligibility requirements for the AGA Girls Cup.
 

– Story and photo by Justin Teng, AGA Youth Coordinator