Mexico Wins Latin American Youth Team Event

QgmZ8s9qCHvio3eunJla01lFoNmcL1jWtj34lnRuck9qLE9TyT4XXGmTemnjBike4nrBZjlY0hiyNiQh93hdADJcf37xODTOSUZMRHqE6uW7vQyn7WKA-4NDH6P2UVFTKgStudents from Mexico City won top honors in the ORION-Latin American Youth Go Team Tournament, held Nov 29-30th on the OGS Go Server, reports Siddhartha Avila.  The Gimnasio de Go team, led by Mexican siblings Lillian and Omar Zavala, both 9k, and joined by Diego Luciano 25k,  won all four matches.  Chile’s Colegio Luterano team came in second, while Ecuador’s Academia de Go came in third.  A total of 36 kids and teens competed, with three players per team.  Schools from México, Venezuela, Ecuador and Chile all participated.  The winning team also played a one round team match against students from Dongjak Academy in Korea, which included Yun Ji Hyeok  3k, age 8, Gim Du Hyeon 5k , age 6, and Jo Seong Jae 6k, age 7, the Koreans won all three matches. Full results are here, while pictures and reports (in Spanish) can be found here. – Paul Barchilon, E-J Youth Editor.  Photo: Students in Chile competing on OGS.

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