Yes, the headline is accurate. Ireland have won. After taking an early lead on the weekend, through James Tea Hutchinson’s win on board 2, Ireland finished off the job tonight. Beating Italy on boards 1 and 4 whilst affording a consolation point on board 3. Full details at the official site.
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22 Mar – Galway Tournament Returns
After a long gap, there will be a Go tournament in Galway again. The 2011 Galway Go Tournament will take place on 28-29 May, 2011
in the Galway Bridge Centre, St Mary’s Road,
Galway More details to follow…
1 March – Ireland v Turkey
Round 5 of the Pandanet European Go Cup saw as drawn against one of the tougher sides, Turkey. However Ireland acquitted themselves well, going down by the respectable margin of 1-3. Cork’s Rory Wales, who, like Eoghan Barry, stepped up to fill in the places of last minute cry offs, pulled off a mighty endgame…
20 Feb – Assorted News
There has been an Irish contingent at the Barcelona Open, another Pandanet Tour event. Wei Wang claimed 3rd place with 4/5 (one SOS off 2nd), while Colin MacSweeny finished with 2/5 further back. The Top 8 has almost finished, Colin and Noel have claimed 3rd and 4th place respectively, while Ian and James are…
Feb 08 – Ireland edged out against European Giant
Ireland’s PGETC team put in a fine performance tonight. Paired against the veritable titan of European Go, Luxembourg, they showed they were no easy targets. All games were played right up till the finish, and the final scoreline fairly reflected the tense atmosphere of the battle. Losing 0-4, we moved up a place in…