The 8th International Amateur Pair Go Championship (I.A.P-GO Cup, J.A.P-GO Cup)

Date: Nov. 23th.24th, 1997 (Sun.Mon.)

Venue: Hotel Edmont

Participating Countries:

19 countries territories,32 pairs,64 individuals

Asia: China, Chinese Taipei, D.P.R.Korea, Japan, Korea,Singapore,Thailand

Europe: Austria, Czech, France, Hungary, Netherland, Poland, Slovenia, United Kingdom

NorthAmerica: Canada, U.S.A.

SouthAmerica: Argentina

Oceania: NewZealand

Organizer:

Japan Pair Go Association,
The International Amateur Pair Go Championship Executive Committee

Supervise:International Go Federation

Special Cooperation:

East Japan Railway, HITACHI, Japan Air-lines

Sponsored by:

LUMINE INC., Hotel Holiday Inn Metropolitan Tokyo,
Hotel Edmont, East Japan Marketing And Communication Inc.,
Obayashi Corporation, Jaapan Freight Railway, Tokyu Corporation,
Japan Air System, Keihin Electric Express Railway,
Tekken Coporation, Nippon Densetsu Kogyo, Tetsudou Kaikan,
Ebara Seisakusho, The Fuji Fire & Marine Insurance Co.,LTD.,
Teito Rapid Transit Authority, JR East Urban Development Corporation,
East Japan Railway Trading Co.,Ltd., Nippon Shokudo Co.,Ltd.,
NIPPON KOTSU BUNKA KYOKAI, NKB INC.

Planning and Administration:

NKB INC.,"La-LaLa" Planning

Cooperation:

East Japan Marketing And Communication Inc., Go Weekly,
THE DAILY YOMIURI.

The 1st Prize SHU-CHIN CHENG, HSIANG-JEN HUANG	The 2nd prize KOBAI FU, KUNIKI SATO
The 3rd prize MIN-JIN LEE, HAK-YONG LEE	The 4th prize SHOKO TAKANASHI, MASAYOSHI NAGAI

Semifinal

SHU-CHIN CHENG,HSIANG-JEN HUANG vs SHOKO TAKANASHI,MASAYOSHI NAGAI

Semifinal

KOBAI FU,KUNIKI SATO vs MIN-JIN LEE,HAK-YONG LEE

The game for the 3rd prize

SHOKO TAKANASHI,MASAYOSHI NAGAI vs MIN-JIN LEE,HAK-YONG LEE

Final

KOBAI FU,KUNIKI SATO vs SHU-CHIN CHENG,HSIANG-JEN HUANG