Top group of the 2012 tournament
Biography of the top players at the bottom of the page
Top group results
| Round of 16 | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 CHO Seok-Bin (8D) | ||||
| CHO Seok-bin | ||||
 KIKUCHI Takahisa (3D) | ||||
| CHO Seok-Bin | ||||
 FENECH Antoine (5D) | ||||
| SBAI Kevin | ||||
| SBAI Kevin (3D) | ||||
| CHO Seok-Bin | ||||
| TARUMI Jun (5D) | ||||
| WATANABE Takebumi | ||||
| WATANABE Takebumi (4D) | ||||
| WATANABE Takebumi | ||||
 VAN EEDEN Gilles (6D) | ||||
| VAN EEDEN Gilles | ||||
| GAUTHIER Thibault (2D) | ||||
| CHO Seok-Bin (+2.5pts) | ||||
| DEBARRE Thomas (6D) | ||||
| DEBARRE Thomas | ||||
| BLANCHARD Benjamin (3D) | ||||
| DEBARRE Thomas | ||||
 LI Yue (5D) | ||||
| LI Yue | ||||
| MUGNIER Vincent (2D) | ||||
| NOGUCHI Motoki | ||||
| PAPAZOGLOU Benjamin (5D) | ||||
| STAUDER Leon | ||||
 STAUDER Leon (3D) | ||||
| NOGUCHI Motoki | ||||
 OANCEA Petru (4D) | ||||
| NOGUCHI Motoki | ||||
| NOGUCHI Motoki (6D) |
Top players bio
CHO Seokbin 7d
Cho Seokbin was yeongusaeng in Korea till age 16. In 2006, he moved to germany, then Poland, where he is teaching Go and winning a lot of important Go tournaments, like Strasbourg Tournament last year.
NOGUCHI Motoki 6d
Motoki NOGUCHI is a well known player in France and now the official Strabourg's club teacher.
WATANABE Takebumi 4d
Retired law teacher, he comes from Kobe. He decides to play the tournament since his daughter lives in Strasbourg. In 1996, he contributes to create a Japanese high-school at Tours. The same year, he participates to some tournaments in Europe and makes friends with some french players.
VAN EEDEN Gilles 6d
Gilles plays for the Netherlands at WAGG (ndlr: World Amateur Go Championship) in 1996 and 1999. He was the Dutch Champion in 1995.
DEBARRE Thomas 6d
In the french rating, Thomas is the first french player just behind the "unbeatable Chinese player".
TARUMI Jun 5d
European Student Champion 2009. German Youth Champion. Best Japanese in German with French nationality.
PAPAPZOGLOU Benjamin 5d
5d French Champion 2005. The ever most sympatic guy in the universe.
FENECH Antoine 5d
Antoine Fenech, one of the strongest French players, former European youth champion and organizer of the European YouthMastersLeague. Ex-Champion of the Strasbourg Tournament.