British Champion
Keywords: Culture & History
The list of British Go Champions can be found
here
Below is a condensed list that puts across the general idea.
| Year | Champion | Runner up |
|---|---|---|
| 1965-73, -75-77 | Jon Diamond | Paul Prescott (won 1974) |
| 1978-84 | Matthew Macfadyen (1st era) | Terry Stacey 5/7 years |
| 1985-86 | Terry Stacey | Matthew Macfadyen |
| 1988-92 | Matthew Macfadyen (2nd era) | Edmund Shaw 3/5 years |
| 1993-96 | Shutai Zhang | Matthew Macfadyen |
| 1997-2005 | Matthew Macfadyen (3rd era) | Matthew Cocke 3/9 years |
| 2006-07 | Bei Ge | Alex Selby |
| 2008-11 | Matthew Macfadyen (4th era) | Hui Wang 2/4 years |
| 2012-14 | Andrew Kay | various |
| 2017-19 | various | Andrew Simons (won 2015) |
| 2020-23 | various | Bruno Poltronieri |
There has been no dominant player since 2014. No-one has been champion twice in a row. Daniel Hu has (barely) won most, 2/8 years. Andrew Simons has finalised most, 4/8 years. In recent years, Bruno Poltronieri has been the only runner up.
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