Changhun Kim (Korea) world amateur champion 2015; Thomas Connor 34th (out of 56)

By Jhen the 07/07/2015

Changhun Kim (KOR) won the 36th World Amateur Go Championship (held in Thailand), ahead of Aohua Hu (CH) (losing only to the Korean) and young Jyun-Fu Lai (Taiwan).
Satoshi Hiraoka (Japan) ended 5th just ahead of the best Western players, Cornel Burzo (RO) and Artem Kachanovskyi (UA).

Our representative, Thomas Connor, ended 34th with 2 victories (with all "expected" results).

Complete results here: http://www.pandanet.co.jp/event/worldama2015/live_e.htm

(note that for the 1st time in its history the WAGC employed the MacMahon system)