Wessex Go Tournament
This is one of the oldest Go tournaments in the UK, first held in 1970. It has moved between various locations in the area but has mostly been in the city of Bath in recent years. Bristol Go Club took over organising the event from the Bath Club in 2019 having previously run the event in its early days.
It's typically a three-round McMahon tournament and usually takes place on the Sunday in October when the clocks go back.
The 56th Wessex Go Tournament
The 56th Wessex tournament took place on October 25th 2026 once again at St Mark's Community Centre in Bath. There were 41 entrants, and it was won by Ruilin Hu (4d Bath) who won all three games.
The other undefeated players were Paul Atwell (4k Bristol), Scott Griffiths (5k Bristol), Clinton Yu (13k Manchester), Jack Sage (13k Leamington) and Kai Powell (24k Cardiff).
The 57th Wessex Go Tournament
The next Wessex is expected to be on Sunday 31st October 2027, the day the clocks go back. Details will be posted here when entries open.
Tournament Format
St Mark's Community Centre, Bath, BA2 4PA.
It is a 3-round even-game McMahon competition.
Time limits are Fischer time:
Main time: 30 minutes.
Extra time: 10 seconds per move.
This means that it is a 'Class B' tournament for EGF rating purposes.
Schedule
| 9:30 — 10:15 | Registration |
| 10:30 | First round |
| Lunch (not provided) | |
| 13:15 | Second round |
| 15:15 | Third round |
| 17:15 (approx) | Prize giving |
As usual, this is the day that the clocks go back so if you forget then you'll arrive an hour early!
Getting There
St Mark's Community Centre is a 5 minute walk from both Bath Spa train station and the main bus station. Go south from the station (i.e. away from the city centre) and across the river. See the map below.
On-street parking is now restricted on the road itself, so you might have to hunt for a space in the surrounding streets if nothing is available on St. Mark's Rd. We recommend you plan ahead or arrive by train if you can.
The 55th Wessex Go Tournament
The 55th Wessex tournament took place on October 26th 2025 once again at St Mark's Community Centre in Bath. There were 37 entrants, and it was won by Yifan Bao (5d) who won all three of his games.
The other undefeated players were Alexander Millington (3k Bristol), Frankie Higgs (5k London City) and Joshua Sing Ching Fai (8k).
The 54th Wessex Go Tournament
The 54th Wessex tournament took place on October 27th 2024 once again at St Mark's Community Centre in Bath. There were 32 entrants, and it was won by Zeyu Qiu from Birmingham club who won all three of his games.
The only other undefeated player was Eike Mueller (10k Bath).
The 53rd Wessex Go Tournament
The 53rd Wessex tournament took place on October 29th 2023 once again at St Mark's Community Centre in Bath. There were 36 entrants, and it was won by Tianyi Chen from Liverpool club who won all three of his games.
The other undefeated players were Clinton Yu (18k Manchester), Saber Khan (12k Bath), Patrick Ridley (9k Chester) and Scott Griffiths (4k Bristol).
The 52nd Wessex Go Tournament
The 52nd Wessex tournament took place on October 30th 2022 at its regular venue of St Mark's Community Centre in Bath. There were 36 entrants, and it was won by Yue Matt Xi from London who won all three of his games.
The 51st Wessex Go Tournament
The 51st Wessex tournament took place on Halloween 2021 at its regular venue of St Mark's Community Centre in Bath. There were 25 entrants, and it was won by Yaoling Yang from the Bristol club who won all three of his games.
The only other undefeated player was Alison Bexfield (1d Letchworth).
The 50th Wessex Go Tournament
26th and 27th October 2019
The 50th Wessex Tournament in 2019 was held in Bristol because it was a special event, but we plan to hold future tournaments in Bath as before for the foreseeable future.
This was a two-day event (for 2019 only) celebrating the 50th year of the tournament and the memory of T Mark Hall, a former member of Bristol Go Club and four-time Wessex winner. The event was made possible by sponsorship from the T Mark Hall Foundation.
A report can be read here.
The full results are here.
Tournament Results
The 56th Wessex (2026) Winner: Ruilin Hu
The 55th Wessex (2025) Winner: Yifan Bao
The 54th Wessex (2024) Winner: Zeyu Qiu
The 53rd Wessex (2023) Winner: Tianyi Chen
The 52nd Wessex (2022) Winner: Yue Matt Xi
The 51st Wessex (2021) Winner: Yaoling Yang
The tournament was not held in 2020 for reasons lost in the mists of time.
The 50th Wessex (2019) Winners: Zheng Li & Zeyu Qiu
The 49th Wessex (2018) Winner: Chao Zhang
The 48th Wessex (2017) Winner: Bronislav Snidal
The 47th Wessex (2016) Winner: Alex Kent
The 46th Wessex (2015) Winner: Ngoc-Trang Cao
The 45th Wessex (2014) Winner: Tongzhou Cai
The 44th Wessex (2013) Winner: Alex Kent
The 43rd Wessex (2012) Winner: Richard Hunter
The 42nd Wessex (2011) Winner: Yunlong Liu
The 41st Wessex (2010) Winner: Andrew Kay
The 40th Wessex (2009) Winner: Matthew Macfadyen
The 39th Wessex (2008) Winner: Chi Fung Cheung
The 38th Wessex (2007) Winner: Jaeup Kim
The 37th Wessex (2006) Winner: Michael Charles
The 36th Wessex (2005) Winner: Alex Rix
The 35th Wessex (2004) Winner: Francis Roads
The 34th Wessex (2003) Winner: Young Kim
The 33rd Wessex (2002) Winner: Jinhoon Yoon
The 32nd Wessex (2001) Winner: T Mark Hall
The 31st Wessex (2000) Winner: Seong June Kim
The 30th Wessex (1999) Winner: Young Kim
The 29th Wessex (1998) Winner: Matthew Macfadyen
The 28th Wessex (1997) Winner: Tony Goddard
The 27th Wessex (1996) Winner: John Rickard
The 26th Wessex (1995) Winner: T Mark Hall
The 25th Wessex (1994) Winner: John Rickard
The 24th Wessex (1993) Winner: Matthew Macfadyen
The 23rd Wessex (1992) Winner: T Mark Hall
The 22nd Wessex (1991) Winner: Alex Rix
The 21st Wessex (1990) Winner: Edmund Shaw
The 20th Wessex (1989) Winner: Harold Lee
The 19th Wessex (1988) Winner: Piers Shepperson
The 18th Wessex (1987) Winner: Matthew Macfadyen
The 17th Wessex (1986) Winner: Terry Stacey
The 16th Wessex (1985) Winner: Jim Barty
The 15th Wessex (1984) Winner: Richard Granville
The 14th Wessex (1983) Winner: Matthew Macfadyen
The 13th Wessex (1982) Winner: Matthew Macfadyen
Before 1982 we don't have complete online results so some of these have been pieced together from old newsletters. If you spot any mistakes then please let me know!
The 12th Wessex (1981) Winner: T Mark Hall
The 11th Wessex (1980) Winner: Matthew Macfadyen
The 10th Wessex (1979) Winner: Terry Stacey
The 9th Wessex (1978) Winner: Adam Pirani
The 8th Wessex (1977) Winner: Frank May
The 7th Wessex (1976) Winner: Mark Hollings
The 6th Wessex (1975) Winner: David Sutton
The 5th Wessex (1974) Winner: T. Nagayama
The 4th Wessex (1973) Winner: Frank May
The 3rd Wessex (1972) Winner: Jon Diamond
The 2nd Wessex (1971) Winner: Rick Hubbell
The 1st Wessex (1970) Winner: Mark Roberts