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The Past
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The Present
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| Singapore
Weiqi Association was founded in 1981. Activities started in
the same year at the Ulu Pandan Community Center. The association
has not only succeeded in establishing a foothold in Singapore, but
has also attracted attention in the international Weiqi circles.
During the late 80's, the association successfully held several
international tournaments and received visits of many Weiqi
Grand Masters from China, Japan and Korea. The Weiqi population in
Singapore has increased from about 100 in
1981 to more than 20000 in 2000. |
The association
is training more than 3000 students each year at our
clubhouses and schools. In 2001, three professional Weiqi players
from China are teaching for the association. Presently, there
are more than 250 students learning Weiqi in the two clubhouses.
Each learner can start from beginner's courses, intermediate courses
and up to advance courses. After two three years of learning, a
student should be able to achieve a 1-Dan level.
About 20 schools and institution offer Weiqi training classes. This includes the two universities and several top schools in Singapore. Most of the training classes are conducted by our professional coaches. Our association also provides support to community clubs to promote their Weiqi activities. Each year there are more than ten Weiqi tournaments held in
Singapore to cater for different groups and different level of
players. This includes children and youth tournaments, lady and
veteran tournaments, open single, pair and group tournaments. Our
association also send about 5 to 10 representatives for overseas
championships each year. |