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Sain alla oleva viestin Lee Seong Keuinilta: En pysty vastaamaan ajoissa, kun lähden kohta Tanskaan PM-kisoihin. Voisitteko täydentää vastauksia ja lähettää sitten, kun näyttää riittävältä? Jos johonkin kysymykseen ette saa nopeasti vastausta lähettäkää muut tiedot, ja sitteen puuttuva tieto perässä, jos löytyy. Hänellä on viikko aikaa valmistella esitelmänsä.
Osoite on iaswdevil@yahoo.co.kr


Hello!
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Matti! Could you help me ?\\
 
I need some your help.\\
 
After coming back to Korea, I have to present  about  &quot;Everything of Finland Go&quot;  \\ 
 
So  My question follow like that.  \\
 
1.  Go Population!
* [1000|Matti] 

2.  Go Active member(paid member)
* [117 |Matti] 

3.  About Go clubs.... (How do Go players operate ....?  )\\
 
* There are around 13 more or less official clubs in Finland.  The clubs organize one or two club evenings in a week and sometimes tournaments too. There are also players living in cities without any go club. They can meet other go players in the Internet on go servers.

4. Strong player!  (  Just  please introduce Dan plaryer! )\\

Top players by rank:

*LAATIKAINEN Vesa 5 dan. Several times Finnish Champion, Nordic Champion and Finnish Kisei. Began to play in xxxx (?).
*SIIVOLA Matti 5 dan. Several times Finnish Champion. Has played for 25 years.
*PAATERO Lauri 3 dan.
*LOUNELA Olli 3 dan. Popular teacher.
*JANTUNEN Kare 3 dan.
*TÖRMÄNEN Antti 3 dan. Junior player from Oulu. Has made impressive progress in a short time.
*PUHA Timo 3 dan.

Äkkiä kirjoittelin. Laajentakaa paremmin tietävät asiaa.

5. Competitions( Ranking System....)\\

Ranking system is in Japanese style. First kyu is strong European 1k level, and the following rank is 1 dan. Highest ranks are 5 dan, as above.

Ranks are given by individual players, and higher ranks (say 3 kyu and up) can only be granted by the Ratings board or specially appointed club members who have ranking rights. Reaching 1 dan required consistent results in major tournaments, either international tournaments or Finnish Championship &amp; qualifiers.\\
 
6. Education/ Promotion ( for bigginer, children...)\\
 
Only on volunteer basis because of lack of funds. Game has become popular thanks to the Internet, some media coverage (but rare) and (perhaps) Hikaru no Go. Also, new players often do their best to teach the game to their friends, with some success.

7. National body  ( How does Go Assosiation consist of ? )\\
   (president, Secretary, treasurer, etc....)
 * president, Secretary, treasurer, vice president, other members of the board, not more than 10 all together.

8. Go history in Finland.\\

First Championship in XXXX
first dan players in XXXX

täyttääkö joku, joka tietää!!

9. About Go Magazin in Finland\\

10. Go tournement (in Finland)\\

kopio turnauskalenterista tähän?

* In recent years, there has been about 15 national tournaments that have been organized regularly every year. In addition, many clubs have held local championship tournaments or ranking tournaments.


 And Could you send me some picture  related  Go ????\\
 
I wait your response!\\
 
Sorry for my requesting...\\
 
I have to finish my work  within  a week.\\
 
Take care\\
 
Greetings Seong Keun!!\\
 
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[Teemu Hirsimäki]: Mä voin vaikka lähettää tiedot torstaina (24.3.) illalla Seong Keunille. Lisäilkää vapaasti juttua aina siihen asti.

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