The South Korea Go Association organized the first World Go AmateurThe South Korea Go Association organized the first World Go Amateur Championship, but many top Go players from around the world and representatives from the major National Go Associations dismiss their invitation to that event. Championship in South Korea in 1979, but many top Go players from around the world and representatives from the major National Go Associations dismiss their invitation to that event.
The Japan Go Association organized the first World Go Amateur Championship in Japan, in 1979. 
