Either you like music, or are a sports fan, you're probably familiar with the yearly awards, such as the "M.V.P.". The Capital Go Club (an AGA Chapter) cordially invite you to vote for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of Go in America in 2025. Vote HERE The Capital Go Club will send the MVP a small gift (value ~$100) as an appreciation and recognition. For the first 30 voters, you also enter a free raffle, with a chance to win one of the two $15 gift cards. We will email you if you win. Two weeks ago, Shin Jin-seo 9P and Kim Eun-ji 9P won the 2025 Baduk Awards’ Male and Female Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, reported by THE CHOSUN Daily and Seoul Economic Daily. Earlier last year, we heard MVP news in music and sports fields: Taylor Swift Eras Tour -- Tour of the CenturyNFL: Josh Allen -- 2024~2025 MVPGrammy: Beyoncé -- Album of the YearNBA: S.G.A. (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) -- 2024~2025 MVPMLB: Aaron Judge & Shohei Ohtani -- 2025 MVP We hope you like the MVP idea, and want to hear your opinion on the Go MVP of America. We will share with you the preliminary results on this website in late January 2026. FAQ: The link to VOTE is https://forms.gle/Uzdk44z6eGXrvng46What are the criteria for MVP? While everyone may have a different definition of "Most Valuable", respectfully we hope you consider the following four: Skill – Leadership – Outreach – InspirationHow is the result/Points decided? Similarly with NFL and NBA, you may vote for one or a few candidates. 1st-choice is worth 6 points. 2nd-choice: 4 points. 3rd-choice: 2 points; 4th-choice: 1 point.How to ensure the MVP voting is fair and square? We will regularly check and red-flag all suspicious votes. Troy Zhao 7D will serve as an independent auditor of the voting result.Do I need to be an AGA or CGA member to vote, or participate in this MVP survey? NO. If you care about American Go, and respect the voting process, you're welcome to vote. About the Capital Go Club Host of the 8th~13th Virginia OpenHost of the Virginia Go State Championship, 2019-2024Initiator and co-host of the "Brilliant Move" National Go Artistry Contest 2024Our club players have represented USA multiple times in international competitions. (e.g. WAGC, Pair Go)Interviewed with pros (video) (video 2) after the 2nd N.A. Pro Tournament in 2025Home of the Washington Pioneers team (2025 report) in the Pandanet-AGA City League
