應氏集團總裁應明皓先生在第四屆世界大學生圍棋錦標賽閉幕式上
世界大學生圍棋錦標賽將首次走進歐洲劍橋大學。
1月9日， 世界大學生圍棋聯合會通過應氏圍棋網發佈新聞：第五屆世界大學生圍棋錦標賽定於2018年7月9日至7月15日在英國劍橋大學舉行。 據悉， 第15屆倡棋杯中國職業圍棋錦標賽四強戰將同時在英國劍橋大學精彩上演。
本屆世界大學生圍棋錦標賽由世界大學生圍棋聯合會、上海市應昌期圍棋教育基金會、英國圍棋協會和劍橋大學圍棋社共同主辦。 世界大學生圍棋錦標賽于2014年7月在中國香港創辦以來， 已經連續在香港中文大學、新竹清華大學、多倫多大學、曼谷正大管理學院成功舉辦了四屆賽事， 深受全球大學生圍棋選手的青睞。
2017年7月在曼谷正大管理學院舉辦的第四屆世界大學生圍棋錦標賽， 吸引了聞名世界的哈佛大學、麻省理工學院、牛津大學、清華大學、北京大學、交通大學、復旦大學、早稻田大學、東京大學、明知大學、莫斯科國立大學、聖彼德堡國立大學、墨爾本大學、蒙特利爾大學、香港中文大學、新加坡國立大學等72所大學百余名選手參賽，
中國最高水準的職業圍棋大賽倡棋杯四強戰， 已經先後在美國哈佛大學、多倫多大學、曼谷正大管理學院成功舉辦了三次。 今年7月， 中國倡棋杯四強戰將首次來到歐洲， 將在世界名校劍橋大學精彩上演， 必將推動中華圍棋藝術在歐洲的普及和提高。 屆時， 世界冠軍常昊九段、俞斌九段等職業高手將赴劍橋大學與來自全球大學生圍棋選手進行面對面的互動交流。
第五屆世界大學生圍棋錦標賽將分A組（5段以上）、B組（1段至4段）、C組（5級至1級）、D組（5級以下）、E組（女子組）等五個組別進行比賽。
The Fifth Annual World Collegiate Go Championship hold in University of Cambridge in July 2018
It is the first time that the Annual World Collegiate Go Championship will be held in Europe.
Today, International University WEICHI Federation released the news on www.ycqweiqi.com: The Fifth Annual World Collegiate Go Championship will be held in University of Cambridge, England from July 9th to July 15th 2018. The Fifth semi-final of Chang Qi Cup will be jointly held in University of Cambridge as well.
The championship will be jointly organized by International University WEICHI Federation (IUWF), Shanghai Ing-Chang qi Weichi Educational Foundation, British Go Association and University of Cambridge Go Society. The IUWF has successfully organized four annual Collegiate Go Championships in Hong Kong, Taipei, Toronto and Bangkok, respectively.
More than hundreds of college students from 72 universities around the world attended the Fourth championship in Bangkok, Thailand. The students from Harvard University, MIT, University of Oxford, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Fudan University, Waseda University, Meiji University, and other famous universities gathered and became friends because of Go.
The top level of Chinese professional Go tournament, Chang Qi Cup has been held successfully in Harvard University, University of Toronto and Panyapiwat Institute of Management in the past three years.
This July, the Chang Qi Cup semi-final will be Europe for the first time. It will promote the development of Go in Europe.
Chang Hao 9p and Yu Bin 9p will show up and compete with multiple college students.
The World Collegiate Go Championship comprises five groups: Group A (5 Dan or above 5 Dan), Group B (1-4 Dan), Group C(5Kyu-1Kyu), Group D (Under 5 Kyu), Group E (Women's group). The rules and registration for the Championship has been released online www.ycqweiqi.com.