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Wang Xi (Go Player)
Wang Xi (born January 9, 1984) is a professional Go player. Biography Wang was born in Kaifeng, Henan. He began playing Go at the very young age of 4. He was already enrolling in teams with professionals when he was only 8. In 1997, at the age of 13, Wang became a professional at the Zhongguo Qiyuan. The same year he entered the Chinese National Youth Squad. He was promoted to 3 dan in 1994, then 4 dan in 1999, and 5 dan in 2000. In 1999, he placed fifth at the National Youth Squad preliminary. The biggest moment of his career came in 2004 when he reached the Samsung Cup final. Wang put up a good fight against Lee Sedol, but couldn't come through with the win. He had once participated in the Samsung Cup before, in 2002. The last few years have been good for Wang, as he has placed second place 4 times, He won his first title, the Liguang Cup The Liguang Cup (), or Ricoh Cup, was a Chinese Go competition. It was held 15 times from 2000 to 2015. Outline This tournament was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaifeng
Kaifeng () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, China. It is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history, and is best known for having been the Chinese capital during the Northern Song dynasty. As of 31 December 2018, around 4,465,000 people lived in Kaifeng's Prefecture, of whom 1,652,000 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Xiangfu, Longting, Shunhe Hui, Gulou and Yuwantai Districts. Located along the Yellow River's southern bank, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the west, Xinxiang to the northwest, Shangqiu to the east, Zhoukou to the southeast, Xuchang to the southwest, and Heze of Shandong to the northeast. Kaifeng is also a major city in the world by scientific research outputs as tracked by the Nature Index. The city is home to a campus of Henan University, one of the national key universities in the Double First Class University Plan. Names The postal romanization for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xinren Wang
The Xinren Wang (), literally meaning King of the New Stars, is a Go competition in China. It is equivalent to the '' Shinjin-O'' in Japan. Outline The Xinren Wang is a Go tournament held by the Zhongguo Qiyuan for players under 20 years of age and under 7 dan. In 2007, the age limit was lowered from 30 to 20. The format is a single knockout, and the final is a best-of-3. The winner's prize is 120,000 RMB The renminbi (; symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB) is the official currency of the People's Republic of China and one of the world's most traded currencies, ranking as the fifth most traded currency in the world as of April 2022. ... the runner-up's prize is 70,000 RMB (as of 2022). Past winners and runners-up See also * Shinjin-O References External links gotoeveryone.k2ss.info {{Chinese go titles Go competitions in China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Chinese Go Players
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1984 Births
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CCTV Cup
The CCTV Cup is a Chinese Go competition. Outline The CCTV Cup is the longest running fast game tournament in China and the sponsor is the Chinese CCTV station. The winner and the runner-up qualify for the Asian TV Cup, where they compete against the winners and runners-up of the Japanese NHK Cup and the South Korean KBS Cup. Each player has 1 hour of main time with one 60-second byoyomi period. The time control was changed in 2021 to be much slower than the previous time limit, which was one move every 30 seconds. The winner's prize is 300,000 RMB The renminbi (; symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB) is the official currency of the People's Republic of China and one of the world's most traded currencies, ranking as the fifth most traded currency in the world as of April 2022. ... (as of 2021). The prize money was last increased in 2020, from the previous prize of 250,000 RMB. Past winners and runners-up References {{Chinese go titles Go competitions in Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xinan Wang
The South-West Qiwang (), also known as the Xinan Wang, is a Go competition in China. Outline The competition is a single-elimination tournament for 16 players. It is played with fast time controls: each player has no main time and five 40-second byoyomi periods, as of the 22nd South-West Qiwang in 2023. Formerly, in 2021 and earlier, each player had 30 seconds to play each move, as well as ten extra periods of 60 seconds. As of 2023, the winner's prize is 250,000 RMB The renminbi (; symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB) is the official currency of the People's Republic of China and one of the world's most traded currencies, ranking as the fifth most traded currency in the world as of April 2022. ... and the runner-up's prize is 120,000 RMB. This was increased from 2019, when the prize money was 160,000 RMB and 80,000 RMB respectively. Past winners and runners-up References Go competitions in China Recurring sporting events established in 2002 {{Go- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longxing (Competition)
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The Longxing () is a Go competition in China. It is the Chinese equivalent of the Japanese Ryusei. Outline The Longxing is a Go tournament played with fast time controls. As of 2021, the winner receives 200,000 RMB in prize money, and the runner-up receives 80,000 RMB. It is sponsored by the Go / Shogi Channel, a Japanese broadcaster. Past winners and runners-up References External linksGo / Shogi Channel Longxing official website(in Japanese) Longchen The Longxing () is a Go competition in China. It is the Chinese equivalent of the Japanese Ryusei. Outline The Longxing is a Go tournament played with fast time controls. As of 2021, the winner receives 200,000 RMB The renminbi (; symbol: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changqi Cup
The Changqi Cup (), or Chang-ki Cup, is a Go competition in China. Outline The Changqi Cup is a Go tournament held by the Zhongguo Qiyuan dedicated to Ing Chang-ki. It began every year on Ing's birthday, October 23 and ended in the spring of the following year. Starting in 2008, the tournament began in May and ended in October. Players compete in a preliminary tournament to qualify. After the preliminaries, 30 players compete in a single elimination tournament, with the previous year's finalists being directly seeded to the second round. The semifinals and final are a best-of-three match. The Changqi Cup is one of the few professional tournaments to use Ing rules The rules of Go have seen some variation over time and from place to place. This article discusses those sets of rules broadly similar to the ones currently in use in East Asia. Even among these, there is a degree of variation. Notably, Chinese .... The winner receives 450,000 in prize money, and the runner-up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Go Individual
The Chinese Go Championship is a Go competition which determines the national champion of China. Outline The Chinese Go Championship is held with the Swiss system A Swiss-system tournament is a non-eliminating tournament format that features a fixed number of rounds of competition, but considerably fewer than for a round-robin tournament; thus each competitor (team or individual) does not play all the other ... where there are many players who play through 11 rounds. The final two are chosen from whoever has the best 2 records. They then play one game to decide the winner. The komi is 2.75 with Chinese rules. The prize money is 2,500 CY/$300. Past Winners and Runners-up ''The competition was not held in 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967 - 1973, 1976.'' {{Chinese go titles Recurring sporting events established in 1957 Go Go competitions in China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Mass Sports Meeting
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Lee Changho
Lee Chang-ho ( ko, 이창호; born 29 July 1975 in Jeonju, North Jeolla) is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank. He is regarded by many as the best Go player of the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was a student of Cho Hun-hyun 9-dan. He is the second youngest (11 years 1 month) to become a professional Go player in South Korean history behind Cho Hun-hyun (9 years 7 months). He is the only player to have won all eight international competitions at least once. Biography He turned professional in 1986 at the young age of 11. By the early 1990s, he started winning titles that his teacher, Cho, had won. By 1992 Lee had already won his first international title, which was the 3rd Tong Yang Cup. Lee has won all of the international Go tournaments at least twice, excluding the World Oza and Ing Cup, which are held every two and four years respectively. He is only the second player to record a "Grand Slam". The first was Cho Hunhyun. In 2006, Lee won the Wangw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
