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Wu Qingyuan Cup
The Wu Qingyuan Cup, also known as the Go Seigen Cup or Wu Qingyuan Cup World Women's Weiqi Tournament (), is an international women's Go tournament. It was created in 2018 and is held annually. The tournament is named after Wu Qingyuan (better known by his Japanese name Go Seigen), and held in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China, his birthplace. It is organized by the Chinese Weiqi Association and the Fuzhou municipical government. Overview The Wu Qingyuan Cup is played under Chinese rules with a 7.5 point komi. Each player has 2 hours of main time with five 60-second byoyomi periods. The winner receives 500,000 RMB in prize money, and the runner-up receives 200,000 RMB. Past tournaments The 1st Wu Qingyuan Cup winner was Kim Chae-young, who defeated Choi Jeong, a two-time women's world champion, in a 2–0 upset. Kim's head-to-head record against Choi had been 0–11 before the match. Choi Jeong won the 2nd Wu Qingyuan Cup. It was her fifth women's international title, after four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Tournament
This is a list of professional go (game), Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of ''Go''. The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo, Honinbo Tournament in Japan, is for an event to be run annually, leading up to a title match and the award of a title for one year to the winner. Tournaments do not consist, generally, of players coming together in one place for a short period, but are spread out over time. International Open Major * Ing Cup is a tournament sponsored by Ing Chang-ki, Yomiuri Shimbun, the Nihon-Kiin and the Kansai-Kiin every four years. The winner's purse money, purse is $500,000. The current title holder (2016) is Tang Weixing. * LG Cup (Go), LG Cup is a tournament sponsored by LG Group. The winner's purse is 250,000,000 Won/$250,000. The current title holder (2021) is Shin Min-jun. * Samsung Fire Cup, Samsung Cup is a tournament sponsored by Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance (which is a branch of the Samsung Group) and the Hanguk Kiwon. The winner's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonhap News Agency
Yonhap News Agency is a major South Korean news agency. It is based in Seoul, South Korea. Yonhap provides news articles, pictures and other information to newspapers, TV networks and other media in South Korea. History Yonhap (, , translit. ''Yeonhap''; meaning "united" in Korean) was established on 19 December 1980, through the merger of Hapdong News Agency and Orient Press. The Hapdong News Agency itself emerged in late 1945 out of the short-lived Kukje News, which had operated for two months out of the office of the Domei, the former Japanese news agency that had functioned in Korea during the Japanese colonial era. In 1999 Yonhap took over the Naewoe News Agency. Naewoe was a South Korea government-affiliated organization, created in the mid 1970s, and tasked with publishing information and analysis on North Korea from a South Korean perspective through books and journals. Naewoe was known to have close links with South Korea's intelligence agency, and according to the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Chenxing
Wang may refer to: Names * Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname * Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname * Titles in Chinese nobility * A title in Korean nobility * A title in Mongolian nobility Places * Wang River in Thailand * Wang Township, Minnesota, a township in the United States * Wang, Bavaria, a town in the district of Freising, Bavaria, Germany * Wang, Austria, a town in the district of Scheibbs in Lower Austria * An abbreviation for the town of Wangaratta, Australia * Wang Theatre, in Boston, Massacheussetts * Charles B. Wang Center, an Asian American center at Stony Brook University Other * Wang (Tibetan Buddhism), a form of empowerment or initiation * Wang tile, in mathematics, are a class of formal systems * ''Wang'' (musical), an 1891 New York musical * Wang Film Productions, Taiwanese-American animation studios * Wang Laboratories, an American computer company founded by Dr. An Wang * WWNG, a radio station (1330 AM) licensed to serve Hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Zhiying
Yu Zhiying (; born 23 November 1997) is a Chinese professional A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skil ... go player and, , the highest ranked Chinese female player with an ELO rating of 3309. In 2015 she won her first international, the 6th Bingsheng Cup. Promotion record References {{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Zhiying 1997 births Living people Chinese Go players Female Go players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beijing News
''The Beijing News'' is a Chinese Communist Party-owned newspaper from Beijing. The Chinese name of the newspaper is ''Xīn Jīng Bào'' (), meaning "New Beijing News", which is a reference to the defunct ''Peking Gazette'' (). The Chinese publications serial number of the newspaper is CN11-0245. History ''The Beijing News'' began publishing on 11 November 2003 by a joint venture of Guangming Daily Press and Nanfang Media Group (also transliterated as "Southern Newspaper Group" or Southern Daily Press Group, publisher of ''Southern Weekly''), both owned by the sub-committees of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the ruling party of China since 1949. Guangming Daily Press was owned by the Central Committee while Nanfang Media Group was owned by the Guangdong provincial committee of the CCP. Initially, staff from Nanfang Media Group dominated the day-to-day operation of the newspaper, turning ''The Beijing News'' into one of Beijing's most influential newspapers. According to J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhou Hongyu
Zhou may refer to: Chinese history * King Zhou of Shang () (1105 BC–1046 BC), the last king of the Shang dynasty * Predynastic Zhou (), 11th-century BC precursor to the Zhou dynasty * Zhou dynasty () (1046 BC–256 BC), a dynasty of China ** Western Zhou () (1046 BC–771 BC) ** Eastern Zhou () (770 BC–256 BC) * Western Zhou (state) () (440 BC–256 BC) * Eastern Zhou (state) () (367 BC–249 BC) * Northern Zhou () (557–581), one of the Northern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties period * Wu Zhou () (690–705), an imperial dynasty established by Wu Zetian * Later Zhou () (951–960), the last of the Five dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period * Zhou (Zhang Shicheng's kingdom) () (1354–1367), a state founded by Zhang Shicheng during the Red Turban Rebellion * Zhou (Qing period state) () (1678–1681), a state founded by Wu Sangui during the Qing dynasty Other uses * Zhou (surname) (), Chinese surname * Zhou (country subdivision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Yiming (Go Player)
Wu Yiming (; born February 11, 1987, in Changchun, Jilin) is a Chinese former competitive pair skater. With partner Dong Huibo Dong Huibo (; born February 15, 1989 in Changchun, Jilin) is a Chinese former competitive pair skater. With partner Wu Yiming Wu Yiming (; born February 11, 1987 in Changchun, Jilin) is a Chinese former competitive pair skater. With partne ..., he is the 2008 World Junior bronze medalist. He previously competed with An Ni and was a two-time medalist at the Chinese Figure Skating Championships on the senior level. Results References 2008 Junior Worlds Pairs Results External links * * 1987 births Living people Chinese male pair skaters Figure skaters from Changchun World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Universiade medalists in figure skating Universiade silver medalists for China Universiade bronze medalists for China Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade {{PRChina-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakamura Sumire
is a Japanese professional Go player. She became the youngest ever female professional Go player in Japan on April 1, 2019. She made her professional debut on April 22, 2019 in the preliminary round of the Ryusei tournament in western Japan at age 10 years and one month, breaking the record held by Rina Fujisawa in 2010 at age 11 years and 8 months. She is also the first Go player to turn pro under Nihon Ki-in's special screening system for "prospective, talented" players who can compete with top players from other countries. Biography Born in 2009 in Tokyo, Japan, Nakamura is the daughter of Shinya Nakamura, a 9-dan professional Go player. She started playing the ancient board game with her father when she was three and has been competing in national tournaments in Japan since she was seven. At the end of her first calendar year (2019) as a professional, the Power Report (for December 30, 2019) says "Sumire’s record for the first 'year' (actually nine months) of her career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bingsheng Cup
The Bingsheng Cup () is an international women's Go tournament. It was created in 2010 and is held annually. The tournament is held at Qionglong Mountain in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. It is also known as the Qionglong Mountain Bingsheng Cup. The name ''bingsheng'' is in honor of Sun Tzu, who is said to have written ''The Art of War'' at Qionglong Mountain; the historicity of Sun Tzu is uncertain. Rules The Bingsheng Cup is a Go competition for female players from China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Europe, North America, and Oceania. It is a 16-player knockout tournament. Games are played under Chinese rules with a 7.5 point komi. Each player has 2 hours of main time with five 60-second byoyomi periods. The winner's prize is 300,000 RMB and the runner-up's prize is 100,000 RMB (as of the 10th cup). Formerly, from the 1st to the 3rd Bingsheng Cup, the winner received 200,000 RMB in prize money and the runner-up received 80,000 RMB. From the 4th to the 6th cup, the prizes were 250,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Jeong (Go Player)
Choi Jeong (born 7 October 1996), or Choi Jung, is a South Korean professional Go player. A student of Yoo Chang-hyuk, Choi Jeong became a professional Go player in 2010. Her first tournament championship was the Female Myungin in 2012, a title which she held for five years up to end of the tournament in 2016. She has won six women's international titles: four times in the Bingsheng Cup (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019) and twice in the Wu Qingyuan Cup (2019, 2021). In December 2019, she became the first woman to reach the top 20 in the Korea Baduk Association The Korea Baduk Association, also known as Hanguk Kiwon (), was founded in November 1945 by Cho Namchul. Baduk is a game which was present in Korea by the 5th century. It originated in China, but the West is more familiar with the Japanese name ...'s official ranking of Korean Go players. In November 2022, she became the first woman to reach the finals in a major world tournament. References External linksChoi Jeong's pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Qingyuan
Wu Quan (), courtesy name Wu Qingyuan ()His courtesy name was created based on his real name (''Quan'' means "spring, fountain" and ''Qing Yuan'' means "clear and pure source of water"). (June 12, 1914 – November 30, 2014), better known by the Japanese pronunciation of his courtesy name, , was a Chinese-born Japanese master of the game of Go. He is considered by many players to have been the greatest Go player in the 20th century. Biography Born on June 12, 1914, in Minhou County, Fujian Province, southeast China, Go Seigen did not start learning Go until he was nine, a relatively late age for a professional ( Honinbo Dosaku first learned go at seven and Honinbo Shusaku before he was six). His father, who had taken go lessons from Honinbo Shuho while studying in Japan, was responsible for introducing him to the game. Go Seigen quickly excelled and soon became known as a Go After days and nights, the shape of his left index finger changed, bending backwards. At that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Chae-young
Kim or KIM may refer to: Names * Kim (given name) * Kim (surname) ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim family (other), several dynasties **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il-sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese form of Jin (Chinese surname) Languages * Kim language, a language of Chad * Kim language (Sierra Leone), a language of Sierra Leone * kim, the ISO 639 code of the Tofa language of Russia Media * ''Kim'' (album), a 2009 album by Kim Fransson * "Kim" (song), 2000 song by Eminem * "Kim", a song by Tkay Maidza, 2021 * ''Kim'' (novel), by Rudyard Kipling ** ''Kim'' (1950 film), an American adventure film based on the novel ** ''Kim'' (1984 film), a British film based on the novel * "Kim" (''M*A*S*H''), a 1973 episode of the American television show ''M*A*S*H'' * ''Kim'' (magazine), defunct Turkish women's magazine (1992–1999) Organizations * Kenya Independence Movement, a defunct political party in Kenya * Khalifa Islamiyah M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
