Calendar

The following are the scheduled events of the ancient game of Go for the year 2011 throughout the world. Most of the

Go tournaments This is a list of professional Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of ''Go''. The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo Tournament in Japan, is for an event to be run annually, leading up to a title match and the award of a title fo ...

are held in Asia.

January

*14 –

Choi Cheol-han Choi Cheol-han is a South Korean professional Go player. He is the fourth youngest (12 years 2 months) to become a professional Go player in South Korean history behind Cho Hun-hyun (9 years 7 months), Lee Chang-ho (11 years 1 months) and ...

defeats

Kong Jie Kong Jie (; born 25 November 1982) is a Chinese professional Go player. Biography Kong Jie turned professional in 1994 at the age of 12. He was promoted to 7-dan after eight years in 2001. In 2004 he was sent into the Teda Cup as China ...

in the final game of the 12th Nongshim Cup, giving Team Korea the title. *27 – Choi Cheol-han sweeps

Lee Taehyun Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese s ...

to win the 15th Chunwon title.

February

*14 – Choi Cheol-han defeats

Lee Chang-ho 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 ...

three games to one in the 54th Guksu. *16 –

Xie Yimin Hsieh Yimin (; born on 16 November 1989) is a Taiwanese-born professional Go player in Japan. She holds the titles of Honorary Female Honinbo and Honorary Female Meijin, and currently holds three major female titles in Japan: Female Meijin, F ...

defends her title against

Umezawa Yukari née is a Japanese Go professional. Biography Yukari Umezawa was born in Tokyo in 1973, and graduated from Keio University in 1996. She first played Go at the age of 6 and she became a professional Go player in 1996. She then attained the ...

in the 14th Female Kisei. *18 –

Rui Naiwei Rui Naiwei (; born December 28, 1963) is a Chinese professional Go player, once active in South Korea. She is probably the strongest recorded female Go player, and is the only woman to have won one of the major open Go titles. She achieved ...

defeats Cho Hyeyeon to win the 12th Female Myungin, her seventh consecutive Female Myungin title. *23 –

Piao Wenyao Piao Wenyao (; ; born April 25, 1988) is a Chinese people, Chinese professional Go (board game), Go Go players, player of Chaoxianzu, Korean ethnicity currently residing in Harbin, Heilongjiang. Biography Piao became a professional player a ...

wins the

16th LG Cup The 16th LG Cup began on 13 June 2011 and concluded on 15 February 2012. Jiang Weijie won the title, defeating Lee Chang-ho in the final. 32 players from four countries competed in the final knockout tournament: *Korea (17): Cho Hanseung, Choi Ch ...

, his first international tournament. Wenyao was promoted to 9 dan for winning.

March

*2 –

Li He Li He ( – ) was a Chinese poet of the mid-Tang dynasty. His courtesy name was Changji, and he is also known as Guicai and Shigui. He was prevented from taking the imperial examination due to a naming taboo. He died very young, and was note ...

wins the 2nd Female Mingren.

Yang Dingxin Yang Dingxin (; born 19 October 1998) is a Chinese professional Go player. Biography Yang Dingxin was born in 1998 in Zhengzhou, Henan. As a young child, he lived in Bingcha in Rudong County, Nantong, Jiangsu and in Zhengzhou, and moved to Be ...

wins the

5th RICOH Xinxiu Cup Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five. Fifth or The Fifth may refer to: * Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth" * Fifth column, a political term * Fifth disease, a contagious rash that ...

. *5 –

Cho U Cho U (; born on 20 January 1980) is a Taiwanese professional Go player. He currently ranks 6th in the most titles won by a Japanese professional; his NEC Cup win in 2011 put him past his teacher Rin Kaiho and Norimoto Yoda. Cho is the first pl ...

wins the

30th NEC Cup The 30th NEC Cup began on 3 June 2010 and concluded on 5 March 2011. Defending champion Kono Rin and Honinbo Yamashita Keigo were given first-round byes. Cho U Cho U (; born on 20 January 1980) is a Taiwanese professional Go player. He currentl ...

, his third

NEC Cup The NEC Cup was a Go competition, supported by NEC Corporation between 1982 and 2012. Biography The NEC Cup was a Go competition used by the Japanese Nihon-Kiin. Unlike the big three titles in Japan, the NEC Cup is a single knockout tournament ...

title. *7 –

defeats

Heo Yeongho Heo Young-ho (born 2 July 1986) is a Korean professional Go player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a player in sports ** Pl ...

in the final game of the

1st Zhaoshang Cup The 1st Zhaoshang Cup began on 5 March 2011 and concluded on 6 March. Team China defeated Team Korea 6–4. Teams First round Second round Total References 2011 in go International Go competitions {{Go-stub ...

, propelling Team China to a 6–4 victory over Team Korea. *8 – Rui Naiwei wins the

16th Female Guksu 16 (sixteen) is the natural number following 15 and preceding 17. 16 is a composite number, and a square number, being 42 = 4 × 4. It is the smallest number with exactly five divisors, its proper divisors being , , and . In English speech, ...

, her third straight

Female Guksu Female (symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females a ...

title. *11 –

Gu Lingyi Gu Lingyi (; born 3 July 1991) is a Chinese professional Go player. Lingyi became a professional in 2002. He won his first title, the South-West Qiwang, in 2007. He challenged for the Mingren The Mingren () is a Go competition in China orga ...

wins the

10th South-West Qiwang The 10th South-West Qiwang began in March 2011 and concluded on 11 March 2011. The winner was Gu Lingyi, who defeated Dang Yifei Dang may refer to: Music * "Dang!" (song), a 2015 song by Mac Miller from ''The Divine Feminine'' * "Dang!", a 20 ...

. Cho U wins the 35th Kisei. *18 –

Fan Tingyu Fan Tingyu (born 6 August 1996) is a Chinese professional Go player. He won the 17th Xinren Wang and 18th Xinren Wang. Fan defeated Park Junghwan (b. 1993) -1in the final of the 7th (2012/13) Ing Cup, and became the youngest Ing Cup title ...

wins the 18th Xinren Wang. *20 – Li He wins her second title of the year after defeating Li Xiaoxi for the 5th Female Xinren Wang. *21 –

Park Junghwan Park Junghwan (born 11 January 1993) is a South Korean professional Go (board game), Go Go players, player of Go ranks and ratings, 9-dan rank. Biography Early career Park became a professional Go player in 2006. He won the Fujitsu Cup i ...

defeats

Paek Hongsuk Paek Hongsuk (백홍석, 白洪淅 born 13 August 1986) is a Go professional, professional Go (board game), Go Go players, player. Biography Paek became a professional in August 2001. He was promoted to 5 dan in 2006. He won his first title, the ...

in the 29th KBS Cup finals. *25 – Xie Yimin keeps her Female Meijin title by beating

Chiaki Mukai is a Japanese physician and JAXA astronaut. She was the first Japanese woman in space, the first Japanese citizen to have two spaceflights, and the first Asian woman in space. Both were Space Shuttle missions; her first was STS-65 aboard Spac ...

two to one in the finals of the 23rd Female Meijin. *26 –

Takao Shinji is a Japanese professional Go player. Biography Shinji Takao is one of Japan's best Go players. He turned professional in 1991. He won the Honinbo tournament in 2005 by a half point in the last game. Cho U, Naoki Hane, Keigo Yamashita ...

becomes the 4th Daiwa Cup Grand Champion. *27 – Yamada Kimio wins the 58th NHK Cup.

April

*5 –

Lee Sedol Lee Sedol ( ko, 이세돌; born 2 March 1983), or Lee Se-dol, is a former South Korean professional Go player of 9 dan rank. As of February 2016, he ranked second in international titles (18), behind only Lee Chang-ho (21). He is the fi ...

defeats

Kang Yootaek Kang Yootaek (born 26 November 1991) is a Korean 9 dan professional Go player. He was ranked #13 (as of April 2011) in the official rating system of the Korea Baduk Association (the Hanguk Kiwon). Biography Kang started to play Go at the age ...

in the finals of the

6th Siptan The 6th Siptan began on 27 September 2010 and concluded on 5 April 2011. Lee Sedol defeated Kang Yootaek Kang Yootaek (born 26 November 1991) is a Korean 9 dan professional Go player. He was ranked #13 (as of April 2011) in the official rating ...

. *7 –

Pak Yeong-hun Park Yeong-hun ( ko, 박영훈, born April 1, 1985), also known as Park Young-hoon and Pak Yeong-hoon, is a South Korean professional Go player. Biography Park Yeong-hun was born in Seoul. He is a professional Go player in the Hanguk Kiwon. He ...

wins the 12th Maxim Cup. *9 – Li He's victory over Park Jieun completes the sweep for Team China in the 1st Huanglongshi Cup. *13 –

Chen Yaoye Chen Yaoye (Traditional: 陳耀燁; Simplified: 陈耀烨; Pinyin: Chén Yàoyè; born on December 16, 1989) is a Chinese professional Go player. Biography Chen Yaoye was born in Beijing, China. He is a young Go player who, at the age of 1 ...

defends his Tianyuan title by defeating

Zhou Hexi Zhou Hexi (; born 28 October 1992) is a Chinese professional Go player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a player in sports ** ...

two to zero in the finals of the

25th Tianyuan The 25th Tianyuan began on 2 February and concluded on 13 April 2011. Defending champion Chen Yaoye kept his title, defeating challenger Zhou Hexi Zhou Hexi (; born 28 October 1992) is a Chinese professional Go player Player may refer to: Ro ...

. *17 –

Chen Shiyuan Chen Shiyuan (; born 1985) is a Taiwanese professional Go player. Biography He is a 9 dan professional in Taiwan. In 2000, he went to South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constitu ...

wins the

Zhonghuan Cup The CMC Cup () is a Go competition sponsored by CMC Magnetics of Taiwan and JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an American multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered in New York City and incorpo ...

. *24 –

Tan Xiao Tan Xiao (; born 10 March 1993) is a Chinese professional Go player. He won the 11th RICOH Cup. In 2017, he defeated Park Yeong-hun to win the 11th Chunlan Cup The Chunlan Cup, officially the Chunlan Cup World Professional Weiqi Championship ...

wins the 11th RICOH Cup. *28 – Lee Sedol defeats Gu Li in the finals of the 3rd BC Card Cup. *29 – Iyama Yuta wins the 49th Judan, his second major title.

May

*17 –

Zhong Wenjing Zhong Wenjing (; born 25 September 1990) is a Chinese professional Go player. He won the 23rd 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 ...

wins the 23rd CCTV Cup. *18 – Iyama Yuta defeats Gu Li and Lee Sedol to win the 1st Bosai Cup. *24 – Chen Shiyuan wins the 10th Tianyuan.

June

*10 –

defeats

in the final of the 23rd Asian TV Cup. *19 –

Zhou Junxun Chou Chun-hsun ( Taiwanese POJ: Chiu Chùn-hun; born February 23, 1980) is a Go player."Youngsters dominate Ing Cup". Xinhua News Agency. April 22, 2004 (via Lexis-Nexis). Retrieved February 13, 2010. Biography Chou was born in Taipei, Taiwan ...

wins the 11th Donggang Cup against Xiao Zhenghao. *30 – Lee Sedol wins the 8th Chunlan Cup, defeating Xie He 2–1.

July

*18 – Xiao Zhenghao wins his first Siyuan Cup after besting Wang Yuanjun in the final. *21 – Honinbo Dowa

Keigo Yamashita is a professional Go player. Yamashita adopted the name Honinbo Dowa after winning his first Honinbo title in 2010. Biography A student of Yasuro Kikuchi, Yamashita turned professional in 1993. He won the 19th Kisei 2 dan division in 199 ...

defends his

Honinbo In the history of Go in Japan, the four Go houses were four major schools of Go instituted, supported, and controlled by the state, at the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate. (There were also many minor houses.) At roughly the same time shogi w ...

title by defeating

Naoki Hane is a professional Japanese 9 dan Go (board game), Go Go players, player currently affiliated with the Nihon Ki-in. He is both the son and student of Yasumasa Hane 9 dan. Titles and runners-up Ranks 13th in List of top title holders in Go, to ...

for the second term in-a-row. *23 –

Cho Chikun Cho Chikun ''25th Honinbo'' ''Honorary Meijin'' ( ko, 조치훈; born June 20, 1956) is a professional Go player and a nephew of Cho Namchul. Born in Busan, South Korea, he is affiliated to Nihon Ki-in. His total title tally of 75 titles is th ...

, holder of most titles won in

Nihon Ki-in The Nihon Ki-in (), also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, overseeing Japan's professional system and issuing diplomas for amateur dan rankings. It is based in Tokyo. The other major Go associat ...

history, wins the inaugural edition of the Igo Masters Cup.

August

*14 –

becomes the youngest holder of the

Fujitsu Cup The Fujitsu Cup (富士通杯) was an international Go competition that ran from 1988-2011. Outline The Fujitsu Cup was an international Go competition hosted by Fujitsu and Yomiuri Shimbun. The players were selected as follows: * The top 3 playe ...

after defeating Qiu Jun in the final. *20 –

wins the 2nd World Meijin. *29 – Naoki Hane wins his first Gosei title by defeating previous holder

Hideyuki Sakai is a professional Go player. Biography Before becoming a professional, Sakai was majoring in medical science at Kyoto University. For a long time, Sakai was the strongest amateur player in Japan, and when he won the World Amateur Go Champion ...

Calendar

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June

July

August

Tournament results

See also

References

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