Piao Wenyao (; ; born April 25, 1988) is a
Chinese
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**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...
professional
Go player
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of
Korean
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** ...
ethnicity currently residing in
Harbin
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,
Heilongjiang
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.
Biography
Piao became a professional player at the age of 11 in 1999. He was promoted to a rank of 3 dan in 2001, and is currently 9 dan. Piao achieved his first international breakthrough in 2011 by winning the 15th
LG Cup, defeating compatriot
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 ...
by a score of 2-0. Prior to winning the LG Cup, Piao's other international achievement was coming in runners up in the
World Oza
The Toyota-Denso Cup - World Oza was an international Go competition, sponsored by auto maker Toyota and parts manufacturer Denso.
Outline
The World Oza, sponsored by ToyotaDenso of Japan, was regarded as the newest international tournament, the ...
, where he lost 2-0 to
Gu Li in the finals.
Promotion record
Titles and runners-up
Total: 3 titles, 4 runners-up.
References
Living people
1988 births
Chinese Go players
Chinese people of Korean descent
Sportspeople from Harbin
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