Mingren
The Mingren (Chinese: 名人; pinyin: Míngrén) is a Go competition in China organized by the Chinese Weiqi Association. The word míngrén means "brilliant man". The Mingren is equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin and the Hanguk Kiwon's Myungin titles.[1]
Outline
The Mingren is sponsored by the Zhongguo Qiyuan and the People's Daily. It consists of a preliminary tournament in which 32 players compete against one another to determine the challenger to the previous year's winner. The preliminary is a single-elimination format, and the title match is decided in a best-of-three. Prior to 2016, the final of the preliminary tournament was decided in a best-of-three, and the title match was decided in a best-of-five.
The winner's purse is ¥400,000 and the runner-up's is ¥200,000, as of 2023. This was increased in 2023 from the previous edition (2019), where the prize money was ¥300,000 and ¥100,000.[2]
Past Winners and Runners-up
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Liu Xiaoguang | 3–1 | Yu Bin |
| 1989 | Ma Xiaochun | 3–0 | Liu Xiaoguang |
| 1990 | 3–2 | Yu Bin | |
| 1991 | 3–2 | Nie Weiping | |
| 1992 | 3–1 | Zhang Wendong | |
| 1993 | 3–0 | Cao Dayuan | |
| 1994 | 3–2 | Luo Xihe | |
| 1995 | 3–0 | Liu Xiaoguang | |
| 1996 | 3–2 | Liu Xiaoguang | |
| 1997 | 3–1 | Luo Xihe | |
| 1998 | 3–2 | Liu Xiaoguang | |
| 1999 | 3–0 | Chang Hao | |
| 2000 | 3–2 | Shao Weigang | |
| 2001 | 3–2 | Chang Hao | |
| 2002 | Zhou Heyang | 3–1 | Ma Xiaochun |
| 2003 | Qiu Jun | 3–2 | Zhou Heyang |
| 2004 | Gu Li | 3–0 | Qiu Jun |
| 2005 | 3–0 | Yu Bin | |
| 2006 | 3–0 | Zhou Ruiyang | |
| 2007 | 3–0 | Ding Wei | |
| 2008 | 3–2 | Piao Wenyao | |
| 2009 | 3–1 | Gu Lingyi | |
| 2010 | Jiang Weijie | 3–2 | Gu Li |
| 2011 | 3–2 | Kong Jie | |
| 2012 | Tan Xiao | 3–0 | Jiang Weijie |
| 2013 | Chen Yaoye | 3–1 | Tan Xiao |
| 2014 | 3–1 | Lian Xiao | |
| 2015 | Lian Xiao | 3–0 | Chen Yaoye |
| 2016 | 2–1 | Zhou Ruiyang | |
| 2017 | 2–1 | Mi Yuting | |
| 2018 | Mi Yuting | 2–1[3] | Lian Xiao |
| 2019 | 2–1[4] | Xu Jiayang |
References
- "Go Tournament: Mingren Title". gogameworld.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ""中吉号杯"第33届中国围棋名人战深圳开幕". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 28 March 2023.
- "名人战挑战赛芈昱廷2-1逆转胜连笑 登顶新名人" (in Chinese). sina.com.cn. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- "芈昱廷2比1逆转胜许嘉阳 成功蝉联名人头衔" (in Chinese). sina.com.cn. 25 September 2019.