Qisheng

The Qisheng (Traditional: 棋聖; Simplified: 棋圣; Pinyin: Qíshèng) is a Go competition in China organized by the Chinese Weiqi Association. The word qíshèng means "Go saint", similar to the Japanese Kisei and the Korean Kiseong.

Outline

The Qisheng consists of preliminary knockout tournaments to determine the challenger to the previous year's winner, followed by a best-of-three title match. The winner receives 800,000 RMB in prize money, and the runner-up receives 200,000 RMB. Games are played under Chinese rules, with 2 hours of main time and five 60-second byoyomi periods per player.[1]

Past winners and runners-up

EditionYearWinnerScoreRunner-up
1st1999Chang Hao4–3Ma Xiaochun
2nd2000Zhou Heyang4–0Chang Hao
3rd2001Yu Bin4–2Zhang Wendong
EditionYearWinnerScoreRunner-up
1st2013Zhou Ruiyang3–2Tuo Jiaxi
2nd20143–1Lian Xiao
3rd2018Lian Xiao2–1Zhou Ruiyang
4th2019Ke Jie2–1[2]Lian Xiao
5th20212–0[3]Shi Yue

References

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