Longxing (competition)

The Longxing (Chinese: 龙星战; pinyin: Lóngxīng Zhàn) is a Go competition in China. It is the Chinese equivalent of the Japanese Ryusei.

Outline

The Longxing is a Go tournament played with fast time controls: Each player has 30 seconds per move, along with 10 one-minute periods of extra thinking time. As of 2023, the winner receives 200,000 RMB in prize money, and the runner-up receives 80,000 RMB. It is sponsored by the Go / Shogi Channel, a Japanese broadcaster.[1]

Past winners and runners-up

Edition Year Winner Score Runner-up
1st 2008 Gu Li 1–0 Kong Jie
2nd 2010 Gu Lingyi 2–1 Wang Xi
3rd 2011 Li Zhe 2–0 Wang Haoyang
4th 2012 Mao Ruilong 2–0 Tuo Jiaxi
5th 2014 Gu Li 2–1 Li Zhe
6th 2015 Tuo Jiaxi 2–1 Tan Xiao
7th 2016 Mi Yuting 2–0 Chen Yaoye
8th 2017 Ke Jie 2–0 Li Qincheng
9th 2018 Ke Jie 2–1 Lian Xiao
10th 2019 Jiang Weijie 2–1 Xu Jiayang
11th 2020 Ke Jie 2–1 Lian Xiao
12th 2021[2] Gu Zihao 2–1 Mi Yuting
13th 2023[1] Li Weiqing 2–1 Ding Hao

References

  1. ^ a b "决赛惊现"宇宙流" 李维清首度加冕龙星战". sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2023-07-25.
  2. ^ "龙星战辜梓豪2-1胜芈昱廷 首夺龙星战冠军". sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2021-12-21.


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