Tang Weixing

Tang Weixing
Born (1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 (age 31)
Guiyang, Guizhou, China
ResidenceChina
Turned pro2006
Rank9 dan
AffiliationChinese Weiqi Association
Tang Weixing
Traditional Chinese唐韋星
Simplified Chinese唐韦星
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáng Wéixīng

Tang Weixing (Chinese: 唐韦星; born 15 January 1993) is a Chinese professional go player. He has won three international titles, with two championships in the Samsung Cup (2013, 2019) and one in the Ing Cup (2016).

Early life

Tang Weixing was born in Guiyang, Guizhou in 1993. His name is related to Go: The wei in his name, taken from his mother's surname, is a homophone of the wei in weiqi, while the xing in his name, meaning 'star', is in reference to the star points on a Go board.[1][2] He began to learn Go when he was 5 years old. At the age of 7, he moved to Beijing with his father to further pursue his study of Go.[1][2]

As an amateur player, he won two consecutive Chinese amateur Go championships at the 2004 and 2005 Wanbao Cup [zh].[1][2] He was China's representative at the 2006 World Amateur Go Championship, where he finished in second place.[3][4] He earned professional 1 dan rank that same year, at age 13.[3]

Career

In 2013, Tang won the 18th Samsung Cup, his first international championship, defeating Lee Sedol 2–0 in the finals. Tang, who was 3 dan at the time, was promoted to 9 dan with the victory. His win capped off a year in which Chinese players swept every major international Go tournament.[5] He finished as the runner-up in the 19th Samsung Cup in 2014, with a 2–0 loss to the champion Kim Ji-seok.[6]

In 2016, he won his second international title in the 8th Ing Cup, beating runner-up Park Junghwan 3–2.[7][8] He was the 22nd Samsung Cup runner-up in 2017, with a 2–1 loss to Gu Zihao.[9] In 2019, he defeated Yang Dingxin to win the 24th Samsung Cup, marking his seventh consecutive quarterfinals appearance, fourth finals appearance, and second title at the Samsung Cup.[10][1] He played his sixth major international title match in the 13th Chunlan Cup in 2021, and lost 2–0 to Shin Jin-seo.[11]

Promotion record

Rank Year Notes
1 dan 2006 Promoted to professional dan rank for performance in the Chinese professional qualification tournament.
2 dan 2007 Promoted for performance in the Chinese professional promotion tournament.
3 dan 2010 Promoted for performance in the Chinese professional promotion tournament.
4 dan 2013 Skipped due to the Chinese Weiqi Association promotion rules.
5 dan 2013 Skipped due to the Chinese Weiqi Association promotion rules.
6 dan 2013 Skipped due to the Chinese Weiqi Association promotion rules.
7 dan 2013 Skipped due to the Chinese Weiqi Association promotion rules.
8 dan 2013 Skipped due to the Chinese Weiqi Association promotion rules.
9 dan 2013 Won the 18th Samsung Cup against Lee Sedol.

Career record

As of 1 August 2020[12][13]
  • 2006: 0 wins, 2 losses
  • 2007: 11 wins, 8 losses
  • 2008: 16 wins, 9 losses
  • 2009: 17 wins, 11 losses
  • 2010: 28 wins, 17 losses
  • 2011: 29 wins, 22 losses
  • 2012: 48 wins, 31 losses
  • 2013: 56 wins, 30 losses
  • 2014: 40 wins, 30 losses
  • 2015: 34 wins, 25 losses
  • 2016: 39 wins, 33 losses
  • 2017: 29 wins, 27 losses
  • 2018: 32 wins, 31 losses
  • 2019: 17 wins, 24 losses
  • 2020: 5 wins, 6 losses
  • Total: 401 wins, 306 losses (56.7% winning percentage)

Titles and runners-up

As of 1 August 2020[14]
Domestic
Title Wins Runners-up
Liguang Cup 1 (2013)
Ahan Tongshan Cup 1 (2014)
Xinan Wang 2 (2014-2015)
Tianyuan 1 (2016)
Baiyunshan Cup 1 (2016)
Total 3 3
International
Title Wins Runners-up
Samsung Cup 2 (2013, 2019) 2 (2014, 2017)
Ing Cup 1 (2016)
Total 3 2
Career total 6 5

Head-to-head record vs selected players

As of 1 July 2018 [15]

Players who have won international go titles in bold.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "斩获3亿韩元奖金！贵阳棋手唐韦星三星杯夺冠", sina.com.cn (in Chinese), 2019-09-16
  2. ^ a b c "围棋世界冠军唐韦星：用热爱对抗围棋的残酷", sina.com.cn (in Chinese), 2017-03-13
  3. ^ a b "连续三年失败，昨天终于晋升职业初段——唐韦星"修成正果"", sina.com.cn (in Chinese), 2006-07-25
  4. ^ "Hiraoka wins WAGC", Nihon Ki-in, 2006-06-07
  5. ^ An, Younggil (2013-12-12). "Tang Weixing defeats Lee Sedol in 2013 Samsung Cup – China sweeps international Go in 2013". Go Game Guru. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28.
  6. ^ An, Younggil (2014-12-10). "Kim Jiseok takes his first international title – 2014 Samsung Cup". Go Game Guru. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21.
  7. ^ "The Power Report (4/4): Kono to challenge for Kisei; Tang wins Ing Cup; Tri-country Young Stars". American Go E-Journal. 2016-11-16. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13.
  8. ^ "应氏杯决胜局唐韦星胜朴廷桓 中国第三度捧杯". www.ycqweiqi.com (in Chinese). 2016-10-27.
  9. ^ "三星杯辜梓豪胜唐韦星夺冠 成中国第19位冠军". Tencent Sports (in Chinese). 2017-12-07.
  10. ^ "The Power Report: Tang wins again in Samsung Cup; Kisei leagues; Nakamura Sumire wins more official games". American Go E-Journal. 2019-10-16. Archived from the original on 2022-11-21.
  11. ^ "春兰杯决赛不敌申真谞：唐韦星告诫年轻棋手多练棋艺少玩游戏". Xinmin Evening News (in Chinese). 2021-09-15.
  12. ^ "Shi Yue | Search by Player | Go4Go".
  13. ^ "唐韦星 棋局_弘通围棋_专注于围棋数据的归集、整理、统计、分析".
  14. ^ "Go News".
  15. ^ "唐韦星 统计数据". 弘通围棋网. Retrieved 10 June 2018.