Go at the 2010 Asian Games
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A Weiqi tournament was held at the 2010 Asian Games
in Guangzhou
for the first time at an Asiad. The three events in the competition - men's team, women's team and mixed doubles — were held between 20 and 26 November 2010 at the Guangzhou Chess Institute.
Competitors from China
, Hong Kong
, Japan
, South Korea
, North Korea
, Malaysia
, Mongolia
, Chinese Taipei
, Thailand
and Vietnam
were taking part in Weiqi across the three events, although not all nations had competitors in each.
2010 Asian Games
The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990...
in Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
for the first time at an Asiad. The three events in the competition - men's team, women's team and mixed doubles — were held between 20 and 26 November 2010 at the Guangzhou Chess Institute.
Competitors from China
China at the 2010 Asian Games
China participated and hosted the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou on 12 November – 27 November 2010.-Medalists:- Aquatics – Diving:MenWomen- Aquatics – Swimming:Men30 swimmersWomen22 swimmers...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong at the 2010 Asian Games
The Hong Kong will participate at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.-Medal table:-Medalists:- Aquatics – Swimming:*Yin Yan Claudia Lau, Hei Tung Fiona Ma, Hang Yu Sze and Hannah Jane Arnett Wilson won bronze for Hong Kong in the Woman 4×100 m medley relay.*Hang Yu Sze, Wai Ting Yu, Hoi Shun...
, Japan
Japan at the 2010 Asian Games
Japan will participate in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on 12 November – 27 November 2010.-Medal Table:-Canoeing:-Gymnastics:-Table Tennis:-Volleyball:-weightlifting:-Wushu:...
, South Korea
South Korea at the 2010 Asian Games
Republic of Korea will participate in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on 12–27 November 2010.-Medal Table:-Gold medal:-Silver medal:-Bronze medal:- Diving:MenWomen- Swimming:MenWomen...
, North Korea
North Korea at the 2010 Asian Games
The North Korea participated at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.-Medal Table:- Medalists :-Gymnastics:-weightlifting:...
, Malaysia
Malaysia at the 2010 Asian Games
Malaysia participated at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on 12 November - 27 November 2010.-Medals by sport:-Multiple medalists:Malaysian competitors that have won at least two medals.-Medalists:...
, Mongolia
Mongolia at the 2010 Asian Games
Mongolia will participate in the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China from 12 November to 27 November 2010.- Medalists :...
, Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei at the 2010 Asian Games
The Chinese Taipei will participate at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.-Medal Table:-Medalist:-Reference:*...
, Thailand
Thailand at the 2010 Asian Games
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and Vietnam
Vietnam at the 2010 Asian Games
Vietnam is participating in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou on 12 November – 27 November 2010.-Medal Table:- Medalists :- Aquatics – Diving:- Aquatics – Swimming:- Athletics:- Badminton:- Canoeing:- Cue Sports:...
were taking part in Weiqi across the three events, although not all nations had competitors in each.
Medal table
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Medalists
Men's team | Lee Chang-Ho Lee Chang-ho Lee Chang-ho is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank. He is regarded by many as one of the strongest modern Go players. He was a student of Cho Hunhyun 9-dan. He is the only player to have won all eight international competitions at least once.-Biography:He turned professional in... Kang Dong-Yoon Lee Se-Dol Park Jeong-Hwan Choi Cheol-Han Choi Cheol-han - Career record :*2006: 58 wins, 29 losses*2007: 45 wins, 25 losses*2008: 50 wins, 18 losses*2009: 56 wins, 18 losses*2010: 63 wins, 22 losses*2011: 18 wins, 9 losses- Titles and runners-up :... |
Gu Li Gu Li Gu Li is a Chinese professional Go player.- Biography :Gu Li is currently the #1 ranked Chinese player by the Zhongguo Qiyuan. He became a pro in 1994 when he was only 12. In 2006, he won the 10th LG Cup and became the youngest Chinese player to ever win a major international title; as a result,... Liu Xing Liu Xing Liu Xing is a Chinese professional Go player.-Biography:Liu started to learn Go at the age of 6. He turned professional in 1995, and joined the Chinese national squad in 1997. He was promoted to 7 dan in 2005.-Titles & runners-up:... Kong Jie Kong Jie Kong Jie 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 8-years in 2001. In 2004 he was sent into the Teda Cup as China's representative against Lee Chang-ho and Yoda Norimoto... Xie He Xie He (Go) - Career record :*2006: 58 wins, 25 losses.*2007: 37 wins, 17 losses.*2008: 47 wins, 24 losses.*2009: 29 wins, 23 losses.*2010: 51 wins, 21 losses.- Titles and runners-up :-References:... Zhou Ruiyang Zhou Ruiyang Zhou Ruiyang is a Chinese professional Go player.-Biography:Zhou began playing Go at the age of 7. He won the biggest amateur tournament in China, the Wanbao Cup, both the same year before he became a professional. In 2005, he was promoted to 3p. Earlier that year, he won the U-15 section of the... |
Keigo Yamashita Keigo Yamashita is a professional Go player. Yamashita adopted the name Honinbo Dowa after winning his first Honinbo title in 2010.-Biography:A student of Yasuro Kikuchi, Yamashita turned professional in 1993. He won the 19th Kisei 2 dan division in 1994. Yamashita reached the challenger finals of the Tengen in 1999... Yuta Iyama Yuta Iyama is a Japanese professional Go player.-Biography:Born in Osaka, Iyama became the first professional of the Heisei period. He began playing Go at the age of five and reached the rank of 3 dan amateur a year later. It was at this time Kunio Ishii became Iyama's teacher, with the two playing thousands... Shinji Takao Shinji Takao is a Japanese professional Go player.- Biography :Shinji Takao is one of Japan's best Go players. He turned professional in 1991. He won the Honinbo tournament in 2005 by a half point in the last game... Satoshi Yuki Satoshi Yuki is a Japanese professional Go player.- Biography :Yuki won the NHK Cup in 2010 for the second time in a row, becoming the third player after Eio Sakata and Norimoto Yoda to do such. He was selected as a representative of the Japanese team at the 16th Asian Games. In 2010, Yuki reached the final of... Jiro Akiyama Jiro Akiyama is a Japanese professional Go player.- Biography :Akiyama became a professional in 1992. He was taught by Yasuro Kikuchi. In 1999, he was promoted to 7 dan. His biggest accomplishment came in 2002 when he was runner-up for the NEC Shun-Ei title to Shinji Takao. He currently resides in Tokyo,... |
Women's team | Lee Min-Jin Kim Yoon-Yeong Cho Hye-Yeon |
Rui Naiwei Rui Naiwei Rui Naiwei is a Chinese professional Go player, now active in South Korea... Song Ronghui Tang Yi |
Hsieh Yi-min Joanne Missingham Chang Cheng-ping Wang Jing-yi |
Mixed doubles | Park Jeong-Hwan Lee Seul-A |
Xie He Xie He (Go) - Career record :*2006: 58 wins, 25 losses.*2007: 37 wins, 17 losses.*2008: 47 wins, 24 losses.*2009: 29 wins, 23 losses.*2010: 51 wins, 21 losses.- Titles and runners-up :-References:... Song Ronghui |
Choi Cheol-Han Choi Cheol-han - Career record :*2006: 58 wins, 29 losses*2007: 45 wins, 25 losses*2008: 50 wins, 18 losses*2009: 56 wins, 18 losses*2010: 63 wins, 22 losses*2011: 18 wins, 9 losses- Titles and runners-up :... Kim Yoon-Yeong |
First session
November 23–26Rank | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | MP | GP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | VIE 10–0 |
CHN 8–2 |
BYE 10–0 |
TPE 8–2 |
THA 10–0 |
JPN 6–4 |
MAS 10–0 |
14 | 62 | |
2 | BYE 10–0 |
KOR 2–8 |
TPE 8–2 |
THA 8–2 |
JPN 8–2 |
MAS 10–0 |
VIE 10–0 |
12 | 56 | |
3 | MAS 10–0 |
VIE 10–0 |
CHN 2–8 |
KOR 2–8 |
BYE 10–0 |
THA 10–0 |
JPN 6–4 |
10 | 50 | |
4 | THA 10–0 |
BYE 10–0 |
MAS 10–0 |
VIE 10–0 |
CHN 2–8 |
KOR 4–6 |
TPE 4–6 |
8 | 50 | |
5 | JPN 0–10 |
MAS 8–2 |
VIE 6–4 |
CHN 2–8 |
KOR 0–10 |
TPE 0–10 |
BYE 10–0 |
6 | 26 | |
6 | KOR 0–10 |
TPE 0–10 |
THA 4–6 |
JPN 0–10 |
MAS 6–4 |
BYE 10–0 |
CHN 0–10 |
4 | 20 | |
7 | TPE 0–10 |
THA 2–8 |
JPN 0–10 |
BYE 10–0 |
VIE 4–6 |
CHN 0–10 |
KOR 0–10 |
2 | 16 |
Final round
November 26First session
November 23–26Rank | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | MP | GP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BYE 6–0 |
TPE 4–2 |
MAS 6–0 |
JPN 6–0 |
KOR 4–2 |
PRK 6–0 |
THA 6–0 |
14 | 38 | |
2 | JPN 4–2 |
BYE 6–0 |
PRK 4–2 |
THA 6–0 |
CHN 2–4 |
TPE 4–2 |
MAS 6–0 |
12 | 32 | |
3 | THA 6–0 |
CHN 2–4 |
BYE 6–0 |
MAS 6–0 |
JPN 4–2 |
KOR 2–4 |
PRK 2–4 |
8 | 28 | |
4 | KOR 2–4 |
PRK 6–0 |
THA 6–0 |
CHN 0–6 |
TPE 2–4 |
MAS 6–0 |
BYE 6–0 |
8 | 28 | |
5 | MAS 6–0 |
JPN 0–6 |
KOR 2–4 |
BYE 6–0 |
THA 6–0 |
CHN 0–6 |
TPE 4–2 |
8 | 24 | |
6 | PRK 0–6 |
THA 4–2 |
CHN 0–6 |
TPE 0–6 |
BYE 6–0 |
JPN 0–6 |
KOR 0–6 |
4 | 10 | |
7 | TPE 0–6 |
MAS 2–4 |
JPN 0–6 |
KOR 0–6 |
PRK 0–6 |
BYE 6–0 |
CHN 0–6 |
2 | 8 |
Final round
November 26First session
November 20–21Rank | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | HKG2 2 |
HKG1 2 |
VIE1 2 |
CHN1 2 |
KOR1 2 |
KOR2 0 |
10 | 44 | |
2 | MGL1 2 |
JPN1 2 |
PRK1 2 |
HKG1 2 |
TPE1 0 |
TPE2 2 |
10 | 42 | |
3 | THA2 2 |
CHN2 0 |
JPN2 2 |
JPN1 2 |
PRK1 2 |
TPE1 2 |
10 | 40 | |
4 | VIE1 2 |
THA1 2 |
CHN2 2 |
TPE1 0 |
TPE2 0 |
PRK2 2 |
8 | 40 | |
5 | PRK2 2 |
KOR2 2 |
CHN1 0 |
PRK1 0 |
JPN1 2 |
THA1 2 |
8 | 40 | |
6 | MAS1 2 |
PRK1 0 |
PRK2 2 |
JPN2 2 |
CHN1 2 |
KOR1 0 |
8 | 38 | |
7 | BYE 2 |
TPE1 0 |
MAS1 2 |
KOR1 0 |
HKG2 2 |
PRK1 2 |
8 | 32 | |
8 | JPN2 2 |
TPE2 2 |
KOR1 0 |
CHN2 2 |
KOR2 0 |
HKG1 0 |
6 | 50 | |
9 | THA1 2 |
KOR1 0 |
HKG2 2 |
KOR2 0 |
CHN2 0 |
VIE1 2 |
6 | 40 | |
10 | PRK1 0 |
MGL1 2 |
KOR2 0 |
TPE2 0 |
MAS1 2 |
HKG2 2 |
6 | 34 | |
11 | CHN2 0 |
MAS1 2 |
TPE2 0 |
MGL1 2 |
VIE1 2 |
CHN1 0 |
6 | 34 | |
12 | TPE1 0 |
THA2 2 |
JPN1 0 |
THA1 2 |
HKG1 0 |
JPN2 0 |
4 | 38 | |
13 | CHN1 0 |
BYE 2 |
TPE1 0 |
THA2 2 |
PRK2 0 |
JPN1 0 |
4 | 34 | |
14 | JPN1 0 |
CHN1 0 |
BYE 2 |
HKG2 0 |
MGL1 2 |
CHN2 0 |
4 | 30 | |
15 | KOR1 0 |
JPN2 0 |
THA2 2 |
PRK2 0 |
THA1 0 |
BYE 2 |
4 | 30 | |
16 | KOR2 0 |
HKG2 0 |
MGL1 0 |
VIE1 0 |
BYE 2 |
MAS1 2 |
4 | 24 | |
17 | TPE2 0 |
PRK2 0 |
HKG1 0 |
BYE 2 |
JPN2 0 |
THA2 0 |
2 | 32 |
Knockout round
November 22See also
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