Ma Xiaochun is a Chinese

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 professional Go

Go (board game)

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 player

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Biography

Ma was born in Zhejiang

Zhejiang

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, China

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. He began playing Go at the age of nine and was awarded 7 dan rank in 1982. In 1983, Ma was promoted to 9 dan. He visited Japan

Japan

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 in 1982 and later won the World Amateur Go Championship

World Amateur Go Championship

The World Amateur Go Championship is an international tournament for amateur Go players, held once a year since 1979. The organising body is the International Go Federation . Each participating country sends one player, although in the beginning of the contest there were multiple players from the...

 in 1983. Ma won the 2nd Mingren

Mingren

Mingren , literally translated, means "Brilliant Man," i.e., meijin in Japanese, and myungin in Korean. It the name of a Go competition in China, which is the Chinese equivalent of the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin.-Outline:...

 title in 1989 and successfully defended it for thirteen straight years, second most behind Cho Hunhyun

Cho Hunhyun

Cho Hunhyun is a Korean 9-dan professional Go player. Considered one of the greatest players of all-time, Cho reached professional level in Korea in 1962. Since then, Cho has amassed 150 professional titles, more than any player in the world. He once held all nine Korea titles simultaneously in 1980...

's sixteen Paewang titles.

Titles and runners-up

Ranks #2 in total amount of titles in China.

Domestic
Title	Wins	Runners-up
Mingren Mingren Mingren , literally translated, means "Brilliant Man," i.e., meijin in Japanese, and myungin in Korean. It the name of a Go competition in China, which is the Chinese equivalent of the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin.-Outline:...	13 (1989–2001)	1 (2002)
Tianyuan Tianyuan Tianyuan , literally meaning center or origin of heaven, is the center point on a Go board, i.e., tengen. It is also the name of a Go competition in China, which is the equivalent to the Nihon Ki-in's Tengen in Japan, and the Hanguk Kiwon's Chunwon...	4 (1987, 1994–1996)	3 (1988, 1992, 1997)
Ahan Tongshan Cup Ahan Tongshan Cup The Ahan Tongshan Cup is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition.-Outline:The Ahan Tongshan Cup is equvilant of the Agon Cup in Japan. It is sponsored by the same company, the Agon Shu. 144 professional and 8 amateur players come together to play a fast game tournament. The format is single knockout...	1 (1999)	1 (2001)
Qiwang Qiwang The Qiwang is a Go competition in China.-Past winners and runners-up:...	4 (1996–1999)	1 (2000)
Longchen Longchen The Longchen is a Go competition in China. It is the Chinese equivalent of the Japanese Ryusei.-Past winners and runners-up:...		1 (2007)
CCTV Cup CCTV Cup The CCTV Cup is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition.-Outline:The CCTV Cup is the longest running fast game tournament in China and the sponsor is the Chinese CCTV station. 64 players play in a single knockout format. The time limit is one move every 30 seconds. The title holder and the runner up get a...	6 (1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2002)	3 (1993, 1998, 2001)
National Go Individual	5 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991)	2 (1980, 1981)
New Sports Cup	2 (1984, 1985)	1 (1986)
Qisheng Qisheng The Qisheng is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition.-Past winners:...		1 (1999)
Lebaishi Cup Lebaishi Cup The Lebaishi Cup is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition.- Outline :The Lebaishi Cup is sponsored by the Lebaishi Incorporated. The winner's purse is 128,000 CY ....		1 (2000)
Total	35	15
Continental
Asian TV Cup Asian TV Cup The Asian TV Cup is a Go competition.-Outline:The Asian TV Cup is the oldest continental tournament, dating back to 1989. The winners and runner up's of the biggest hayago competitions from Asia battle in the biggest hayago tournament of all.-Past winners:-See also:*...		1 (1998)
China-Japan Agon Cup China-Japan Agon Cup The China-Japan Agon Cup is a Go competition.-Outline:The China-Japan Agon Cup is a tournament where the current Agon Cup/Ahan Tongshan Cup title holders from China and Japan play each other.-Past winners:...		1 (2000)
China-Japan Tengen China-Japan Tengen The China-Japan Tengen is a professional gocompetition.-Outline:The China–Japan Tengen is a tournament where the current Tengen/Tianyuan title holders from China and Japan play each other in 3 matches.-Past winners:...	3 (1994–1996)
Total	3	2
International
LG Cup LG Cup (Go) LG Cup World Baduk Championship is a Go competition.- Outline :The LG Cup is sponsored by the LG Group of Korea. The LG Cup was created after the Kiwang title from Korea was abolished. There are 16 players who compete in a preliminary, and another 16 players are invited...		1 (1999)
Samsung Cup Samsung Cup The Samsung Cup is a Go competition.-Outline:The Samsung Cup is an international competition. The Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance of Korea and Hanguk Kiwon host the competition. The format starts with a preliminary tournament in which even amateur players are allowed to play...		1 (1998)
Chunlan Cup Chunlan Cup -Outline:The Chunlan Cup is an international Go tournament sponsored and hosted by The Chunlan Group of China. 24 players are chosen as follows:*3 top players of last tournament*8 from *5 from *4 from *2 from *1 from North America*1 from Europe...		1 (2000)
Fujitsu Cup Fujitsu Cup - Outline :The Fujitsu Cup is an international competition. Fujitsu and Yomiuri Shimbun host the oldest international Go competition. The players are picked as follows:* The top 3 players from the previous year's competition* 7 players from Japan...	1 (1995)	2 (1996, 1999)
Tong Yang Cup Tong Yang Cup The Tong Yang Cup was a Go competition. The Tong Yang Cup was sponsored by Tong Yang Investment Bank of South Korea. The tournament was run from 1990 to 1998, with players from South Korea, Taiwan, the United States, Japan, China and European countries.-Past winners:...	1 (1995)	1 (1996)
Total	2	6
Career total
Total	40	23