Tang Weixing (; born 15 January 1993) is a Chinese

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go player. He has won three international titles, with two championships in the Samsung Cup (2013, 2019) and one in the

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(2016).

Early life

Tang Weixing was born in

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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

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s on a Go board. He began to learn Go when he was 5 years old. At the age of 7, he moved to

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with his father to further pursue his study of Go. As an amateur player, he won two consecutive Chinese amateur Go championships at the 2004 and 2005 . He was China's representative at the 2006

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, where he finished in second place. He earned professional 1 dan rank that same year, at age 13.

Career

In 2013, Tang won the 18th Samsung Cup, his first international championship, defeating

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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. He finished as the runner-up in the 19th Samsung Cup in 2014, with a 2–0 loss to the champion Kim Ji-seok. In 2016, he won his second international title in the 8th

, beating runner-up Park Junghwan 3–2. He was the 22nd Samsung Cup runner-up in 2017, with a 2–1 loss to Gu Zihao. In 2019, he defeated

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to win the 24th Samsung Cup, marking his seventh consecutive quarterfinals appearance, fourth finals appearance, and second title at the Samsung Cup. He played his sixth major international title match in the 13th Chunlan Cup in 2021, and lost 2–0 to Shin Jin-seo.

Promotion record

Career record

*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

Head-to-head record vs selected players

''Players who have won international go titles in bold.'' * Shi Yue 12:13 * Ke Jie 7:11 * Park Junghwan 7:9 * Fan Tingyu 8:6 *

8:6 * Tan Xiao 5:9 * Mi Yuting 4:10 * Gu Zihao 4:8 *

Wang Haoyang Wang may refer to: Names * Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname * Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname * Titles in Chinese nobility * A title in Korean nobility * A title in Mongolian nobility Places * Wang River in Thail ...

5:6 * Jiang Weijie 3:8 * Chen Yaoye 1:10 * Tong Mengcheng 7:3 * Kim Jiseok 4:6 * Tuo Jiaxi 6:4 *

Li Xuanhao Li, li, or LI may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Landscape Institute, a British professional body for landscape architects * Leadership Institute, a non-profit organization located in Arlington, Virginia, US, that teaches "political tec ...

6:3 * Lian Xiao 6:3 * Peng Liyao 5:4 * Choi Cheolhan 6:2 * Fan Yunruo 7:1 * Dang Yifei 4:4 * Wang Xi 4:4 * Gu Lingyi 5:2 * Zhong Wenjing 5:2 * Huang Yunsong 2:5

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tang, Weixing 1993 births Living people Chinese Go players