Zhou Ruiyang (; born March 8, 1991) is a

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professional Go

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Biography

Zhou began playing Go at the age of 7. He won the biggest amateur tournament in

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, the Wanbao Cup, in 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 oldest international competition, the

Fujitsu Cup The Fujitsu Cup (富士通杯) was an international Go competition that ran from 1988 to 2011. Outline The Fujitsu Cup was an international Go competition hosted by Fujitsu and Yomiuri Shimbun. The players were selected as follows: * The top 3 ...

. Zhou made history in 2006, beating

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in the challenger final for the Tianyuan, the second biggest title in China (after

Mingren The Mingren () is a Go competition in China organized by the Chinese Weiqi Association. The word ''míngrén'' means "brilliant man". The Mingren is equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin and the Hanguk Kiwon's Myungin titles. Outline The Mingre ...

). At the age of 15 years, he became the youngest challenger for the title. The final of the Tianyuan was a best-of-3 against title holder Gu Li. Zhou won the first game, but lost the remaining two. Recently, he has been promoted to 5 dan. Zhou became the youngest titleholder in China in 2007 at 16 years and 0 days old. In 2010, Zhou reached the final of the

Chang-ki Cup The Changqi Cup (), or Chang-ki Cup, is a Go competition in China. Outline The Changqi Cup is a Go tournament held by the Zhongguo Qiyuan dedicated to Ing Chang-ki Ing Chang-ki (; 23 October 1916 – 27 August 1997) was a Chinese ind ...

, and against his opponent Tuo Jiaxi, his record stands at five wins and six losses. They are currently in the deciding game in the 3-game match, and the winner receives 400,000 Yuan.

Promotion record

Titles and runners-up

Head-to-head record vs selected players

''Players who have won international Go titles in bold.'' * Tuo Jiaxi 20:14 * Gu Li 24:9 * Niu Yutian 18:6 *

11:12 *

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16:4 * Li Zhe 10:8 * Qiu Jun 6:11 *

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7:9 *

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6:10 * Shi Yue 8:7 * Xie He 8:7 *

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4:11 * Chang Hao 10:4 *

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8:6 *

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7:7 *

Hu Yaoyu Hu Yaoyu (; born January 18, 1982) is a Chinese professional Go player. Biography Hu became a pro at the age most Chinese players do, which is 11. He quickly achieved 5 dan in 5 years, and became 8 dan in 2005. He has beaten some of the bes ...

7:6 *

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Liu Xing Liu Xing (; born December 10, 1984) 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 200 ...

6:7 * Peng Quan 9:3 * Wang Haoyang 9:3 *

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9:3 * Wang Xi 5:7 *

Gu Lingyi Gu Lingyi (; born 3 July 1991) is a Chinese professional Go player. Lingyi became a professional in 2002. He won his first title, the South-West Qiwang, in 2007. He challenged for the Mingren The Mingren () is a Go competition in China organ ...

11:0 *

Choi Cheolhan Choi Cheol-han () is a South Korean professional Go player. He is the fourth youngest (12 years 2 months) to become a professional Go player in South Korean history behind Cho Hun-hyun (9 years 7 months), Lee Chang-ho (11 years 1 months) ...

3:8

References

External links

GoGameWorld profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhou, Ruiyang Living people 1991 births Chinese Go players Asian Games medalists in go Go players at the 2010 Asian Games Sportspeople from Xi'an Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games