Life In 19x19

wolfking wrote:16. Chen Manqi (陈蔓淇) 1p

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When she was in 2nd grade her mom asked her if she had to pick one to study which one would it be? She picked Go without hesitation. Mom gave her a small goal: reach 5D before graduating from elementary school. She is now in 6th grade. And she made pro. Shall we say mission accomplished?

Yes! Let's do that.

17. Xu Jingqi (徐晶琦) 1p

Birth Year: 2004
Birth Place: Ma'anshan, Anhui Province
Age started learning Go:
Go School/Dojo: Hangzhou Go School
Times participated in PQT: 4
Tygem Id:
Fox Server Id: Lydia612 / 一颗柠檬晶

Tournament Results:
2017 National Youth Championship Youth Group (U16) Female 2nd Place (Zhang Mengyao won 1st place)
2017 National Women's Amateur Championship Open Group 3rd Place (promoted to 6D)
2017 Young Star International Women's Amateur Invitational Champion Team Member (together with Dong Tianyi 6D and Li Xiaoxi 5D)
2018 National Youth Championship Youth Group (U16) Female 1st Place
2019 PQT U-25 Female Group 10th Place (promoted to 1p)

Xu Jingqi 1p in round 6 of 2019 NICXu Jingqi 6D won 2nd place in 2019 16th Anhui Provincial Amateur Mingren

18. Yang Tingxuan (杨霆轩) 1p

Birth Year: 2004
Birth Place: Nanjing, Jiangsu Province
Age started learning Go: 4 1/2
Go School/Dojo: Hangzhou Go School
Times participated in PQT: 8
Tygem Id:
Fox Server Id:

Tournament Results:
2014 29th Jinling Cup 5th place (promoted to 6D at 10 years 3 months. Youngest 6D at the time.)
2017 Huaian Yagu Kvass Grand Prix Champion
2017 Yizhi King of Weiqi Champion
2018 Jiangsu Provincial Games Youth Champion and Pair Go Champion
2018 National Youth Championship Youth Group (U16) Champion
2019 PQT U-25 Male Group 1st Place (EQ promoted to 1p)

As a 10 year kid, finishing 5th in the Jinling Cup is no small feat. That year Qian Liuru 7D (now 2p)finished 11th; recently very hot young pro Lu Liyan 4p finished 15th. Top 3 of Jinling Cup get 6D certs but usually top finishers are all 6Ds even 7Ds. The certs extend to top 12 so if a 5D finishes in top 12 there is a chance for promotion to 6D. Finishing in top 5 almost guarantees a 6D cert. By the way that year's Jinling Cup champion was another 2019 new pro Xie Xuebin.

Yang Tingxuan 1p in 2019 PQT

19. Wang Chunhui (王春晖) 1p

Birth Year: 2006
Birth Place: Qingdao, Shandong Province
Age started learning Go: 4 1/2
Go School/Dojo: Hangzhou Go School
Times participated in PQT:
Tygem Id:
Fox Server Id: 杀心通明

Tournament Results:
2016 7th Little Bailing Cup Children's Group B (U10) Champion
2017 34th World Youth Goe Championship Junior Division Champion (Chiangmai, Thailand)
2017 4th Qiyuan Cup National Amateur Open 5th Place (promoted to 6D)
2019 7th M'Lily Amateur Open Championship Runner-up
2019 Hangzhou Go Institute Qianchao Cup Runner-up
2019 PQT U-25 Male Group 2nd Place (EQ promoted to 1p)

Wang Chunhui started learning Go at Qingdao Evening Post Weiqi Club. His first teacher was Zhang Guozhu 4D. He made 1D in one year and was moved to mid level class to study under Zhong Fengshi 5D. He quickly improved to 4D and was selected into First Team Future Star under the tutelage of Wang Cun 7D (former 2p who gave up pro status). At age 7 he reached 5D and started to won tournaments in and outside Shandong Province.

In 2015 9 year old Wang Chunhui was already a solid Tygen 9D. His parents thought long and hard before sending him to Hangzhou Go School to pursue pro dream. He did not give up his regular study either, coming back to Qingdao twice a year for school exams. It took a lot of self discipline and strong mentality to tolerate such rigorous schedule and excel under pressure.

After making pro he thanked all his teachers from Qingdao Evening Post Club through WeChat (similar to WhatsApp). He has realized his pro dream. His new dream is to perform well on the world stage and win some championships.

By the way he played many good game in the Chinese NIC in September and finished 40th in a field of 120, ahead of many high dan young pros.

Top 8 of 2017 Qiyuan Cup. That tiny kid in the middle is Wang Chunhui. This is the event that he earned 6D. Right most is the champion Bai Baoxiang 8D, two time winner of the WAGC.Wang Chunhui in round 10 of 2019 PQT