Lian Xiao

Lian Xiao
连笑
Born (1994-04-08) April 8, 1994
Dandong, Liaoning, China
ResidenceChina China
TeacherWu Zhaoyi
Turned pro2007
Rank9 dan
AffiliationChinese Weiqi Association
Lian Xiao
Traditional Chinese連笑
Simplified Chinese连笑
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLián Xiào

Lian Xiao (Chinese: 连笑; pinyin: Lián Xiào; born 8 April 1994) is a Chinese professional go player. As of January 2017, he is ranking 5th in Chinese Weiqi Association official ratings with and Elo rating of 2660.[1] Lian was promoted to 8 dan on 16 January 2017,[2] and 9 dan in October 2017.[3]

Promotion record

Rank Year Notes
1 dan 2007 Promoted to professional dan rank for performance in the Chinese professional qualification tournament.
2 dan 2008 Promoted for performance in the Chinese professional promotion tournament.
3 dan 2009 Promoted for performance in the Chinese professional promotion tournament.[4]
4 dan 2010 Promoted for performance in the Chinese professional promotion tournament.[5]
5 dan 2013 Skipped due to the Chinese Weiqi Association promotion rules.
6 dan 2013 Skipped due to the Chinese Weiqi Association promotion rules.
7 dan 2013 Won the 15th China-Japan Agon Cup against Murakawa Daisuke.
8 dan 2017
9 dan 2017 Promoted for accumulation of points in the Chinese Weiqi League.

Career record

As of 1 February 2019[6][7]
Year Won Lost Win %
2008 7 8 46.7%
2009 10 6 62.5%
2010 34 20 63.0%
2011 17 18 48.6%
2012 67 29 69.8%
2013 56 30 65.1%
2014 44 26 62.9%
2015 38 18 67.9%
2016 34 18 65.4%
2017 33 22 60.0%
2018 52 24 68.4%
2019 1 0 100%
Total 393 219 64.2%

Titles and runners-up

As of 1 May 2019

Tied for #10 in total number of individual titles in China.

Domestic
Title Wins Runners-up
Liguang Xinxiu Cup 1 (2010)
Ahan Tongshan Cup 1 (2013)
Liguang Cup 1 (2014)
Changqi Cup 1 (2015) 1 (2013, 2016)
Mingren 3 (2015-2017) 1 (2014, 2018)
Longxing 1 (2018)
Qisheng 1 (2018) 1 (2014)
Tianyuan 3 (2017-19)
Quzhou-Lanke Cup 1 (2024)
Total 11 6
Continental
Title Wins Runners-up
China-Japan Agon Cup 1 (2013)
World Meijin 1 (2018)
Total 1 1
Career Total
Total 13 6

Head-to-head record vs selected players

As of 1 February 2019[7]

Players who have won international Go titles in bold.

References

  1. ^ "中国围棋等级分". 中国围棋网. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. ^ "2017年1月中国围棋协会职业棋手升段公告" (in Chinese). 中国棋牌网. 7 February 2017. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  3. ^ "连笑成功晋升九段笑称意外 下一目标：世界冠军" (in Chinese). QQ.com. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. ^ "09升段赛总结" (in Chinese). 新浪体育.
  5. ^ "2010年段位赛升段完全汇总" (in Chinese). 新浪体育.
  6. ^ "Lian Xiao | Search by Player | Go4Go".
  7. ^ a b "连笑 信息". 弘通围棋网. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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