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2011 in go
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The following are the scheduled events of the ancient game of Go for the year 2011 throughout the world. Most of the Go tournaments are held in Asia.
January
- 14 – Choi Cheol-han defeats Kong Jie in the final game of the 12th Nongshim Cup, giving Team Korea the title.
- 27 – Choi Cheol-han sweeps Lee Taehyun to win the 15th Chunwon title.
February
- 14 – Choi Cheol-han defeats Lee Chang-ho three games to one in the 54th Guksu.
- 16 – Xie Yimin defends her title against Umezawa Yukari in the 14th Female Kisei.
- 18 – Rui Naiwei defeats Cho Hyeyeon to win the 12th Female Myungin, her seventh consecutive Female Myungin title.
- 23 – Piao Wenyao wins the 16th LG Cup, his first international tournament. Wenyao was promoted to 9 dan for winning.
March
- 2 – Li He wins the 2nd Female Mingren. Yang Dingxin wins the 5th RICOH Xinxiu Cup.
- 5 – Cho U wins the 30th NEC Cup, his third NEC Cup title.
- 7 – Kong Jie defeats Heo Yeongho in the final game of the 1st Zhaoshang Cup, propelling Team China to a 6–4 victory over Team Korea.
- 8 – Rui Naiwei wins the 16th Female Guksu, her third straight Female Guksu title.
- 11 – Gu Lingyi wins the 10th South-West Qiwang. Cho U wins the 35th Kisei.
- 18 – Fan Tingyu wins the 18th Xinren Wang.
- 20 – Li He wins her second title of the year after defeating Li Xiaoxi for the 5th Female Xinren Wang.
- 21 – Park Junghwan defeats Paek Hongsuk in the 29th KBS Cup finals.
- 25 – Xie Yimin keeps her Female Meijin title by beating Chiaki Mukai two to one in the finals of the 23rd Female Meijin.
- 26 – Takao Shinji becomes the 4th Daiwa Cup Grand Champion.
- 27 – Yamada Kimio wins the 58th NHK Cup.
April
- 5 – Lee Sedol defeats Kang Yootaek in the finals of the 6th Siptan.
- 7 – Pak Yeong-hun wins the 12th Maxim Cup.
- 9 – Li He's victory over Park Jieun completes the sweep for Team China in the 1st Huanglongshi Cup.
- 13 – Chen Yaoye defends his Tianyuan title by defeating Zhou Hexi two to zero in the finals of the 25th Tianyuan.
- 17 – Chen Shiyuan wins the Zhonghuan Cup.
- 24 – Tan Xiao wins the 11th RICOH Cup.
- 28 – Lee Sedol defeats Gu Li in the finals of the 3rd BC Card Cup.
- 29 – Iyama Yuta wins the 49th Judan, his second major title.
May
- 17 – Zhong Wenjing wins the 23rd CCTV Cup.
- 18 – Iyama Yuta defeats Gu Li and Lee Sedol to win the 1st Bosai Cup.
- 24 – Chen Shiyuan wins the 10th Tianyuan.
June
- 10 – Kong Jie defeats Paek Hongsuk in the final of the 23rd Asian TV Cup.
- 19 – Zhou Junxun wins the 11th Donggang Cup against Xiao Zhenghao.
- 30 – Lee Sedol wins the 8th Chunlan Cup, defeating Xie He 2–1.
July
- 18 – Xiao Zhenghao wins his first Siyuan Cup after besting Wang Yuanjun in the final.
- 21 – Honinbo Dowa Keigo Yamashita defends his Honinbo title by defeating Naoki Hane for the second term in-a-row.
- 23 – Cho Chikun, holder of most titles won in Nihon Ki-in history, wins the inaugural edition of the Igo Masters Cup.
August
- 14 – Park Junghwan becomes the youngest holder of the Fujitsu Cup after defeating Qiu Jun in the final.
- 20 – Pak Yeong-hun wins the 2nd World Meijin.
- 29 – Naoki Hane wins his first Gosei title by defeating previous holder Hideyuki Sakai.
- 30 – Lin Zhihan defends his Guoshou title against Xiao Zhenghao.
Tournament results
| International | Title | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Continental | China | Japan | Korea | Taiwan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC Card Cup | South Korea Lee Sedol | 3–2 | China Gu Li | ||||||
| LG Cup | China Piao Wenyao | 2–0 | China Kong Jie | ||||||
| Samsung Cup | South Korea Won Seongjin | 2–1 | China Gu Li | ||||||
| Chunlan Cup | South Korea Lee Sedol | 2–1 | China Xie He | ||||||
| Fujitsu Cup | South Korea Park Junghwan | 1–0 | China Qiu Jun | ||||||
| Asian TV Cup | China Kong Jie | 1–0 | South Korea Paek Hongsuk | ||||||
| Nongshim Cup | South Korea Team Korea | ||||||||
| Lee Chang-ho | |||||||||
| Mok Jin-seok (1) | |||||||||
| Lee Sedol (2) | |||||||||
| Choi Cheol-han (4) | |||||||||
| Park Seunghwa | |||||||||
| Qionglong Cup | South Korea Park Jieun | 1–0 | China Tang Yi | ||||||
| Jeongganjang Cup | South Korea Team Korea | ||||||||
| Park Jieun (1) | |||||||||
| Lee Hajin | |||||||||
| Park Jiyeon | |||||||||
| Moon Dowon (7) | |||||||||
| Kim Miri (1) | |||||||||
| Huanglongshi Cup | China Team China | ||||||||
| Li He | |||||||||
| Tang Yi | |||||||||
| Chen Yiming | 7–5 | South Korea Team Korea | |||||||
| Park Jieun | |||||||||
| Cho Hyeyeon | |||||||||
| Park Jiyeon | |||||||||
| World Meijin | South Korea Pak Yeong-hun | 2–0 | |||||||
| Bosai Cup | Japan Iyama Yuta | 1–0 | China Gu Li | ||||||
| China-Japan Agon Cup | China Piao Wenyao | 1–0 | Japan Iyama Yuta | ||||||
| China-Korea Tengen | China Chen Yaoye | 2–0 | South Korea Choi Cheolhan | ||||||
| Japan-Taiwan Jingying | Taiwan Chen Shiyuan | 1–0 | Taiwan Lin Zhihan | ||||||
| Zhaoshang Cup | China Team China | ||||||||
| Kong Jie | |||||||||
| Gu Li | |||||||||
| Xie He | |||||||||
| Liu Xing | |||||||||
| Zhou Ruiyang | |||||||||
| Jiang Weijie | 6–4 | South Korea Team Korea | |||||||
| Choi Cheol-han | |||||||||
| Pak Yeong-hun | |||||||||
| Kang Dongyun | |||||||||
| Park Junghwan | |||||||||
| Heo Young-ho | |||||||||
| Yun Junsang | |||||||||
| Asian New Star Match | China Team China | ||||||||
| Li Zhe | |||||||||
| Shi Yue | |||||||||
| Lian Xiao | |||||||||
| Wang Tao | |||||||||
| Yan Huan | |||||||||
| Yang Dingxin | |||||||||
| Tang Yi | |||||||||
| Yu Zhiying | South Korea Team Korea | ||||||||
| Park Junghwan | |||||||||
| Kang Yootaek | |||||||||
| Kim Junghyun | |||||||||
| Lee Jihyun | |||||||||
| Lee Taehyun | |||||||||
| Na Hyun | |||||||||
| Kim Miri | |||||||||
| Choi Jeong | |||||||||
| Mingren | Jiang Weijie | 3–2 | Kong Jie | ||||||
| Tianyuan | Chen Yaoye | 2–0 | Zhou Hexi | ||||||
| Chang-ki Cup | Gu Li | 2–0 | Liu Xing | ||||||
| Ahan Tongshan Cup | Piao Wenyao | 1–0 | Chen Yaoye | ||||||
| RICOH Cup | Tan Xiao | 1–0 | Li Zhe | ||||||
| Qiwang | Tan Xiao | 1–0 | Wang Lei | ||||||
| Longchen | |||||||||
| CCTV Cup | Zhong Wenjing | 1–0 | Wang Lei | ||||||
| South-West Qiwang | Gu Lingyi | 1–0 | Dang Yifei | ||||||
| Xinren Wang | Fan Tingyu | 2–0 | Mao Ruilong | ||||||
| RICOH Xinxiu Cup | Yang Dingxin | 1–0 | Fan Tingyu | ||||||
| Female Mingren | Li He | 1–0 | Chen Yiming | ||||||
| Jianqiao Cup | Zhang Xiang | 2–0 | Cao Youyin | ||||||
| Chinese A League | |||||||||
| Kisei | Cho U | 4–2 | Yuta Iyama | ||||||
| Meijin | Keigo Yamashita | 4–2 | Yuta Iyama | ||||||
| Honinbo | Keigo Yamashita | 4–3 | Naoki Hane | ||||||
| Tengen | Yuta Iyama | 3–0 | Satoshi Yuki | ||||||
| Oza | Cho U | 3–0 | Naoki Hane | ||||||
| Judan | Yuta Iyama | 3–2 | Cho U | ||||||
| Gosei | Naoki Hane | 3–2 | Hideyuki Sakai | ||||||
| Agon Cup | Yuta Iyama | 1–0 | Keigo Yamashita | ||||||
| Ryusei | Yuta Iyama | 1–0 | Satoshi Yuki | ||||||
| NHK Cup | Kimio Yamada | 1–0 | Norimoto Yoda | ||||||
| Shinjin-O | Daisuke Murakawa | 1–0 | Nobuaki Anzai | ||||||
| Hiroshima-Aluminium Cup | Shuhei Uchida | 1–0 | Tatsuya Shida | ||||||
| NEC Cup | Cho U | 1–0 | Keigo Yamashita | ||||||
| Okan | Naoki Hane | 1–0 | Hiroshi Yamashiro | ||||||
| Kansai Ki-in 1st Place | Hideyuki Sakai | 2–0 | Daisuke Murakawa | ||||||
| 1st Igo Masters Cup | Cho Chikun | 1–0 | Koichi Kobayashi | ||||||
| Female Honinbo | Xie Yimin | 3–1 | Chiaki Mukai | ||||||
| Female Meijin | Xie Yimin | 2–1 | Chiaki Mukai | ||||||
| Female Kisei | Xie Yimin | 2–0 | Yukari Yoshihara | ||||||
| Daiwa Cup | |||||||||
| Grand Champion | Takao Shinji | 1–0 | Cho U | ||||||
| Guksu | Choi Cheol-han | 3–1 | Lee Chang-ho | ||||||
| Myungin | Pak Yeong-hun | 3–1 | Paek Hongsuk | ||||||
| Siptan | Lee Sedol | 2–1 | Kang Yootaek | ||||||
| GS Caltex Cup | Park Junghwan | 3–0 | Pak Yeong-hun | ||||||
| Prices Information Cup | Lee Younggu | 2–1 | Yun Junsang | ||||||
| Chunwon | Choi Cheol-han | 2–0 | Yun Junsang | ||||||
| KBS Cup | Park Junghwan | 2–0 | Paek Hongsuk | ||||||
| 1st Shinin-Wang | Kang Yootaek | 2–0 | Lee Donghoon | ||||||
| Maxim Cup | Pak Yeong-hun | 2–0 | Lee Chang-ho | ||||||
| Daejoo Cup | Cho Hunhyun | 2–0 | Seo Bongsoo | ||||||
| Female Myungin | Rui Naiwei | 2–1 | Cho Hyeyeon | ||||||
| Female Guksu | Rui Naiwei | 2–0 | Kim Yunyoung | ||||||
| Female Kisung | Rui Naiwei | 1–0 | Choi Jeong | ||||||
| GG Auction Cup | Team Senior | ||||||||
| Korean Baduk League | |||||||||
| Qiwang | Chen Shiyuan | 4–3 | Zhou Junxun | ||||||
| Tianyuan | Chen Shiyuan | 3–1 | Xiao Zhenghao | ||||||
| Wangzuo | |||||||||
| Guoshou | Lin Zhihan | 3–0 | Xiao Zhenghao | ||||||
| Haifong Cup | Lin Zhihan | 2–0 | Zhou Junxun | ||||||
| Qisheng | |||||||||
| Zhonghuan Cup | Chen Shiyuan | 1–0 | Lin Shuyang | ||||||
| Aixin Cup | |||||||||
| Donggang Cup | Zhou Junxun | 1–0 | Xiao Zhenghao | ||||||
| Siyuan Cup | Xiao Zhenghao | 1–0 | Wang Yuanjun |
References
References
- "WORLD GO NEWS ROUND-UP January 18–24: Kim Yunyoung vs. Rui Naiwei in Female Kuksu final; Lee Sedol falls to Mok Jinseok in Maxim Cup; Korea wins the Nongshim again". usgo.org.
- "History of Topics 2011 – January". nihonkiin.or.jp/english.
- "WORLD GO NEWS ROUND-UP January 25–31: BC Card Cup begins; Choi Cheolhan wins the Chunwon; Xie Yimin wins game 1 in Female Kisei; Cho U evens the score in Kisei; Choi Cheolhan wins game 3 in Kuksu". usgo.org.
- "WORLD GO NEWS ROUND-UP February 8–14: Choi Cheolhan wins the Kuksu; Did Lee Changho resign too early?; Cho U and Yamashita Keigo advance to NEC Cup final". usgo.org.
- "History of Topics 2011 – March". nihonkiin.or.jp/english.
- "WORLD GO NEWS ROUND-UP February 22–28: Kong Jie's slump continues; BC Card Cup 2nd round; Cho U takes Kisei lead; Piao Wenyao wins LG Cup; Rui Naiwei 1–0 in Female Kuksu; Park Yeonghun vs. Lee Changho in Maxim Cup; Zhou Hexi in Tianyuan finals". usgo.org.
- "WORLD GO NEWS ROUND-UP March 1–7: Lee Sedol Advances to Siptan Semifinals; Cho U Wins NEC Cup; Li He Wins Female Mingren; Cho U Takes Game 1 in Judan; Mukai Chiaki Wins First Round in Female Meijin". usgo.org.
- "WORLD GO NEWS ROUND-UP March 8–14: Park Junghwan Defeats Choi Cheolhan in Siptan; Cho U Wins Kisei; Rui Naiwei Wins Female Kuksu". usgo.org.
- "History of Topics 2011 – April". nihonkiin.or.jp/english.
- "Park Younghun Wins 12th Maxim Cup". usgo.org.
- "Chen Yaoye holds 25th Tianyuan against Zhou Hexi". usgo.org.
- "Lee Sedol Prevails in 5-Match Battle to Win BC Card Cup". usgo.org.
- "History of Topics 2011 – May". nihonkiin.or.jp/english.
- "Iyama Yuta Wins Bosai Cup for Japan". usgo.org.
- "Lee Sedol wins 8th Chunlan Cup". gogameguru.com.
- "2nd Siyuan Cup". igokisen.web.fc2.com.
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