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Calendar
editThe 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
edit- 14 – Choi Cheol-han defeats Kong Jie in the final game of the 12th Nongshim Cup, giving Team Korea the title.[1][2]
- 27 – Choi Cheol-han sweeps Lee Taehyun to win the 15th Chunwon title.[3]
February
edit- 14 – Choi Cheol-han defeats Lee Chang-ho three games to one in the 54th Guksu.[4]
- 16 – Xie Yimin defends her title against Umezawa Yukari in the 14th Female Kisei.[5]
- 18 – Rui Naiwei defeats Cho Hyeyeon to win the 12th Female Myungin, her seventh consecutive Female Myungin title.[6]
- 23 – Piao Wenyao wins the 16th LG Cup, his first international tournament. Wenyao was promoted to 9 dan for winning.[6]
March
edit- 2 – Li He wins the 2nd Female Mingren.[7] 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.[8]
- 11 – Gu Lingyi wins the 10th South-West Qiwang. Cho U wins the 35th Kisei.[8]
- 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.[9]
- 26 – Takao Shinji becomes the 4th Daiwa Cup Grand Champion.
- 27 – Yamada Kimio wins the 58th NHK Cup.[9]
April
edit- 5 – Lee Sedol defeats Kang Yootaek in the finals of the 6th Siptan.
- 7 – Pak Yeong-hun wins the 12th Maxim Cup.[10]
- 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.[11]
- 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.[12]
- 29 – Iyama Yuta wins the 49th Judan, his second major title.[13]
May
edit- 17 – Zhong Wenjing wins the 23rd CCTV Cup.
- 18 – Iyama Yuta defeats Gu Li and Lee Sedol to win the 1st Bosai Cup.[14]
- 24 – Chen Shiyuan wins the 10th Tianyuan.
June
edit- 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.[15]
July
edit- 18 – Xiao Zhenghao wins his first Siyuan Cup after besting Wang Yuanjun in the final.[16]
- 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
edit- 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
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "History of Topics 2011 – January". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "History of Topics 2011 – March". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ a b "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. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ a b "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. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ a b "History of Topics 2011 – April". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "Park Younghun Wins 12th Maxim Cup". usgo.org. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "Chen Yaoye holds 25th Tianyuan against Zhou Hexi". usgo.org. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "Lee Sedol Prevails in 5-Match Battle to Win BC Card Cup". usgo.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "History of Topics 2011 – May". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "Iyama Yuta Wins Bosai Cup for Japan". usgo.org. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "Lee Sedol wins 8th Chunlan Cup". gogameguru.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "2nd Siyuan Cup". igokisen.web.fc2.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
External links
edit- Igo-Kisen, all yearly Go results