Mingren
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Mingren (Chinese: 名人; Pinyin: Míng Rén), literally translated, means "Brilliant Man," i.e., meijin in Japanese, and myungin in Korean. It the name of a Go competition in China, which is the Chinese equivalent of the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin.
[edit] Outline
The Mingren is sponsored by the Zhongguo Qiyuan and Chinese People's Daily. There are 64 players who compete to get into a 16 player preliminary. The preliminary is a single knockout format, and the final for the challenger is a best-of-3 while the final is best-of-5. The winner's purse in 2008 was 100,000 CY ($14,600).
[edit] Past winners
| Player | Years Held |
|---|---|
| Liu Xiaoguang | 1988 |
| Ma Xiaochun | 1989 - 2001 |
| Zhou Heyang | 2002 |
| Qiu Jun | 2003 |
| Gu Li | 2004 - 2010 |
