Mingren
The Mingren (Chinese: 名人; Pinyin: Míng Rén) is a Go competition in China organized by the Chinese Weiqi Association. The word míngrén means "brilliant man". The Mingren is equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin and the Hanguk Kiwon's Myungin titles.[1]
Outline
The Mingren is sponsored by the Zhongguo Qiyuan and the People's Daily. It consists of a preliminary tournament in which 32 players compete against one another to determine the challenger to the previous year's winner. The preliminary is a single-elimination format, and the title match is decided in a best-of-three. Prior to 2016, the final of the preliminary tournament was decided in a best-of-three, and the title match was decided in a best-of-five. The winner's purse is ¥300,000 ($46,834) and ¥80,000 ($12,486) for the runner-up, as of 2017.
Past Winners and Runners-up
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Liu Xiaoguang | 3–1 | Yu Bin |
| 1989 | Ma Xiaochun | 3–0 | Liu Xiaoguang |
| 1990 | 3–2 | Yu Bin | |
| 1991 | 3–2 | Nie Weiping | |
| 1992 | 3–1 | Zhang Wendong | |
| 1993 | 3–0 | Cao Dayuan | |
| 1994 | 3–2 | Luo Xihe | |
| 1995 | 3–0 | Liu Xiaoguang | |
| 1996 | 3–2 | ||
| 1997 | 3–1 | Luo Xihe | |
| 1998 | 3–2 | Liu Xiaoguang | |
| 1999 | 3–0 | Chang Hao | |
| 2000 | 3–2 | Shao Weigang | |
| 2001 | 3–2 | Chang Hao | |
| 2002 | Zhou Heyang | 3–1 | Ma Xiaochun |
| 2003 | Qiu Jun | 3–2 | Zhou Heyang |
| 2004 | Gu Li | 3–0 | Qiu Jun |
| 2005 | 3–0 | Yu Bin | |
| 2006 | 3–0 | Zhou Ruiyang | |
| 2007 | 3–0 | Ding Wei | |
| 2008 | 3–2 | Piao Wenyao | |
| 2009 | 3–1 | Gu Lingyi | |
| 2010 | Jiang Weijie | 3–2 | Gu Li |
| 2011 | 3–2 | Kong Jie | |
| 2012 | Tan Xiao | 3–0 | Jiang Weijie |
| 2013 | Chen Yaoye | 3–1 | Tan Xiao |
| 2014 | 3–1 | Lian Xiao | |
| 2015 | Lian Xiao | 3–0 | Chen Yaoye |
| 2016 | 2-1 | Zhou Ruiyang | |
| 2017 | 2-1 | Mi Yuting |
See also
References
- ^ "Go Tournament: Mingren Title". gogameworld.com. Retrieved 1 June 2011.