Nie Weiping
| Nie Weiping 聂卫平 | |
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| Full name | Nie Weiping |
| Born | 17 August 1952 Shenzhou, Hebei, China |
| Residence |  China |
| Teacher | Hideyuki Fujisawa |
| Pupil | Chang Hao Wang Lei Gu Li |
| Turned pro | 1982 |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Chinese Weiqi Association |
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| Traditional Chinese | 聶衛平 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 聂卫平 | ||||||
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Template:Chinese name Nie Weiping (simplified Chinese: 聂卫平; traditional Chinese: 聶衛平; pinyin: Niè Wèipíng; born 17 August 1952) is a professional Go player.
Biography
Born in Shenzhou, Nie began learning Go at the age of nine and won the inaugural World Amateur Go Championship in 1979. Nie was given 9 dan rank in 1982.[1][2] He became famous in the Go world after leading China to victory in the China-Japan Supermatches, beating several top Japanese players including his teacher, Fujisawa Hideyuki.[1][3] He earned the nickname "Steel Goalkeeper" for his ability to string together wins as the last Chinese player left.[4] Nie won the Tianyuan twice, in 1991 and 1992.[5]
Promotion record
| Rank | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 dan | 1982 | |
| 2 dan | 1982 | |
| 3 dan | 1982 | |
| 4 dan | 1982 | |
| 5 dan | 1982 | |
| 6 dan | 1982 | |
| 7 dan | 1982 | |
| 8 dan | 1982 | |
| 9 dan | 1982 | Special promotion to 9 dan for past performance. |
Titles and runners-up
- As of 26 November 2017
Ranks #3 in total amount of titles in China.
| Domestic | ||
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| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| National Go Individual | 6 (1975, 1977–1979, 1981, 1983) | 1 (1984) |
| New Sports Cup | 8 (1979–1983, 1988–1990) | 2 (1984, 1991) |
| Guoshou | 1 (1981) | 1 (1982) |
| Shiqiang | 6 (1987-1989, 1991, 1993-1994) | 1 (1990) |
| CCTV Cup | 3 (1987, 1993, 1997) | 3 (1989, 1992, 1995) |
| Qiwang | 1 (1990) | 1 (1991) |
| Mingren | 1 (1991) | |
| Tianyuan | 2 (1991, 1992) | 3 (1987, 1993, 1995) |
| Baosheng Cup | 4 (1991-1992, 1994-1995) | |
| Longshan Cup | 1 (1995) | |
| Haitian Seniors Cup | 1 (1998) | |
| Weifu Fangkai Cup | 1 (2003) | |
| Total | 33 | 14 |
| Continental | ||
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| China-Japan Tengen | 1 (1992) | |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
| International | ||
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| Ing Cup | 1 (1988) | |
| Fujitsu Cup | 1 (1990) | |
| Tong Yang Cup | 1 (1995) | |
| Total | 0 | 3 |
| Career Total | ||
| Total | 34 | 17 |
References
- ^ a b "Nie Weiping - 'Go Master'". cctv.cntv.cn. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Nie Weiping". gobase.org. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "China-Japan Supermatch". gobase.org. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ Lee Hongreal. "Episode 1: Pro's Nicknames". gobase.org. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Nie Weiping 9p". gogameworld.com. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
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