Calendar
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.[1][2]
- 27 – Choi Cheol-han sweeps Lee Taehyun to win the 15th Chunwon title.[3]
February
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
See also
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. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "History of Topics 2011 – January". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. Archived 12 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. 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 12 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "History of Topics 2011 – April". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. Archived 12 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. 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 10 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "Lee Sedol Prevails in 5-Match Battle to Win BC Card Cup". usgo.org. Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "History of Topics 2011 – May". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. Archived 12 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. 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
- Igo-Kisen, all yearly Go results