# Wang Ming-wan

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{{short description|Taiwanese Go player}}
{{Infobox go player
| name=Wang Ming-wan
| fullname=Wang Ming-wan
| chinese=[Trad.](/source/Traditional_Chinese_character) 王銘琬 [Simp.](/source/Simplified_Chinese_character) 王铭琬
| pinyin=Wáng Míngwǎn
| birth_date={{birth date and age|1961|11|22}}
| birth_place= [Tainan](/source/Tainan), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan)
| teacher=Tomita Tadao
| turnedpro=1977
| rank=9 dan
| affiliation=[Nihon Ki-in](/source/Nihon_Ki-in); Tokyo branch
}}

'''Wang Ming-wan''' ({{zh|t=王銘琬|s=王铭琬|p=Wáng Míngwǎn}}; born November 22, 1961), also known as '''O Meien''', is a professional [Go](/source/Go_(board_game)) [player](/source/Go_players).

== Biography ==
Wang was born in [Tainan](/source/Tainan), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan). He is known for his quick [fuseki](/source/fuseki) and fighting ability. He became a pro in 1977, two years after moving to [Japan](/source/Japan). He advanced to 9 dan in 1992.

== Titles and runners-up ==
{|  class="wikitable"
!Title || Years Held
|-
| align="center" | '''Current'''
| align="center" | '''4'''
|-
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [Honinbo](/source/Honinbo)
|  2000, 2001
|-
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [Oza](/source/Oza_(go))
|  2002
|-
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [Daiwa Cup](/source/Daiwa_Cup)
| 2007
|-
| align="center" | '''Defunct'''
| align="center" | '''2'''
|-
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [NEC Shun-Ei](/source/NEC_Shun-Ei)
|  1989, 1991
|}

{|  class="wikitable"
!Title || Years Lost
|-
| align="center" | '''Current'''
| align="center" | '''5'''
|-
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [Honinbo](/source/Honinbo)
|  2002
|-
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [Oza](/source/Oza_(go))
|  2003
|-
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [Shinjin-O](/source/Shinjin-O)
|  1987
|-
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [NHK Cup](/source/NHK_Cup_(Go))
|  1991
|-
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [Ryusei](/source/Ryusei_(competition))
|  2002
|-
| align="center" | '''Defunct'''
| align="center" | '''2'''
|-
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [NEC Shun-Ei](/source/NEC_Shun-Ei)
|  1986, 1987
|}

==External links==
*[http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=O%20Meien GoBase Profile]
*[http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000066.htm Nihon Ki-in Profile] (Japanese)

{{Honinbo}}
{{Oza}}
{{Judan}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Ming-wan}}
Category:1961 births
Category:Living people
Category:Taiwanese Go players
Category:Japanese people of Taiwanese descent
Category:Sportspeople from Tainan
Category:Go players at the 2010 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games competitors for Japan

{{Taiwan-Go-bio-stub}}

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