Schedule;
10/31 - Round of 16
11/1 - Round of 8
11/2 - Semi final
11/4 - Final

Players;
Korea: Choi Jeong, Oh Yoojin, and Oh Jeongah
China: Yu Zhiyng, Wang Chengxing, Li He, Lu Minquan, Gao Xing, and Zhou Hongyu
Japan: Xie Ymin, Fujisawa Rina, and Ueno, Asami
Others: Hei Jiajia(Australia), Yang Zixuan(Taiwan). Ying Mingming(?????)(America). and Natalia Kovalena(Russia)

Better known as Stephanie Yin:
https://senseis.xmp.net/?YinMingming

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Pairing for 1st round;

Zhou Hongyu vs Fujisawa Rina
Ueno Asami vs Oh Jeongah
Lu Minquan vs Ying Mingming(Stephanie)
Natalia Kovalena vs Hei Jiajia
Wang Chengxing vs Oh Yoojin
Gao Xing vs Yang Zixuan
Yu Zhiyng vs Choi Jeong
Li He vs Xie Ymin



Schedule;
10/31 - Round of 16
11/1 - Round of 8
11/2 - Semi final
11/4 - Final

Result of 1st round;

Zhou Hongyu defeated Fujisawa Rina by resign.
Oh Jeongah defeated Ueno Asami by resign.
Lu Minquan defeated Ying Mingming(Stephanie) by resign.
Hei Jiajia defeated Natalia Kovalena by resign.
Oh Yoojin defeated Wang Chengxing by resign.
Yang Zixuan defeated Gao Xing by resign.
Choi Jeong defeated Yu Zhiyng by resign.
Xie Ymin defeated Li He by 4.5.

Pairing for 2nd round;
Choi Jeong vs Zhou Hongyu
Oh Yoojin vs Lu Minquan
Oh Jeongah vs Yang Zixuan
Hei Jiajia vs Xie Ymin

Schedule;
11/1 - Round of 8
11/2 - Semi final
11/4 - Final

Result of 2nd round;

Choi Jeong defeated Zhou Hongyu by resign.
Oh Yoojin defeated Lu Minquan by resign.
Oh Jeongah defeated Yang Zixuan by resign.
Hei Jiajia defeated Xie Ymin by resign.

Pairing for Semi Final;

Choi Jeong vs Hei Jiajia
Oh Yoojin vs Oh Jeongah

Schedule;
11/2 - Semi final
11/4 - Final

Goratings gives Hei Jiajia (3082) only about 1 in 6 odds to beat Choi Jeong (3359).
Oh Yujin (3249) gets about 3 in 5 to beat Oh Jeonga (3187).
It looks the tournament is Choi Jeong's to win.

In head-to-head Oh Yujin leads Oh Jeonga 7-3, but for the likely final trails Choi Jeong 1-9.

The strongest pairing in the first round...

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Result of Semi Final;

Oh Yoojin defeated Oh Jeongah by resign.
Choi Jeong defeated Hei Jiajia by resign.

Schedule;
11/4 - Final

Result of Final;


Choi Jeong defeated Oh Yoojin by resign.

Choi Jeong is 9th Qionglong Cup Champion.




Holding check for 300,000 RMB.