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Author: | ez4u [ Fri Oct 10, 2014 8:52 am ] |
Post subject: | Chinese professional ratings September 2014 |
From qipai.org.cn, posted October 10th. Shi Yue strengthens his hold on the #1 position as the ratings gap between #1 and #2 widens to nearly 50 points. Gu Li moves up 2 places into #2 as Zhou Ruiyang and Chen Yaoye both drop back. The big question seems to be 17-year old Ke Jie, who jumps four places from #8 to #4 on the back of an 18-point ratings gain (best in the top 10). Will he be the next person to challenge Shi Yue at the top of the list? Meanwhile Fan Tingyu moves back into the top 10 at #8 while Lian Xiao falls out to #11. Here are the top 150 with their 1-month changes from August And here are the same top 150 with their 12-month changes from September 2013 |
Author: | wineandgolover [ Sat Oct 11, 2014 6:43 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Chinese professional ratings September 2014 |
Thanks Dave, It is great to see Ke Jie moving up the rankings. Kid's been on an amazing run. I'm looking forward to his winning some titles soon. 17YO, it boggles the mind. |
Author: | ez4u [ Mon Oct 13, 2014 8:14 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Chinese professional ratings September 2014 |
wineandgolover wrote: Thanks Dave, It is great to see Ke Jie moving up the rankings. Kid's been on an amazing run. I'm looking forward to his winning some titles soon. 17YO, it boggles the mind. I was thinking the same thing. However, I am not that familiar with the Chinese pros and I started thinking aren't some of the others almost as young? ![]() So I pulled the top 20 off of my list and found their DOB's and current ages.
*Sixteen of the top 20 are 24 or under. The average age is 23! *There are only 3 players age 30 or over (Qui Jun 32, Gu Li 31, and Wang Xi 30). |
Author: | oren [ Mon Oct 13, 2014 9:21 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Chinese professional ratings September 2014 |
I was looking over the Asia TV Cup games and didn't know either young Chinese player. It's crazy how deep the field is with the CCTV Cup games when the runner up Tao Xinran is 48th place and the winner Li Qincheng is 30th place in rankings. http://igokisen.web.fc2.com/cn/citic.html |
Author: | Jingliu [ Mon Oct 13, 2014 10:45 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Chinese professional ratings September 2014 |
Yes the phenomenon of a youth boom has also attracted many eyeballs in China. Most of the young pros start regular lessons at the age of 5, so when hit the year of 15, they already have 10 years of extensive training. Comparing to "mature players" these boys are more exuberant and dedicated to Go. Because of their age, most of them are single(of course) no need to worry about family affairs, girlfriend? who need a girlfriend if you aspire to be a champion. ![]() The development of Internet is also one reason, pros can easily find another pro online to play and practise. It's a perfect invention for boys who have lots of time and energy to spend, e.g. Ke Jie and Park Junghwan played lots of online games against each other. |
Author: | snorri [ Mon Oct 13, 2014 3:25 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Chinese professional ratings September 2014 |
oren wrote: I was looking over the Asia TV Cup games and didn't know either young Chinese player. It's crazy how deep the field is with the CCTV Cup games when the runner up Tao Xinran is 48th place and the winner Li Qincheng is 30th place in rankings. http://igokisen.web.fc2.com/cn/citic.html Becoming chairman of a major corporation is a pretty good retirement plan for a professional go player. That way your company can sponsor tournaments. ![]() |
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