1. AlphaGo - for being the first Go AI to win against professionals
2. Ke Jie - for being the world's number one player
3. Lee Sedol - for his won against AlphaGo in game 4
4. Park Junghwan - for falling short of being a winner in many tournaments
5. Tang Weixing - for his success at Ing Cup
6. Chen Yaoye - for his success at Bailing Cup
7. Fan Tingyu - for his seven game winning streak at Nongshim Cup
8. Nie Weiping - for his won in his cancer battle and still actively playing go
9. Yu Zhiying - for being female's number one player
10. Fan Hui - for being the first professional to play with AlphaGo
source: http://sports.sina.com.cn/go/2016-12-19 ... 2076.shtml