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The Round 7 of "Huawei Mobile Cup" 2019 Chinese Weiqi A League is ongoing:

Weifang Hi-Tech vs Chengdu

Jiang Weijie vs Gu Lingyi
Fan Tingyu vs Park Junghwan (Captain)
Chen Zijian vs Dang Yifei (Fast)
Yi Lingtao vs Liao Yuanhe

Shenzhen vs Supor Hangzhou

Chen Yusen vs Li Qincheng (Fast)
Shin Minjoon vs Xie Ke (Captain)
Yan Zaiming vs He Yang
Rong Yi vs Lian Xiao

Shanghai vs Lhasa

Wang Xinghao vs Mao Ruilong (F)
Fan Yunruo vs Zhou Ruiyang (C)
Li Weiqing vs Kang Dongyun
Hu Yaoyu vs Ding Shixiong

Tianjin vs Jiangxi

Chen Zhengxun vs Xu Jiayang
Xie Erhao vs Gu Zihao (C)
Tang Weixing vs Yang Kaiwen (F)
Wang Zejin vs Tu Xiaoyu

Xiamen vs Minsheng Credit Card Beijing

Peng Liyao vs Jiang Qirun (F)
Ke Jie vs Shi Yue (C)
Fan Yin vs Shen Peiran
Park Hamin vs Tao Xinran

Hangzhou vs Jiangsu

Xia Chenkun vs Zhao Chenyu
Ding Hao vs Mi Yuting (C)
Wu Guangya vs Chen Xian (F)
Lee Donghoon vs Huang Xin

Tianjin Sijian vs Zhejiang

Liu Xing vs Tong Mengcheng (F)
Meng Tailing vs Kim Jiseok (C)
Wang Shiyi vs Tan Xiao
Huang Jingyuan vs Zhang Tao

Citic Beijing vs Chongqing

Han Yizhou vs Xie He
Chen Yaoye vs Yang Dingxin (C)
Tuo Jiaxi vs He Yuhan (F)
Kim Myounghoon vs Li Xiangyu

After 7 rounds, Team Supor Hangzhou is leading with 17 pts, Team Jiangsu followed with 15 pts, the margins between #3 and #11 are only 4 pts.

Rank Team Points Board Points
1 Supor Hangzhou 17 18
2 Jiangsu 15 18
3 Minsheng Bank 14 16
4 Chengdu 14 16
5 Citic Beijing 13 17
6 Shanghai 13 16
7 Zhejiang 12 15
8 Chongqing 12 14
9 Hangzhou 11 16
10 Xiamen 10 15
11 Jiangxi 10 13
12 Lhasa 8 12
13 Shenzhen 7 9
14 Weifang Hi-tech 5 12
15 Tianjin 5 10
16 Tianjin Sijian 2 7

Next round will be one week later on June 10.

Classic Shi Yue dragon slayer vs Ke Jie!
https://home.yikeweiqi.com/#/live/room/18684/1/16135881

8th round of the A League is ongoing:

Lhasa vs Supor Hangzhou

Mao Ruilong vs Xie Ke (F)
Zhou Ruiyang vs Shin Jinseo (C)
Chen Hao vs Li Qincheng
Kang Dongyun vs He Yang

Chongqing vs Shenzhen

Xie He vs Rong Yi
Yang Dingxin vs Shin Minjoon (C)
Li Xiangyu vs Wang Shuo (F)
Li Xuanhao vs Yan Zaiming

Zhejiang vs Citic Beijing

Tan Xiao vs Cai Jing
Kim Jiseok vs Chen Yaoye (C)
Zhang Tao vs Tuo Jiaxi
Tong Mengcheng vs Han Yizhou (F)

Minsheng Bank Beijing vs Tianjin Sijian

Jiang Qirun vs Wang Shiyi
Shi Yue vs Meng Tailing (C)
Shen Peiran vs Huang Jingyuan (F)
Tao Xinran vs Yao Xiaotong

Jiangsu vs Xiamen

Zhao Chenyu vs Peng Liyao
Mi Yuting vs Ke Jie (C)
Chen Xian vs Sun Tengyu (F)
Huang Xin vs Fan Yin

Jiangxi vs Hangzhou

Yang Kaiwen vs Xia Chenkun (F)
Gu Zihao vs Ding Hao (C)
Tu Xiaoyu vs Wu Guangya
Xu Jiayang vs Zhang Ziliang

Chengdu vs Tianjin

Dang Yifei vs Tang Weixing (F)
Park Junghwan vs Xie Erhao (C)
Gu Lingyi vs Chen Zhengxun
Liao Yuanhe vs Wang Zejin

Shanghai vs Weifang Hi-tech Zone

Wang Xinghao vs Chen Zijian (F)
Fan Yunruo vs Seol Hyunjun (C)
Li Weiqing vs Yi Lingtao
Hu Yaoyu vs Fan Tingyu

Does the Lhasa team have any connection with its namesake, or is this just part of the Chinese assertion of sovereignty over Tibet?

Uberdude wrote:Does the Lhasa team have any connection with its namesake, or is this just part of the Chinese assertion of sovereignty over Tibet?

Team names usually come from both the organization that formed the team and major sponsor. In this case I think it was named after Lhasa Qiyuan. They play home games in Tibet so it is actually a challenge for the guest team. I read that Shin Jinseo vomited the night before this round due to altitude sickness and Hangzhou Supor was about to forfeit the captain's game. Next morning Team Lhasa send their doctor to administer medication for Shin. Only 10 minute before the game did Shin feel well enough to play.

It may be just similar to an American sports team based in Alaska or a Northern Irish team playing Premier League, although I've not heard about any of those teams yet.

I watched some documentaries about the Go scenes in the Lhasa area before, so there are a base of Go fans. Thus it may be an opportunity to promote Go in the region to have a professional team. They were promoted from B League last year(can check back on wolfking's post for B League) and acquire players like Zhou Ruiyang and Kang Dongyun in order to complete in the A League.

It is indeed a challenge to play on the Plateau for the guest team. Great for Shin Jinseo to show professionalism, manage to overcome the sickness and come back for the win. https://home.yikeweiqi.com/#/live/room/18908/1/16446376

The matches were played in the Lhasa Continental Hotel with a few Go related activities organized by the Lhasa Go Association before the matches. https://home.yikeweiqi.com/#/gonews/detail/25527?type=1
https://home.yikeweiqi.com/#/gonews/detail/25528?type=1

Park/Shin/Kim continue to do really well.