Special correspondent Guca reported that on the evening of January 20, the closing ceremony and award ceremony of the 2021 "Huawei Mobile Phone Cup" Weijia League was held in Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, lin Jianchao, chairman of the Chinese Weiqi Association, attended, Anderson Hangzhou Team Xie Ke Jiu Duan won the Most Valuable Chess Player Award (MVP), ke Jie Jiu Duan won the Best Player Award, and all the awards belonged.
Leaders and guests attending the closing ceremony of the League were:
Chairman of the Chinese Weiqi Association: Lin Jianchao
Vice Chairman of the Chinese Weiqi Association: Nie Weiping
Vice Chairman of the Chinese Weiqi Association: Chang Hao
Vice Chairman of the Chinese Weiqi Association and Leader of the National Go Team: Hua Xueming
Deputy Director of Zhejiang Provincial Sports Bureau: Hu Guoping
Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Huzhou Municipal Sports Bureau: Jiang Baorong
Deputy Secretary of the CPC Changxing County Cpc Committee and Acting County Governor: Zhu Wei
Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Changxing County People's Congress: Zhang Yukun
Deputy Governor of Changxing County People's Government: Chen Feng
Vice Chairman of the CPPCC Changxing County: Yu Shuangquan
Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Changxing County Bureau of Culture, Tourism and Sports: He Jiexiong
Director of Huawei's Zhejiang Terminal Business Department: Lan Rong
Huzhou Regional Officer, Zhejiang Terminal Business Department, Huawei: Li Fengxiang
Zhu Wei, deputy secretary of the CPC Changxing County CPC Committee and acting county magistrate, said in his speech: "Looking back on the past year, we have two profound feelings, one is that we have come all the way, and we are deeply honored. The Chinese Weijia League is the top event in the world of Go, which has always attracted the attention and pressure of all parties, and is very fortunate to host this high-level event for six consecutive years. In particular, in 2021, under the guidance of the China Weiqi Association and provincial and municipal sports departments, and with the technical support of Huawei's full-body smart scene experience, we in Changxing County hosted the regular season and playoff full event of the Weijia League for the first time. It was the first time in the history of the League that all the games were played in the same region and we were honoured. ”
"In the past six years, we have not only forged a deep friendship, but also relied on the strong influence of the Weijia League to popularize the game of Go in Changxing, and more and more people are enjoying it." The Weijia League has become a brand event in Changxing, and the county party committee and county government have taken the event as an important task in the future to promote it. We are looking forward to the new season. The new year's Weijia League will start this summer, and we sincerely look forward to the Weijia League being held in Changxing, and we sincerely look forward to meeting you again in Changxing. ”
Lan Rong, Director of Huawei's Zhejiang Terminal Business Department, delivered a speech on behalf of the sponsor Huawei: "The dragon is talking about the road, traversing the world. Since the Chinese Weijia League has been held, many excellent chess players have emerged, and countless classic games have been staged, attracting Go lovers from all over the world, which is conducive to inheriting and carrying forward the Chinese Weiqi culture. Huawei is honored to be a partner of the tournament and to work together for four years to help promote and develop Go in China. ”
"Looking back on the past four years, from the run-in exploration of our cooperation in offline Go activities in 2018 to the introduction of artificial intelligence in 2009, the definition of AI has gradually entered a better state. In 2020, we jointly launched the Go Fun Challenge, which attracted nearly 17,000 Go enthusiasts to participate directly and affected more than 860,000 Go people. In the past 2021, we have jointly summed up successful experiences, overcome difficulties, and continued to hold Huawei Go Challenge activities. With the strong support of local governments and other parties, the event attracted nearly 200,000 participants, and the game was played more than 15 million times, an increase of more than ten times compared with 2020.
"The Huawei Go Challenge has become a popular event for chess fans, especially the youth Go community. It is the convergence of concepts and sincere cooperation that Huawei and Weijia have achieved mutual achievements and win-win cooperation in the four years that they have walked together. Here, I would like to thank the chess friends, consumers, and media friends for their consistent support, not forgetting the original intention, and practicing their words. Facing the future, Huawei will continue to strengthen cooperation with the China Weijia League, and use more innovative wisdom, all-scenario products and better quality and more colorful activities to bring better participation experiences to the majority of Weiqi fans, and continue to help promote and develop Weiqi culture. ”
Lin Jianchao, chairman of the China Weiqi Association, then made a warm and long speech: "The 2021 Huawei Mobile Phone Cup China Weiqi Jia Cascade Playoffs came to an end in Changxing, and the one-year Weijia League opened from the spring rain, after a long summer, autumn and winter, in today's Beijing is already a snowy winter, ending in Changxing." In the history of the development of Chinese Go, especially in the development of the Weijia League, there has never been a fusion with Changxing like this Weijia League. Just now Huawei's Minister Lan Rong made an affectionate speech, Huawei, we in the Chinese Go community prefer to call it a national hero enterprise. Its support for Chinese Go is multifaceted, and in the face of all-out suppression by the West and the serious fluctuations in the market brought about by the epidemic, it has persevered and continued to climb the peak. The strong will quality they show, the spirit of not being afraid of difficulties, not afraid of setbacks, and not afraid of strong enemies are the examples for our Chinese Go players, especially young and excellent chess players, to learn. At such a time, they are still innovating unremittingly, investing 130 billion yuan in research and development and innovation every year, so Huawei's support to Chinese Go is not only in terms of funds, in terms of various equipment conditions, but more importantly, it gives us this excellent spirit injection. ”
"The Chinese Weijia League concentrates the world's outstanding chess players, with the highest level, the largest scale, the longest cycle, and the most intense degree. Such a wonderful game cannot be seen in all individual World Go competitions, so we believe that the Chinese Weijia League is like the NBA in the world basketball field, equivalent to the Champions League in the field of football. There is nothing more intense, exciting and engaging in this arena than this event. With the joint participation of the world's best chess players, we have created the 'Huawei Mobile Phone Cup' China Weijia League, a top tournament of Go in the world. ”
"Due to the repeated fluctuations of the epidemic around the world, the development of our Go career and the growth of chess players have been challenged as never before. But it is the stage of the Weijia League that allows our players to forge and grow here. The Weijia League is the largest training ground for us to prepare for the World Series, the largest reservoir of Chinese Go talents, and the biggest stage for all our chess players, coaches, and team leaders to show your spirit and technical talents. We are here today to solemnly hold the closing ceremony of the 2021 'Huawei Mobile Phone Cup' China Weijia League, which is the glory and pride of our Go people! ”
Subsequently, the award ceremony was held, and the Minsheng Credit Card Beijing Team, Jiangxi Jindalai Environmental Protection, Jiangsu, Chengdu Rural Commercial Bank, Longyuan Mingcheng Hangzhou, and Suber Hangzhou, which won the sixth to first place in this year's Weijia, were awarded in turn.
Individual awards, Xie Ke Jiudan of The Suber Hangzhou team won the most valuable chess player, Ke Jie Jiudan won the Best Player Award, Ding Hao Jiudan won the Most Win Award, the Best Newcomer Award was won by Jin Yucheng Fourth Duan, the Best Team Leader Award and the Best Coach Award were won by Su Xianze, the leader of the Suber Hangzhou team, and guo Wenchao, the coach of longyuanMingcheng Hangzhou, respectively.
In addition, the Chengdu Rural Commercial Bank team won the Best Sportsmanship Award, the Best Media Partner and the Best Event Technical Support Award were won by the Sports Channel of China Radio and Television Corporation and Tencent Wild Fox Go respectively, the Changxing County People's Government won the Special Contribution Award, and finally Lin Jianchao, Chairman of the China Weiqi Association, announced the closure of the 2021 Weijia League.