On the evening of December 4, Lin Jianchao (left), chairman of the Chinese Weiqi Association, presented zhou Hongyu with an award. Photo by reporter Zhang Bin
Fuzhou, December 5 (Yan Xu, Chen Jian) The closing ceremony and award ceremony of the 3rd "Wu Qingyuan Cup" World Women's Go Tournament and the "Fujian Strait Bank Cup" 2020 World Artificial Intelligence Go Tournament were held in Fuzhou on the evening of the 4th, and Lin Jianchao, chairman of the China Weiqi Association, Nie Weiping, Yu Bin, Chang Hao, Rui Naiwei, Zhang Xuan and other World Champions of Go appeared. "Post-00s" rising star Zhou Hongyu reached the top of this year's "Wu Qingyuan Cup" World Women's Go Tournament, which was her first world championship.
The picture shows that on the evening of December 4, the guests presented awards to the champion's mentor-apprentice duo Nie Weiping (second from right) and Lu Jia (second from left). The 3rd "Wu Qingyuan Cup" World Women's Go Tournament held in Fuzhou at the same time as the 2020 Kinship Go Invitational Tournament, and Nie Weiping and Lu Jia (master and apprentice) won the championship. Photo by reporter Zhang Bin
On the afternoon of the 4th, the "Wu Qingyuan Cup" World Women's Go Tournament Tri-Fan Chess Tiebreaker was fought at the Wu Qingyuan Go Hall in Fuzhou, and the new star Zhou Hongyu defeated Yu Zhiying in 144 hands. In the end, Zhou Hongyu won the championship of this competition, and Yu Zhiying won the second place in the sixth stage.
The picture shows that on the evening of December 4, Nie Weiping (fourth from the left), vice chairman of the China Weiqi Association, awarded the honor of "Promotion of Go Culture" to the "Chess Soul" crew. Photo by reporter Zhang Bin
"I learned a lot in this competition and summarized a lot of shortcomings." Zhou Hongyu said that this time in Fuzhou, he won the first world championship in his career, completed a goal in his life, and will continue to work hard in the future.
Lin Jianchao, chairman of the China Weiqi Association, said at the award ceremony that he was sincerely happy that Chinese women players won the final four of this year's "Wu Qingyuan Cup", and hoped that Chinese women's Go players would continue to work hard and strive to achieve new results.
The picture shows that on the evening of December 4, the guest presented the award to the Star Array Go representative (middle) who won the 2020 World Artificial Intelligence Go Competition Finals. On the same day, the award ceremony of the "Fujian Strait Bank Cup" 2020 World Artificial Intelligence Go Competition was held in Fuzhou. Photo by reporter Zhang Bin
Nie Weiping and Lu Jia (master and apprentice), who won the 2020 Kinship Go Invitational Tournament held on the 4th, also took the stage to receive the award at the award ceremony. Teams such as Star Array Go, which achieved good results in the "Fujian Strait Bank Cup" 2020 World Artificial Intelligence Go Competition, also took the stage to receive the award.
In particular, it is worth mentioning that the actors Hao Fushen (as Yu Liang), Zhao Haohong (as Honghe), Han Mubo (as Fang Xu), Ji Li (as Gu Yu), and Shao Ruyi (as Yue Zhi) of the recent popular web drama "Chess Soul" appeared at the award ceremony, causing strong concern. "Chess Soul" has recently received many praises, helped many viewers to understand Go, and had a positive impact on the promotion and popularization of Go. In the evening, Nie Weiping, a chess saint, awarded the "Go Culture Promotion" honorary plaque to the "Chess Soul" crew in recognition of his contribution to the promotion of Go. (End)
Source: China News Network