Lian Xiao

Lian Xiao
Lian Xiao
Traditional Chinese	連笑
Simplified Chinese	连笑
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lián Xiào

Lian Xiao
连笑
Lian Xiao ; 连笑
Born	April 8, 1994 (age 30); Dandong, Liaoning, China
Residence	China
Teacher	Wu Zhaoyi
Turned pro	2007
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Chinese Weiqi Association

Lian Xiao (Chinese: 连笑; pinyin: Lián Xiào; born 8 April 1994) is a Chinese professional go player. As of January 2017, he is ranking 5th in Chinese Weiqi Association official ratings with and Elo rating of 2660.^[1] Lian was promoted to 8 dan on 16 January 2017,^[2] and 9 dan in October 2017.^[3]

Promotion record[edit]

Rank	Year	Notes
1 dan	2007	Promoted to professional dan rank for performance in the Chinese professional qualification tournament.
2 dan	2008	Promoted for performance in the Chinese professional promotion tournament.
3 dan	2009	Promoted for performance in the Chinese professional promotion tournament.^[4]
4 dan	2010	Promoted for performance in the Chinese professional promotion tournament.^[5]
5 dan	2013	Skipped due to the Chinese Weiqi Association promotion rules.
6 dan	2013	Skipped due to the Chinese Weiqi Association promotion rules.
7 dan	2013	Won the 15th China-Japan Agon Cup against Murakawa Daisuke.
8 dan	2017
9 dan	2017	Promoted for accumulation of points in the Chinese Weiqi League.

Career record[edit]

As of 1 February 2019^[6]^[7]

Year	Won	Lost	Win %
2008	7	8	46.7%
2009	10	6	62.5%
2010	34	20	63.0%
2011	17	18	48.6%
2012	67	29	69.8%
2013	56	30	65.1%
2014	44	26	62.9%
2015	38	18	67.9%
2016	34	18	65.4%
2017	33	22	60.0%
2018	52	24	68.4%
2019	1	0	100%
Total	393	219	64.2%

Titles and runners-up[edit]

As of 1 May 2019

Tied for #10 in total number of individual titles in China.

Domestic
Title	Wins	Runners-up
Liguang Xinxiu Cup	1 (2010)
Ahan Tongshan Cup	1 (2013)
Liguang Cup	1 (2014)
Changqi Cup	1 (2015)	1 (2013, 2016)
Mingren	3 (2015-2017)	1 (2014, 2018)
Longxing		1 (2018)
Qisheng	1 (2018)	1 (2014)
Tianyuan	3 (2017-19)
Total	11	5
Continental
Title	Wins	Runners-up
China-Japan Agon Cup	1 (2013)
World Meijin		1 (2018)
Total	1	1
Career Total
Total	12	6

Head-to-head record vs selected players[edit]

As of 1 February 2019^[7]

Players who have won international Go titles in bold.

Mi Yuting 13:9
Zhou Ruiyang 12:8
Chen Yaoye 10:8
Fan Tingyu 7:8
Ke Jie 4:7
Tuo Jiaxi 4:7
Yang Dingxin 8:2
Fan Yunruo 7:3
Cai Jing 6:4
Shi Yue 5:5
Li Qincheng 7:2
Liu Xing 6:3
Peng Liyao 4:5
Tang Weixing 3:6
Gu Li 6:2
Tao Xinran 4:4
Kim Jiseok 6:1
Tong Mengcheng 5:2
Liao Xingwen 5:2
Huang Yunsong 4:3
Meng Tailing 4:3
Zhou Hexi 4:3
Gu Lingyi 2:5
Niu Yutian 5:1

References[edit]

^ "中国围棋等级分". 中国围棋网. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
^ "2017年1月中国围棋协会职业棋手升段公告" (in Chinese). 中国棋牌网. 7 February 2017. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
^ "连笑成功晋升九段笑称意外下一目标：世界冠军" (in Chinese). QQ.com. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
^ "09升段赛总结" (in Chinese). 新浪体育.
^ "2010年段位赛升段完全汇总" (in Chinese). 新浪体育.
^ "Lian Xiao | Search by Player | Go4Go".
^ ^a ^b "连笑信息". 弘通围棋网. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[1] "中国围棋等级分". 中国围棋网. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.

[2] "2017年1月中国围棋协会职业棋手升段公告" (in Chinese). 中国棋牌网. 7 February 2017. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

[3] "连笑成功晋升九段笑称意外下一目标：世界冠军" (in Chinese). QQ.com. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

[4] "09升段赛总结" (in Chinese). 新浪体育.

[5] "2010年段位赛升段完全汇总" (in Chinese). 新浪体育.

[Go4Go-6] "Lian Xiao | Search by Player | Go4Go".

[hotongo-7] "连笑信息". 弘通围棋网. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

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v t e Tianyuan
Past editions	1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Past winners	Ma Xiaochun (1987) Liu Xiaoguang (1988–1990) Nie Weiping (1991) Liu Xiaoguang (1993) Ma Xiaochun (1994–1996) Chang Hao (1997–2001) Huang Yizhong (2002) Gu Li (2003–2008) Chen Yaoye (2009–2016) Lian Xiao (2017-2019)

v t e Mingren
Past editions	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Past winners	Liu Xiaoguang (1988) Ma Xiaochun (1989–2001) Zhou Heyang (2002) Qiu Jun (2003) Gu Li (2004–2009) Jiang Weijie (2010–2011) Tan Xiao (2012) Chen Yaoye (2013-2014) Lian Xiao (2015-2017) Mi Yuting (2018)