Three Go Musketeers advance to top 16 of Quzhou Lanke Cup, writing a new page for Taiwan
Three Taiwanese Go players, Wang Yuan-jyun, Lai Jun-fu, and Chen Chi-jui, advanced to the top 16 of the Quzhou Lanke Cup World Go Open held in China, setting a historic milestone for Taiwan's Go community.
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(CNA Correspondent Chen Jung-chun, Taipei, 15th) In the Quzhou Lanke Cup World Go Open held in China, Taiwan's "Three Musketeers" Wang Yuan-jyun, Lai Jun-fu, and Chen Chi-jui passed the round of 32 today and advanced to the round of 16 together, setting a first-time record and creating a new milestone for Taiwan's Go community.
In the Quzhou Lanke Cup World Go Open with a championship prize of 1.8 million RMB (about 8.4 million NTD), the Taiwanese team still showed competitiveness despite the early elimination of star player Hsu Hao-hung. Former "Taiwan Qiwang" (Go King) Wang Yuan-jyun defeated Chinese top player Rong Yi in the round of 32 today. Along with Lai Jun-fu overcoming 17-year-old rising Chinese star Qiu Yuran, and Chen Chi-jui narrowly defeating former LG Cup champion and Chinese star Xie Erhao, the three advanced to the top 16 together.
It is worth noting that this is the first time in Taiwan's Go history that three local players have won two consecutive rounds in a 48-player main world tournament to reach the top 16. Particularly, Lai Jun-fu and Chen Chi-jui have maintained an undefeated record since the qualifiers. Next, they will face defending champion Dang Yifei and South Korean star Park Ting-hwan respectively, while Wang Yuan-jyun will face off against Chinese player Jin Yucheng.
Chen Chi-jui, who won a thrilling victory, pointed out in an interview with CNA that this is his second time reaching the top 16 of a world tournament in his career, almost 10 years after the previous one. He evaluated his overall performance as very good, with no serious mistakes, and the situation basically under control. He is also very happy to advance alongside Lai Jun-fu and Wang Yuan-jyun.
Wang Yuan-jyun revealed that he was very satisfied with his game, establishing an advantage early in the match, and joked, "Set a good omen for Taiwanese players." Lai Jun-fu mentioned that he played a researched opening, so it felt smoother later on, completing his 3rd career entry into the Quzhou Lanke Cup top 16.
Setting a milestone for Taiwan's professional Go, the "Taiwan Three Musketeers" all expressed their gratitude to the Haifeng Go Academy for its support of professional players. Especially gathering opponents' data and analyzing playing styles before the matches became the key to victory. The round of 16 is scheduled for October. Lai Jun-fu added that he stopped at the top 16 the last two times, and his goal this time is to surpass his past self. (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150415
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(CNA Correspondent Chen Jung-chun, Taipei, 15th) In the Quzhou Lanke Cup World Go Open held in China, Taiwan's "Three Musketeers" Wang Yuan-jyun, Lai Jun-fu, and Chen Chi-jui passed the round of 32 today and advanced to the round of 16 together, setting a first-time record and creating a new milestone for Taiwan's Go community.
In the Quzhou Lanke Cup World Go Open with a championship prize of 1.8 million RMB (about 8.4 million NTD), the Taiwanese team still showed competitiveness despite the early elimination of star player Hsu Hao-hung. Former "Taiwan Qiwang" (Go King) Wang Yuan-jyun defeated Chinese top player Rong Yi in the round of 32 today. Along with Lai Jun-fu overcoming 17-year-old rising Chinese star Qiu Yuran, and Chen Chi-jui narrowly defeating former LG Cup champion and Chinese star Xie Erhao, the three advanced to the top 16 together.
It is worth noting that this is the first time in Taiwan's Go history that three local players have won two consecutive rounds in a 48-player main world tournament to reach the top 16. Particularly, Lai Jun-fu and Chen Chi-jui have maintained an undefeated record since the qualifiers. Next, they will face defending champion Dang Yifei and South Korean star Park Ting-hwan respectively, while Wang Yuan-jyun will face off against Chinese player Jin Yucheng.
Chen Chi-jui, who won a thrilling victory, pointed out in an interview with CNA that this is his second time reaching the top 16 of a world tournament in his career, almost 10 years after the previous one. He evaluated his overall performance as very good, with no serious mistakes, and the situation basically under control. He is also very happy to advance alongside Lai Jun-fu and Wang Yuan-jyun.
Wang Yuan-jyun revealed that he was very satisfied with his game, establishing an advantage early in the match, and joked, "Set a good omen for Taiwanese players." Lai Jun-fu mentioned that he played a researched opening, so it felt smoother later on, completing his 3rd career entry into the Quzhou Lanke Cup top 16.
Setting a milestone for Taiwan's professional Go, the "Taiwan Three Musketeers" all expressed their gratitude to the Haifeng Go Academy for its support of professional players. Especially gathering opponents' data and analyzing playing styles before the matches became the key to victory. The round of 16 is scheduled for October. Lai Jun-fu added that he stopped at the top 16 the last two times, and his goal this time is to surpass his past self. (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150415
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