On July 5, 2012, the second round of the 4th Quzhou Lanke Cup took place in Quzhou, China.
A giant Go board
Go fans may know Quzhou for its famous giant Go board at the nearby Lanke Mountain.
A giant Go board at Mount Lanke in China.
Quarter finalists
After two rounds of play, the winners of the past two tournaments, Gu Li 9p and Xie He 9p, have both been knocked out. The eight quarter finalists are:
Time to make a break? Shi Yue 3 dan at the 4th Quzhou Lanke Cup.
- Gu Lingyi 5p
- Wang Xi 9p
- Tuo Jiaxi 3p
- Meng Tailing 6p
- Kong Jie 9p
- Shi Yue 5p
- Niu Yutian 7p
- Peng Quan 7p
The Quzhou Lanke Cup
Kong Jie 9 dan. Can he regain his previous form?
The Quzhou Lanke Cup is the most generous Chinese domestic tournament in terms of prize money.
The winner’s prize is half a million Chinese Yuan (approximately $80,000 USD at the time of writing).
The format is a straight knockout of 32 players – 24 are seeded directly into the main draw while eight spots are determined through a preliminary tournament.
Players each have 2 hours main time, followed by 5 times 1 minute byo yomi.
It is co-hosted by the Zhejian Sports Department and Lanke City Council. The tournament first started in 2006 and is held only once every two years. So far, a different player has won each time.
Finals take place in August
The finals will take place in August over three days. Stay tuned to see who wins the over-sized check!
About Jing
If the world is a big go board, then I am a dame point…..
Dame is where all the excitement is Jangalf
. Would you rather be a spectator, safely alive on the 1-2 point?
That little kid standing on the Go stone is so cute.
That reminds me of a Go blog called ‘Life in Atari’ jangalf. It’s a funny name.
http://lifeinatari.tumblr.com/