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Tang Weixing

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Tang Weixing is a Chinese professional Go player born on January 15, 1993, in Guiyang, Guizhou province. He won his first Samsung Cup in 2013, defeating Lee Sedol two games to none in the final and earning promotion to 9 dan, and reached the Samsung Cup final again as runner-up in 2014 and 2017 before winning the title a second time in 2019 against Yang Dingxin. He also won the Ing Cup in 2016, defeating Park Junghwan three games to two, and held a professional record of 401 wins against 306 losses as of August 2020.

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Birth Year
1993 1
Birth Date
1993-01-15 1
Nationality
Chinese 1
Career Highlight
Won three international titles: the Samsung Cup in 2013 and 2019 and the Ing Cup in 2016. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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1. Wikipedia: Tang Weixing
  • Category list
    1993 births
  • Lead sentence
    is a Chinese professional go player.
  • Infobox: Born
    Born (1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 (age 33) Guiyang, Guizhou, China
  • Article body: titles section
    He has won three international titles, with two championships in the Samsung Cup (2013, 2019) and one in the Ing Cup (2016).
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Tang Weixing (Chinese: 唐韦星; born 15 January 1993) is a Chinese professional go player.
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