1st Beihai Xinyi Cup

Announcements
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[1st BX Cup Round of 32] Tu Xiaoyu loses to Kim Jiseok; Exciting dragon fight between Park Junghwan and Gu Zihao

Huang Jingyuan (left) loses to Shin Jinseo (right)

Gu Zihao (left) loses to Park Junghwan (right) after a tough fight

Zhao Chenyu (left) was winning but got reversed and almost lost but managed to win by 0.5 points after Byun Sangil (right) made the last mistake

Key Results:

Kim Jiseok (Korea) 1-0 Tu Xiaoyu (China)
Xie Erhao (China) 0-1 Ichiriki Ryo (Japan)
Zhou Zhenyu (China Amateur) 0-1 Ahn Sungjoon (Korea)
Shin Jinseo (Korea) 1-0 Huang Jingyuan (China)
Gu Zihao (China) 0-1 Park Junghwan (Korea)

For the full results and kifus as well as matchups, please refer to the sheet here.

Please see here for the game highlights, especially on the exciting game between Gu Zihao and Park Junghwan!

With that, the number of players remaining from each country is as follows:

China: 10
Korea: 4
Japan: 2

The round of 16 of the 1st Beihai Xinyi Cup will start tomorrow 12th April at 12:30pm GMT+8. The games should be broadcast on most Go servers like Fox. Please see below for the pairings.

Li Qincheng (China) vs. Kim Jiseok (Korea)
Zhou Ruiyang (China) vs. Shin Jinseo (Korea)
Mi Yuting (China) vs. Ichiriki Ryo (Japan)
Chen Xian (China) vs. Yang Dingxin (China)
Tan Xiao (China) vs. Ahn Sungjoon (Korea)
Li Weiqing (China) vs. Park Junghwan (Korea)
Wang Xinghao (China) vs. Zhao Chenyu (China)
Ding Hao (China) vs. Kyo Kagen (Japan)

The 1st Beihai Xinyi Cup (北海新绎杯), organised by the China Weiqi Association, will be held from 9 April to 20 April 2025 in Guangxi, Beihai (Beihai means North Sea and it’s also the city name). The tournament uses Chinese rules with black giving a komi of 7.5 points. The time control is 2 hours main time with 5 periods of 60 seconds byo yomi. The champion prize is 1.8 million yuan, the runner-up prize is 600,000 yuan, the top four prize is 250,000 yuan, the top eight prize is 160,000 yuan, the top 16 prize is 80,000 yuan, the top 32 prize is 50,000 yuan, and the top 64 prize is 30,000 yuan.

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Also it will be great if someone can help to comment in this post as I forgot to activate the discobot in my latest post… :joy:

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Round of 16 Streams
Games start at 2025-04-12T04:30:00Z
All games will be broadcast on most Go servers such as Fox.
See here for the matchups.

BadukTV

Shin Jinseo VS Zhou Ruiyang
Park Junghwan VS Li Weiqing

KBaduk

TygemTV

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Zhou Ruiyang is an old face… Haven’t seen him in tournaments for ages

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Wow Kyo Kagen leading against Ding Hao

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Ichiriki also leading

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[1st Beihai Xinyi Cup Round of 16] Ichiriki and Kyo dominate their opponents; Shin Jinseo only Korean left

Top 8 players

Shin Jinseo wins against Zhou Ruiyang

Ding Hao loses to Kyo Kagen

Park Junghwan loses to Li Weiqing

Key Results:

Li Qincheng (China) 1-0 Kim Jiseok (Korea)
Shin Jinseo (Korea) 1-0 Zhou Ruiyang (China)
Mi Yuting (China) 0-1 Ichiriki Ryo (Japan)
Chen Xian (China) 0-1 Yang Dingxin (China)
Tan Xiao (China) 1-0 Ahn Sungjoon (Korea)
Li Weiqing (China) 1-0 Park Junghwan (Korea)
Zhao Chenyu (China) 0-1 Wang Xinghao (China)
Kyo Kagen (Japan) 1-0 Ding Hao (China)

For the full results and kifus as well as matchups, please refer to the sheet here.

Please see here for the game highlights, especially on the game between Park Junghwan and Li Weiqing.

With that, the number of players remaining from each country is as follows:

China: 5
Japan: 2
Korea: 1

The quarterfinals of the 1st Beihai Xinyi Cup will start on 2025-04-14T04:30:00Z after a day of rest (technically it’s not a full rest day as they have to take a ferry to another island for the remaining games). It has been a very long time since Japan has had more players than Korea in the Top 8.

The games should be broadcast on most Go servers like Fox. Please see below for the pairings.

Tan Xiao (China) vs. Shin Jinseo (Korea)
Li Weiqing (China) vs. Ichiriki Ryo (Japan)
Wang Xinghao (China) vs. Kyo Kagen (Japan)
Li Qincheng (China) vs. Yang Dingxin (China)

The 1st Beihai Xinyi Cup (北海新绎杯), organised by the China Weiqi Association, will be held from 9 April to 20 April 2025 in Guangxi, Beihai (Beihai means North Sea and it’s also the city name). The tournament uses Chinese rules with black giving a komi of 7.5 points. The time control is 2 hours main time with 5 periods of 60 seconds byo yomi. The champion prize is 1.8 million yuan, the runner-up prize is 600,000 yuan, the top four prize is 250,000 yuan, the top eight prize is 160,000 yuan, the top 16 prize is 80,000 yuan, the top 32 prize is 50,000 yuan, and the top 64 prize is 30,000 yuan.

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1st Beihai Xinyi Cup Quarterfinals Streams

Games start at 2025-04-14T04:30:00Z
All games will be broadcast on most Go servers such as Fox.
See here for the matchups.

BadukTV
KBaduk
Lee Hyeonook TV

Shin Jinseo VS Tan Xiao

TygemTV

Ichiriki Ryo VS Li Weiqing

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Bad start for SJS…

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Still very bad…

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[1st Beihai Xinyi Cup Quarterfinals] China celebrates early as they occupy all top 4

Top 4 (Wang Xinghao, Li Weiqing, Li Qincheng, Tan Xiao)

Tan Xiao (left) didn’t give Shin Jinseo (right) any chances

Results:

Shin Jinseo (Korea) 0-1 Tan Xiao (China)
Ichiriki Ryo (Japan) 0-1 Li Weiqing (China)
Wang Xinghao (China) 1-0 Kyo Kagen (Japan)
Yang Dingxin (China) 0-1 Li Qincheng (China)

For the full results and kifus as well as matchups, please refer to the sheet here.

Please see here for the game highlights.

Here is also a bonus video of the players alighting from the ferry after arriving at the island.

With that, only the players from China remain in the Top 4 of the tournament. Out of the 4 players left, only Tan Xiao has won a Major World Championship title before. It’s a pity that all the foreign players have to leave the island after just one day.

The semifinals of the 1st Beihai Xinyi Cup will start on 15th April at 12:30pm GMT+8.

The games should be broadcast on most Go servers like Fox. Please see below for the pairings.

Tan Xiao vs. Li Qincheng
Wang Xinghao vs. Li Weiqing

The 1st Beihai Xinyi Cup (北海新绎杯), organised by the China Weiqi Association, will be held from 9 April to 20 April 2025 in Guangxi, Beihai (Beihai means North Sea and it’s also the city name). The tournament uses Chinese rules with black giving a komi of 7.5 points. The time control is 2 hours main time with 5 periods of 60 seconds byo yomi. The champion prize is 1.8 million yuan, the runner-up prize is 600,000 yuan, the top four prize is 250,000 yuan, the top eight prize is 160,000 yuan, the top 16 prize is 80,000 yuan, the top 32 prize is 50,000 yuan, and the top 64 prize is 30,000 yuan.

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1st Beihai Xinyi Cup World Go Open Semifinals Streams

Games start 2025-04-15T04:30:00Z
All games will be broadcast on most Go servers such as Fox.
See here for the matchups.

Unfortunately, BadukTV and KBaduk are no longer covering it since no more Koreans are left in the tournament. Thankfully we still have the following:

TygemTV

Wang Xinghao VS Li Weiqing
Tan Xiao VS Li Qincheng

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[1st Beihai Xinyi Cup Semifinals] Rising star meets Swift Knife in the finals

Li Qincheng (left) meets Wang Xinghao (right) in the finals

Old face Tan Xiao (left) loses to Li Qincheng (right) and lost his chance at another world title

Li Weiqing (left) loses to Wang Xinghao (right) after a long, complicated game

Results:

Li Qincheng 1-0 Tan Xiao
Li Weiqing 0-1 Wang Xinghao

For the full results and kifus as well as matchups, please refer to the sheet here.

Please see here for the game highlights.

With that, China’s rising star Wang Xinghao will meet Swift Knife Li Qincheng in the finals. This is Li Qincheng’s first time in a Major World Title finals while Wang Xinghao went to the finals in the Nanyang Cup but lost to Shin Jinseo by 0-2. Coincidentally, in the same Nanyang Cup, Li Qincheng went to top 4 but lost to Wang Xinghao in the semifinals, so this is a chance for him to take revenge. No matter who wins, a new World Champion will be born.

The finals of the 1st Beihai Xinyi Cup World Go Open will be a best of three. The first game will start on 17th April at 12:30pm GMT+8 after a day of rest. The games should be broadcast on most Go servers like Fox.

Wang Xinghao vs. Li Qincheng

The 1st Beihai Xinyi Cup (北海新绎杯), organised by the China Weiqi Association, will be held from 9 April to 20 April 2025 in Guangxi, Beihai (Beihai means North Sea and it’s also the city name). The tournament uses Chinese rules with black giving a komi of 7.5 points. The time control is 2 hours main time with 5 periods of 60 seconds byo yomi. The champion prize is 1.8 million yuan, the runner-up prize is 600,000 yuan, the top four prize is 250,000 yuan, the top eight prize is 160,000 yuan, the top 16 prize is 80,000 yuan, the top 32 prize is 50,000 yuan, and the top 64 prize is 30,000 yuan.

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1st Beihai Xinyi Cup World Go Open Finals Game 1 Streams

The game starts at 2025-04-17T04:30:00Z
All games will be broadcast on most Go servers such as Fox.
See here for the matchups.

OGS Demo

BadukTV
(This is not the official TV broadcast but just the YouTube broadcast)

TygemTV

Wang Xinghao VS Li Qincheng

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The game on Fox

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OGS Demo started!

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[1st Beihai Xinyi Cup Finals] Wang Xinghao gets Game 1

Li Qincheng (left) loses to Wang Xinghao (right) in Game 1 of the finals

Finals Results:

Game 1: Wang Xinghao 1-0 Li Qincheng

For the full results and kifus, please refer to the sheet here.

Please see here for the game highlights.

Game 1 was decided early after only about 3 hours. Wang Xinghao won Li Qincheng by resignation and is now one step closer to getting his first Major World Title.

The finals of the 1st Beihai Xinyi Cup World Go Open will be a best-of-three. The second game will start on 18th April at 12:30pm GMT+8. The games should be broadcast on most Go servers like Fox.

Wang Xinghao vs. Li Qincheng

The 1st Beihai Xinyi Cup (北海新绎杯), organised by the China Weiqi Association, will be held from 9 April to 20 April 2025 in Guangxi, Beihai (Beihai means North Sea and it’s also the city name). The tournament uses Chinese rules with black giving a komi of 7.5 points. The time control is 2 hours main time with 5 periods of 60 seconds byo yomi. The champion prize is 1.8 million yuan, the runner-up prize is 600,000 yuan, the top four prize is 250,000 yuan, the top eight prize is 160,000 yuan, the top 16 prize is 80,000 yuan, the top 32 prize is 50,000 yuan, and the top 64 prize is 30,000 yuan.

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1st Beihai Xinyi Cup World Go Open Finals Game 2 Streams

The game starts at 2025-04-18T04:30:00Z
All games will be broadcast on most Go servers such as Fox.
Current score is Wang Xinghao 1-0 Li Qincheng.

Fox (First time trying the Fox link. Let me know if it doesn’t work.)

BadukTV
(This is not the official TV broadcast but just the YouTube broadcast)

TygemTV

Wang Xinghao VS Li Qincheng