Cao Dayuan
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Cáo Dàyuán born January 26, 1962) is a professional Go
player
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in 1982 and turned professional in 1985. He was promoted to 9 dan in 1986.
Go (board game)
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Go players
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Biography
Cao started learning Go when he was 11. He won the 4th World Amateur Go ChampionshipWorld Amateur Go Championship
The World Amateur Go Championship is an international tournament for amateur Go players, held once a year since 1979. The organising body is the International Go Federation . Each participating country sends one player, although in the beginning of the contest there were multiple players from the...
in 1982 and turned professional in 1985. He was promoted to 9 dan in 1986.
Titles & runners-up
Ranks #10 in total amount of titles in China.| Title | Years Held |
|---|---|
| Current | 5 |
 NEC Cup (China)NEC Cup (China) The NEC Cup is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition, supported by NEC Corporation.-Past winners:... |
1996 |
| CCTV Cup CCTV Cup The CCTV Cup is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition.-Outline:The CCTV Cup is the longest running fast game tournament in China and the sponsor is the Chinese CCTV station. 64 players play in a single knockout format. The time limit is one move every 30 seconds. The title holder and the runner up get a... |
1996, 1998 |
| National Go Individual |
1994 |
| New Sports Cup |
1986 |
| Title | Years Lost |
|---|---|
| Current | 8 |
| Mingren Mingren Mingren , literally translated, means "Brilliant Man," i.e., meijin in Japanese, and myungin in Korean. It the name of a Go competition in China, which is the Chinese equivalent of the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin.-Outline:... |
1993 |
| NEC Cup NEC Cup The NEC Cup is a Go competition, supported by NEC Corporation.-Biography:The NEC Cup is a Go competition used by the Japanese Nihon-Kiin. Unlike the big three titles in Japan, the NEC Cup is a single knockout tournament where players have less time to think. The field of challengers is 16... |
1997, 1998 |
| CCTV Cup CCTV Cup The CCTV Cup is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition.-Outline:The CCTV Cup is the longest running fast game tournament in China and the sponsor is the Chinese CCTV station. 64 players play in a single knockout format. The time limit is one move every 30 seconds. The title holder and the runner up get a... |
1991 |
| New Sports Cup |
1981, 1985, 1987, 1990 |
| Defunct | 1 |
| Qiwang Qiwang The Qiwang is a Go competition in China.-Past winners and runners-up:... |
1998 |
| Continental | 1 |
   Asian TV CupAsian TV Cup The Asian TV Cup is a Go competition.-Outline:The Asian TV Cup is the oldest continental tournament, dating back to 1989. The winners and runner up's of the biggest hayago competitions from Asia battle in the biggest hayago tournament of all.-Past winners:-See also:*... |
1991 |