The Longxing (Chinese: 龙星战; pinyin: Lóngxīng Zhàn) is a Go competition in China. It is the Chinese equivalent of the Japanese Ryusei.

Outline

The Longxing is a Go tournament played with fast time controls: Each player has 30 seconds per move, along with 10 one-minute periods of extra thinking time. As of 2023, the winner receives 200,000 RMB in prize money, and the runner-up receives 80,000 RMB. It is sponsored by the Go / Shogi Channel, a Japanese broadcaster.

Past winners and runners-up

EditionYearWinnerScoreRunner-up
1st2008Gu Li1–0Kong Jie
2nd2010Gu Lingyi2–1Wang Xi
3rd2011Li Zhe2–0Wang Haoyang
4th2012Mao Ruilong2–0Tuo Jiaxi
5th2014Gu Li2–1Li Zhe
6th2015Tuo Jiaxi2–1Tan Xiao
7th2016Mi Yuting2–0Chen Yaoye
8th2017Ke Jie2–0Li Qincheng
9th2018Ke Jie2–1Lian Xiao
10th2019Jiang Weijie2–1Xu Jiayang
11th2020Ke Jie2–1Lian Xiao
12th2021Gu Zihao2–1Mi Yuting
13th2023Li Weiqing2–1Ding Hao

External links

  • (in Japanese)