GBA Cup
The GBA Cup, formally the GBA Cup Chinese Weiqi Master Championship, is a Chinese professional tournament which has held twice.
The tournament is organised by the China Weiqi Association and the Shenzhen Bao'an People's Government, with the approval of the Shenzhen Bureau of Culture.
1st 2021 Ding Hao (d. Gu Zihao) 2nd 2022 Ding Hao (d. Mi Yuting)
2021 edition
It was a fairly large single elimination knockout of 32 players, without any seeding. Despite the lack of seeding, top players did participate. Apart from Rong Yi 7p, all participants were at least 8p, and most of them 9p.
Ke Jie was unexpectedly eliminated in the first round, by Chen Yaoye.
To see the results of the first edition in crosstable format, see the Go to Everyone! section.
Results up to quarterfinal
Each of the brackets listed produced a semifinalist. Each of the sub-brackets produced a quarterfinalist.
Bracket 1:
Sub-bracket A | Sub-bracket B | A vs B |
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Yang Dingxin d. Tao Xinran | Shi Yue d. Chen Xian | |
Tuo Jiaxi d. Huang Yunsong | Mi Yuting d. Yang Kaiwen | |
Tuo Jiaxi d. Y.D. > quarter-f. | Mi Yuting d. S.Y. > quarter-f. | Mi Yuting d. T.J. > semi-f. |
Bracket 2:
Sub-bracket A | Sub-bracket B | A vs B |
---|---|---|
Liao Yuanhe d. Tan Xiao | Zhao Chenyu d. Xu Jiayang | |
Tong Mengcheng d. Li Weiqing | Gu Zihao d. Xie Erhao | |
Tong Mengcheng d. L.Y. > quarter-f. | Gu Zihao d. Z.C. > quarter-f. | Gu Zihao d. T.M > semi-f. |
Bracket 3:
Sub-bracket A | Sub-bracket B | A vs B |
---|---|---|
Chen Yaoye d. Ke Jie | Tang Weixing d. Jiang Weijie | |
Li Xuanhao d. Xie Ke | Peng Liyao d. Fan Tingyu | |
Li Xuanhao d. C.Y. > quarter-f. | Peng Liyao d. T.W. > quarter-f. | Peng Liyao d. L.X. > semi-f. |
Bracket 4:
Sub-bracket A | Sub-bracket B | A vs B |
---|---|---|
Lian Xiao d. Li Qincheng | Dang Yifei d. Zhang Tao | |
Rong Yi d. Fan Yin | Ding Hao d. Yi Lingtao | |
Rong Yi d. L.X. > quarter-f. | Ding Hao d. D.Y. > quarter-f. | Ding Hao d. R.Y. > semi-f. |
Semifinal and final
In the semifinal (29 December), Gu Zihao beat Mi Yuting and Ding Hao beat Peng Liyao.
This left Gu and Ding in the final (30th December), which was a single game. The game and title were won by Ding.