Promotions

• Promoted to 1 dan in 2007
• Promoted to 3 dan in 2009
• Promoted to 4 dan in July 2010
• Promoted to 7 dan on 2013-12-03
• Promoted to 8 dan in 2017
• Promoted to 9 dan in October 2017

In 2017, Lian Xiao ranked 4th in the world rankings.

Tournament wins

• Winner of the 4th Xinxiu in 2010.
• Winner of the 15th Ahan Tongshan Cup in 2013.
• Runner-up of the 10th Changqi Cup in 2013.
• Winner of the 15th Japan China Agon Cup in 2013.
• Winner of the 12th Changqi Cup in 2015.
• Winner of the 28th Mingren in 2015.
• Winner of the 29th Mingren in 2017.
• Winner of 31st Tianyuan in 2017, ending Chen Yaoye's 8-year run.

Fun Facts

• He is good friends with Ke Jie. They turned pro in the same year and they do things together in the free time. For example in June 2023 they went to camping together ( bilibili video) and in July 2023 they participated in a cooking competition ( bilibili video)
• He is active on the Chinese social media. For example check gossip section in the Xie Ke's profile for a video about Xie Ke and Cho Seungah.

Links

• Profile at bingoweiqi

Videos

• Interview of Ke Jie, Lian Xiao, Tuo Jiaxi, Jiang Weijie and Chang Hao in March 2021. Lian's part starts at 02:15. bilibili link
• Lian Xiao, Ke Jie and Tang Weixing talk about the weiqi skills of Zhan Ying in January 2023. YouTube link
• 'Quick questions and answers' interview by Fan Weijing in April 2023. bilibili link
• Video about Lian Xiao discussing the Onishi Ryuhei's opening moves in Mlily Cup 2023 and how Dang Yifei was seriously trying to hold in his laughter up till move 5 despite the game recorders visibly laughing, and then when Dang turned around and saw Zhan Ying (also in this video) come up to his board he couldn't help himself and laughed. link to bilibili

Pictures

lian xiao zhou ruiyang 2nd new qisheng 2014 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

lian xiao dressed as a maid in 2021 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

lian xiao mar2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

xie erhao lian xiao jun2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

ichiriki ryo lian xiao mlily 2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)