Nie Weiping Cup

"Unofficial" international youth tournament, hosted by China, in its fourth edition by 2022.

Go4Go calls it the Nie Weiping Cup CJK Weiqi Masters. It seems that the tournament only became a youth event in its fourth edition, yet kept its numbering.

Overview

The Nie Weiping Cup Youth Masters, named after the legendary Chinese player who dominated international go in the 1980s, is an unofficial tournament for 16 young players from the four Far Eastern countries with professional systems. The tournament is open to players born on January 1, 2002, or later. The time allowance is one hour plus byo-yomi of 30 seconds a move. First prize is 250,000 yuan (about $35,100)

-- John Power, The Power Report 09-27

Players of the fourth edition

• China: Jin Yucheng, Li Haotong, Tu Xiaoyu, Wang Chunhui, Wang Xinghao, Zhang Baiqing, Zheng Zaixiang, Zhou Hongyu
• Chinese Taipei (Taiwan): Lai Junfu, Xu Jing'en
• Japan: Fukuoka Kotaro, Miura Taro, Sakai Yuki
• Korea: Kwon Hyojin, Lee Yeon, Moon Minjong, Wen Minzhong?