Yang Kaiwen

杨楷文 (jp. 楊楷文)
양카이원
Yáng Kǎiwén

b. 1997-01-28
Chinese professional
from Jinan, Shandong

1p 2010 (July), 2p 2012, 3p 2013, 4p 2014, 5p 2017 (July), 6p 2018 (March), 7p 2019 (February), 8p 2021, 9p 2022

Student of Fang Jie, who was himself a pupil of Qiu Bairui.

In the GoRatings list of 2022-01-1, he was ranked 23rd in China and 36th in the world. Peculiarly, he had held exactly the same international place at the start of 2021. On the 2024-01-02 rating list, Yang is now #14 in the world and #11 in China.

Despite his impressive rating, Yang was not very prominent until reaching the final of the 16th Weifufang or Qiwang in early 2022, which he lost to Mi Yuting. He had also lost to Mi Yuting in December of the year before, in the first round of the 1st GBA Cup.

However, despite his obscurity in the West, the Chinese Wikipedia had already considered him notable enough for an article in 2016.

Links

Ch. Wiki Ko. Wiki Wikidata PWD Waltheri GoKifu Go4Go Go Ratings

Videos

An interview of the Asian Games chinese national team members Yang Kaiwen and Wu Yiming in August 2023. bilibili link

Pictures

yang kaiwen mar2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

yang kaiwen apr2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

park geunho yang kaiwen mlily 2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

iyama yuta yang kaiwen mlily 2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

yang kaiwen xu jingen asian games 2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)