Zhou Hongyu

Zhou Hongyu (周泓余 Zhōu Hóngyú b. 2002/07/01 in Changsha, Hunan Province, China) is a Chinese female professional 7-dan. As of 2024-01-02, she is the #4 ranked female and #171 overall in the world and #2 female in China.

Rank Promotion

2015 first dan; 2016 2dan; 2017 3dan; 2018 4dan; 2019 5dan; 2019 6dan; 2023 7dan;

Achievements

• 2019: Winner of the Xinren Wang.
• 2019: Runner up of the 10th Bingsheng Cup
• 2020: Winner of the Female Mingren
• 2020: Winner of the Wu Qingyuan Cup
• 2021: Winner of the Jianqiao Cup
• 2022: Member of the victorious Chinese team in the 1st Uijeongbu International Rookie Team Championship
• 2023: Runner up of the 5th SENKO CUP
• 2023: Winner of the Jianqiao Cup

Head-to-head scores against current female rivals

(Based on Zhou Hongyu, Go Ratings and game list), as of 22 Dec 2023

• Choi Jung, 9p, current Korean and World #1 female: 0–4
• Yu Zhiying, 8p, #2 female in world, #1 female in China: 0–1
• Kim Eunji, 9p, #3 female and #1 female teenager in world, #2 female in South Korea: 0–1
• Ueno Asami, 5p, #5 female in world, #1 female in Japan: 4–1
• Lu Minquan, 6p, #6 female in world, #3 female in China: 6–7
• O Yujin, 9p, #7 female in world, #3 female in South Korea: 5–2
• Kim Chaeyeong, 8p, #8 female in world, #4 female in South Korea: 4–0
• Fujisawa Rina, 7p, #9 female in world, #2 female in Japan: 4–2
• Li He, 5p, #10 female in world, #4 female in China: 7–3
• Wu Yiming, 4p, #11 female and #2 female teenager in world, #5 female in China: 6–2
• Cho Seunga, 6p, #12 ranked female player and #304 overall, and #5 ranked player in Korea: 0–0
• Tang Jiawen, 5p, #13 female in world, and #6 female in China: 7–2
• Rui Naiwei, 9p, #18 female in world, many years #1 female in world: 3–6
• Cho Hyeyeon, 9p, #20 female in world, once #1 and many years #2 female in world: 0–0
• Ueno Risa, 2p, #21 female and #3 female teenager in world, #3 female in Japan: 0–0
• Nakamura Sumire, 3p, #22 ranked female and #4 ranked female teenager in the world, #4 ranked female in Japan: 1–1
• Kim Hye-min, 9p, #25 female in the world, #8 female player in Korea: 1–0
• Xie Yimin, 7p, 0–0
• Joanne Missingham aka Hei Jiajia, 7p, #39 female in world, #1 ranked female player in Taiwan: 0–1

Videos

• A news feature on her including a short interview in 2021. bilibili link
• An introductory video of her in 2023. bilibili link

Pictures

zhou hongyu (Image credit: sina )

zhou hongyu chen haoxin xinren wang 23rd 2019 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

zhou hongyu jianqiao (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

zhou hongyu shin jinseo mlily 2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)