Professional Players of Taiwan
List of professional players at the Taiwan Qiyuan as of December 2009.
- 9 dan; Zhou Junxun; Lin Zhihan; Chen Shien
- 8 dan; Lin Shengxian; Xiao Zhenghao (7 dan winning the 9th Taiwan).
- 7 dan: Dai Jiashen; Peng Jinghua; Lin Shuyang; Wang Yuanjun.
- 6 dan: Chen Yongan; Zhou Kuihong; Yoo Kyeongmin; Xia Daming; Huang Xiangren; Hei Jiajia; Lin Lixiang; Lin Junyan.
- 5 dan: Yang Zhide; Chen Guoxing; (Chen Guoxing is no longer member of the Taiwan Qiyuan); Jian Lichen; Zhou Keping; Zhou Pingqiang; Liu Yaowen; Lin Xiuping; Chen Yida; Zhang Zhehao; Lin Yuxiang; Zhang Kaixin; Chen Changqing (retired in 1991)
- 4 dan: Zhou Yinnan; Yang Mengyun; Chen Yixiang.
- 3 dan: Chen Shi (retired); Liao Guanhong; Chen Feng; Zhao Peizhe; Ding Shaojie; Zhang Huaiyi; Chen Qiulong; Huang Chengyi; Chen Xi; Fan Yangbo; Yu Chengrui (no member of the Taiwan Qiyuan); Zhang Zhengping; Ye Hongyuan; Yang Bowei; Chen Guanwei.
- 2 dan: Rao Ruiyong; Qin Shi; Cai Wenhe (no member of the Taiwan Qiyuan); Wang Xuechuan (no member of the Taiwan Qiyuan, died in 2013); Wei Haoting; Yu Zhengqi; Wang Yunzhong; Zhang Yuanrong; Xu Changzheng; Wang Xiangjie; Su Shengfang; Chen Qingyu; Liu Jianchang; Huang Yancheng; Lin Shixun(professional status from 2012-01-01); Xiao Ailin; Dang Xiyun; Lin Tingyi; Gao Yun (professional status from 2012-01-01); Chen Qirui (professional status from 2013-01-01); Lin Jiehan (professional status from 2012-01-01); Hsia Hsien Yu
- 1 dan: Li Kuihan; Gou Yubang (no member of the Taiwan Qiyuan); Dong Yutang; Li Jingbin; Chen Huimin (no member of the Taiwan Qiyuan); Chen Yongqi (no member of the Taiwan Qiyuan); Chen Mingjin (no member of the Taiwan Qiyuan); Lin Ziyuan; Li Zhenxiong; Yao Zhiteng (declined promotion to professional status; he is Insei at the Nihon Ki-in, earning promotion to 1 dan from 2013-04-01); Peng Zunde; He Chengwei (professional status from 2012-01-01); Lin Shimin (professional status from 2013-01-01); Xu Haohong (professional status from 2013-01-01); Li Wei (professional status from 2013-01-01); Cai Chengwei (professional status from 2014-01-01); Lin Xinwei (professional status from 2014-01-01); Yu Lijun (professional status from 2014-01-01); Xu Yuqi (professional status from 2014-01-01); Huang Daolong (professional status from 2014-01-01).
Taiwanese professional players, playing in Japan (in brackets, Chinese names in Mandarin):
- 9 dan: Cho U (Zhang Xu), Rin Kaiho (Lin Haifeng), O Rissei (Wang Licheng), O Meien (Wang Mingyuan), Tei Meiko (Zheng Minghuang), Yo Kagen (Yang Jiayuan), Ko Mosei (Huang Menzheng)
- 8 dan: Yo Kaei (Yang Jiarong), Ko Iso (Huang Yizu), Cho Riyu (Zhang Liyu), Han Zenki (Pan Shanqi)
- 7 dan: Tei Meiki (Zheng Mingqi), Rin Shien (Lin Ziyuan), Ri Ishu (Li Yixiu), Rin Kanketsu (Lin Hanjie), Yu Zhengqi (Yo Seiki)
- 6 dan: Cho Rosho (Kansai Kiin: Zhang Luxiang), Kaku Kyushin (Guo Qiuzhen), Yo Ho (previously know as Ko Iun?: Xiong Feng), Xie Yimin
- 4 dan: O Yuinin (Wang Weiren)
- 2 dan: Han Kunyu (Pan Kunyu), O Keii (Wang Jingyi), Yao Zhiteng (Yo Chito), Cho Chien
- 1 dan: Kyo Kagen.
Taiwanese professional players, playing in China:
- 1 dan: Chen Zhengxun
valerio: Some players are no more members of Tianyuan Qiyuan (Zhou Junxun, Peng Jinghua, Zhou Pingqiang) A more complete list, including also other taiwanese players, with names in kanji, is at italian blog http://valeriosampieri.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!9A59FBB933BD0668!712.entry
This list contais 34 players 2 dan and over (a second incomplete list contains 31 players under 2 dan).
valerio: now the links for 2 dan's and 1 dan's player don't work, because the Taiwan Qiyuan changed this page. Some players are now members of a new Taiwanese association, now called Zhongguo Weiqi Hui (the name was changed several times). A more complete list of 79 taiwanese players is here
valerio: in 2009-11, 12 professional players retourned to Taiwan Qiyuan