Ma Jiate

   

Ma Jiate (Hanzi: 马 加特; Pinyin: Mǎ Jiātè) is a female Chinese professional 2 dan.

Ma was born on 18 Feb 2011 in Shanxi, China. She became a professional aged 13, and 2p aged 14. At that age, she was already #46 female a on the [ext] World female rankings as of 1 Jan 2025.

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Name

Her surname Mǎ is common in Chinese, meaning horse. Jiā means add, and Tè means special or extraordinary. So her given name Jiātè could mean special addition or extraordinary increase.

Early Go career

In the Shanxi Go Championship held during the National Day (1 Oct) in 2019, Ma Jiate was promoted to amateur 5 dan, aged 8.

In 2023, she didn’t qualify as a professional, but was promoted to amateur 6 dan, aged 12.

In 2024, while still an amateur, on 7 Jun, aged 13, she beat Yu Lijun 4p, twice Taiwan Female Strongest, in the 2024 Chinese Women's Team Tournament, R7 (B+R). Later that year, she qualified as a pro.

On 25 Feb 2025, she beat Wu Guangya (W+0.5), male 7 dan professional ranked #77 in the world.

Promotion history

  • 2 dan / 2025
  • 1 dan / 2024

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