Qisheng
The Qisheng (Traditional: 棋聖; Simplified: 棋圣; Pinyin: Qíshèng) is a Go competition in China organized by the Chinese Weiqi Association. It is equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Kisei and the Hanguk Kiwon's Kiseong. The word qíshèng means "Go saint".
Outline
The Qisheng consists of a preliminary tournament in which 32 players compete against one another to determine the challenger to the previous year's winner. The preliminary is a single-elimination format, and the title match is decided in a best-of-five. As of 2018, the winner's purse is ¥600,000 ($93,795), ¥150,000 ($23,449) for the runner-up, ¥45,000 ($7,035) for the losers in the semifinal ,¥18,000 ($2,814) for the losers in the quarterfinal, ¥9,000 ($1,407) for the losers in the round of 16, and ¥6,000 ($938) for the losers in the round of 32.
Past Winners and Runners-up
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Chang Hao | 4–3 | Ma Xiaochun |
| 2000 | Zhou Heyang | 4–0 | Chang Hao |
| 2001 | Yu Bin | 4–2 | Zhang Wendong |
| 2013 | Zhou Ruiyang | 3–2 | Tuo Jiaxi |
| 2014 | 3–1 | Lian Xiao | |
| 2018 | LIan Xiao | 2-1 | Zhou Ruiyang |