On May 17, the women's final of the first "Beihai Xinyi Cup" World Go Open qualifier in China ended at Crowne Plaza Beihai Silver Beach; In the end, Lu Minquan defeated Tang Yi and Wu Yiming eliminated Li Xiaoxi in the battle of the post-00s, and the two successfully qualified for the tournament.
In the semi-final held yesterday, Tang Yi fought hard for six hours to eliminate the seed player Yu Zhiying; There was no chance to compete with Lu Minquan today, and Lu Minquan won easily.
After 00, Wu Yiming and Li Xiaoxi defeated Li He and Li Xinyi respectively in the group finals; At the beginning, the two sides ended like flies, and the follow-up process was very sticky. But in the end, Wu Yiming played better and won by a narrow margin. It is worth mentioning that Wu Yiming has also been promoted to six sections by virtue of this victory.
So far, the Beihai Xinyi Cup China qualifiers have all ended; The list of 22 people in the open group and 2 people in the women's group has also been released. In addition, the organizer has two wild cards to be announced.
Name list of women's group: Lu Minquan, Wu Yiming.
The outgoing list of the public group: Liu Yuhang, Yang Dingxin, Huang Jingyuan, Zhao Chenyu, Li Weiqing, Xu Jiayang, Li Qincheng, Wang Xinghao, Xie Ke, Cai Jing, Xie Erhao, Tan Xiao, Zhang Qiang, Jiang Weijie, Li Haotong, Tu Xiaoyu, Sun Tengyu, Chen Xian, Zhou Zhenyu, Zhou Ruiyang, Zheng Zaixiang, Wang Zejin.
The first "Beihai Xinyi Cup" World Go Open is the first international Go tournament held in Beihai so far. It is sponsored by the China Go Association, the Sports Bureau of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and the People's Government of Beihai, undertaken by Guangxi Social Sports Development Center, Beihai Tourism and Sports Bureau, Beihai Transportation Bureau, and Beihai Xinyi Cruise Co., Ltd., co organized by Beihai Social Sports Development Center and Beihai Go Association, and supported by Guangxi Go Association.
The preliminary contest in China is divided into 24 groups, including 22 open competitions and 2 women's groups. The open group will be held from May 13 to 15, and the women's group competition will be held from May 13 to 17. The tournament and finals are planned to be held in Beihai in April 2025, when a total of 64 top players from China, South Korea, Japan, North America, Europe and other countries and regions will gather in Zhucheng to compete for the first Beihai Xinyi Cup. The total bonus of the event is up to 5.94 million yuan, including 1.8 million yuan for the champion, 600000 yuan for the runner up, 250000 yuan for the top four, 160000 yuan for the top eight, 80000 yuan for the top 16, 50000 yuan for the top 32, and 30000 yuan for the top 64.
