Lian Xiao
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | April 8, 1994 |
| Sport | |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Teacher | Wu Zhaoyi |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Chinese Weiqi Association |
| Lian Xiao | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 連笑 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 连笑 | ||||||
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Lian Xiao (Chinese: 连笑; pinyin: Lián Xiào; born 8 April 1994) is a Chinese professional go player. As of January 2017, he is ranking 5th in Chinese Weiqi Association official ratings with and Elo rating of 2660.[1] Lian was promoted to 8 dan on 16 January 2017,[2] and 9 dan in October 2017.[3]
| Rank | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 dan | 2007 | Promoted to professional dan rank for performance in the Chinese professional qualification tournament. |
| 2 dan | 2008 | Promoted for performance in the Chinese professional promotion tournament. |
| 3 dan | 2009 | Promoted for performance in the Chinese professional promotion tournament.[4] |
| 4 dan | 2010 | Promoted for performance in the Chinese professional promotion tournament.[5] |
| 5 dan | 2013 | Skipped due to the Chinese Weiqi Association promotion rules. |
| 6 dan | 2013 | Skipped due to the Chinese Weiqi Association promotion rules. |
| 7 dan | 2013 | Won the 15th China-Japan Agon Cup against Murakawa Daisuke. |
| 8 dan | 2017 | |
| 9 dan | 2017 | Promoted for accumulation of points in the Chinese Weiqi League. |
