Whether you like Ke Jie Jiudan or hate him, as the second eight-time champion of Chinese Go, he is the focus of every World Championship.
No, the much-anticipated round of 16 of the 10th Yingshi Cup World Professional Go Championship is about to start on July 3, and Go lovers will naturally have such questions while feasting their eyes: How far can Ke Jie, the former world chess hegemon, go? Will Ying's Cup be able to fulfill his dream of nine crowns?
Ke Jie with her parents
The first two rounds of this year's Yingshi Cup were held on April 20-21, and 14 of the 56 players who participated in the competition advanced to the third round, in addition to Ke Jie, there are Wang Xinghao 9 duan, Li Xuanhao 9 duan, Li Qincheng 9 duan, Liao Yuanhe 9 duan, Xu Jiayang 9 duan, Peng Liyao 8 duan, Liu Yuhang 7 duan, Park Tinghuan 9 duan, Shen Minjun 9 duan, Yuan Shengqin 9 duan, Jin Zhenhui 7 duan, Yili Liao 9 duan, Xu Haohong 9 duan.
Defending champion Shin Jinzhen 9 dan and last year's runner-up Xie Ke 9 dan made it straight to the round of 16.
Which two masters fell under Ke Jie's knife in the first two rounds? They are South Korean stars Kim Myung-hoon 9-dan and Bian Sang-il 9-dan.
Being able to eliminate these two strong men shows that Ke Jie's competitive state is acceptable. However, Ke Jie's victory was not smooth sailing, crushing his opponent, but thrilling and walking on thin ice, and in this respect, his chess strength did not return to the best level.
As for the question of what Ke Jie can achieve in this year's Yingshi Cup, it depends on his recent form and fighting spirit. Unfortunately, Ke Jie's recent performance is worrying, with a record of only 2 wins and 4 losses in the Weijia League, and he can't take it at all. If he is still tired in this year's Ying's Cup, he can only go home in advance.
Ke Jie nine paragraphs
Regarding Ke Jie's recent situation, he has graduated from Tsinghua University and could have concentrated on the main business of Go, but it is said that he is obsessed with streamers and games. If this is the case, it will inevitably be a plaything, and it will be difficult to dominate the world series and win the Toad Palace.
The situation that is beneficial to Ke Jie is that in the first two rounds of this year's Yingshi Cup, there are many big-name players who have fallen into the sand, such as Gu Zihao 9 Duan, Ding Hao 9 Duan, Dang Yifei 9 Duan, Yang Dingxin 9 Duan, Li Weiqing 9 Duan, etc., which makes him less of some strong competitors.
According to the rules of the competition, the schedule of the 10th Yingshi Cup is: July 3-4 round of 16, quarterfinals, July 6-9 semi-finals trilogy.
The author believes that if Ke Jie wants to achieve good results, he must calm down, be persistent and single-minded, and completely worship AI as a teacher, both of which are indispensable. No matter how talented you are, you can't stand the toss. It is expected that Ke Jie can take this Yingshi Cup as an opportunity to get out of the haze and create brilliance.
In addition to the Ying's Cup, Ke Jie also reached the quarterfinals of the 29th LG Cup, and he will next compete with Han Sangchao for a place in the semifinals. In the 15th Chunlan Cup and the 2nd Rotten Ke Cup, Ke Jie was eliminated early. The 29th Samsung Cup has not yet started, and it is not known whether he will be able to qualify from the qualifiers, which he failed last year.
Ke Jie, who lost chess
Ke Jie, who was born in 1997, is 27 years old this year, and if he really wants to be crowned the nine-crown champion, there is not much time left for him!
The last question, does Ke Jie have a play to sing in this year's Ying's Cup? My opinion is that reaching the quarterfinals is considered passing, breaking into the semifinals is good news, winning the final is a big victory, and winning the cup in the end is a dream.