The two crucial games of the 5th Shengzhou Cup China Go Champion Tournament closed on July 28, with Li Xuanhao in the upper group defeating Qi Yuting in the 9th section to enter the finals first, and Wang Xinghao in the lower group in the 9th section of Nick Ding Hao 9th Duan and continuing to retain the qualification for the championship.
This tournament adopts a double-elimination system, and the chess game of Li Xuanhao vs. Qi Yuting has been repeated several times, or is it one-sided? Let's take a look at the progress of the game.
Li Xuanhao defeated Qi Yuting
Li Xuanhao played perfectly in this game and took the lead soon after the start. Although Qi Yuting did not have obvious defeats, he was far less meticulous than Li Xuanhao in some local treatments, and after dozens of hands, Qi Yuting's winning rate dropped to single digits.
In the mid-game stage, Li Xuanhao, who was in a good situation, had a very good control of the overall situation, and did not give Hercules Qi Yuting a chance to fight in chaos. In the official stage, Li Xuanhao played a tricky game and advanced to the final championship battle with a beautiful victory.
In this competition, Li Xuanhao played as the world champion of the 5th Dream Lily Cup, winning the double champion of the World Series Ding Hao Jiuduan in the first round, defeating the hope star Wang Xinghao Jiuduan in the second round, plus today's victory over Qi Yuting, and reaping a wave of three consecutive victories.
As a 29-year-old player, Li Xuanhao's victory was not easy to come by. Happily, he will have a precious day off tomorrow to recharge his batteries and wait for the final battle at the top of the lower bracket on 30 July.
After Qi Yuting lost, he entered the lower bracket and will compete with Wang Xinghao for another ticket to the finals. Who between them will qualify for the finals? It is a suspense of this competition.
Ding Hao was defeated by Wang Xinghao
Today's other game is the lower bracket semifinals, where 20-year-old Wang Xinghao takes on Ding Hao, a cliffside battle where the loser can only pack his bags and go home.
This game was very exciting, Wang Xinghao took a big lead in the first half of the game, and the AI gave a win rate of more than 95%, as long as you deal with it safely, you can win the result.
But how could Ding Hao be willing to be caught, he made something out of nothing in the air on the right of Wang Xinghao, creating a super robbery, but Ding Hao made a fatal mistake in the process of robbery, and finally failed to reverse the situation, and had to admit defeat in the middle game, so as to say goodbye to this year's king of kings competition.
There are a total of eight champions participating in this year's Champions of Champions Competition, after Li Weiqing Jiuduan and Yang Kaiwen Jiuduan lost two games in a row, and Lian Xiao Jiuduan and Dang Yifei Jiuduan suffered two consecutive defeats after winning the first battle, and had to pack their luggage and embark on the journey back home.
The scene of the competition
Wang Xinghao and Qi Yuting competed for the right to the finals, which will start at 12 o'clock on July 29, the author is optimistic that Wang Xinghao will continue to make great progress and meet Li Xuanhao in the finals.
The prize money of this competition is relatively generous, which is the largest in the domestic Go competition, with the champion of 1 million yuan and the runner-up of 400,000 yuan.
Who will compete with Li Xuanhao for the crown of this year's Champions of Champions Championship? The answer will be revealed tomorrow.