Template:Chinese name Nie Weiping (simplified Chinese: 聂卫平; traditional Chinese: 聶衛平; pinyin: Niè Wèipíng; born 17 August 1952) in Shen, Hebei, China) is a professional Go player.
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| Full name | Nie Weiping |
| Chinese | Trad. 聶衛平 Simp. 聂卫平 |
| Pinyin | Niè Wèipíng |
| Born | 17 August 1952 Shen, Hebei, China |
| Residence | China |
| Teacher | Fujisawa Hideyuki |
| Pupil | Chang Hao, Wang Lei, Gu Li |
| Turned pro | 1982 |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Zhongguo Qiyuan |
Biography
Nie began learning Go at the age of nine and won the inaugural World Amateur Go Championship in 1979. Nie was given 9 dan rank in 1982.[1][2] He became famous in the Go world after leading China to victory in the China-Japan Supermatches, beating several top Japanese players including his teacher, Fujisawa Hideyuki.[1][3] He earned the nickname "Steel Goalkeeper" for his ability to string together wins as the last Chinese player left.[4] Nie won the Tianyuan twice, in 1991 and 1992.[5]
Titles and runners-up
Ranks #4 in total amount of titles in China.
| Domestic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| Mingren | 1 (1991) | |
| Tianyuan | 2 (1991, 1992) | 3 (1987, 1993, 1995) |
| CCTV Cup | 2 (1993, 1997) | 3 (1989, 1992, 1995) |
| National Go Individual | 6 (1975, 1977–1979, 1981, 1983) | |
| New Sports Cup | 8 (1979–1983, 1988–1990) | 2 (1984, 1991) |
| Qiwang | 1 (1995) | 1 (1996) |
| Total | 19 | 9 |
| Continental | ||
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| China-Japan Tengen | 1 (1992) | |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
| International | ||
| Ing Cup | 1 (1988) | |
| Fujitsu Cup | 1 (1990) | |
| Tong Yang Cup | 1 (1995) | |
| Total | 0 | 3 |
| Career total | ||
| Total | 20 | 12 |
References
- ^ a b "Nie Weiping - 'Go Master'". cctv.cntv.cn. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Nie Weiping". gobase.org. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "China-Japan Supermatch". gobase.org. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ Lee Hongreal. "Episode 1: Pro's Nicknames". gobase.org. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Nie Weiping 9p". gogameworld.com. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
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