Yang Dingxin
| Yang Dingxin |
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| Full name |
Yang Dingxin |
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| Chinese |
杨鼎新 |
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| Born |
(1998-10-19) 19 October 1998
China |
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| Residence |
China |
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| Turned pro |
2008 |
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| Rank |
3 dan |
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| Affiliation |
Zhongguo Qiyuan |
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Yang Dinxin (born 19 October 1998) is a Chinese professional Go player. He became a professional on 24 July 2008, at age 9 years and 9 months, becoming the youngest Chinese professional. In 2010, he reached the semi-finals of the 3rd Quzhou-Lanke Cup, beating top Chinese pros Chen Yaoye (then holder of the Tianyuan, the second biggest title in China) and Li Zhe before losing to Jiang Weijie.[1]
He won the 5th RICOH Xinxiu Cup.[2]
Promotion record
| Rank |
Year |
Notes |
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| 1 dan
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2008 |
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| 2 dan
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2010 |
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| 3 dan
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| 4 dan
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| 5 dan
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| 6 dan
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| 7 dan
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| 8 dan
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| 9 dan
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Career record
- 2010: 28 wins, 11 losses[3]
Titles and runners-up
Domestic
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
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| RICOH Xinxiu Cup | 2011 | 2012 |
| Ricoh Cup | 2012 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 |
References