Tang Weixing

Tang Weixing (; born 15 January 1993) is a Chinese professional go player. He has won three international titles, with two championships in the Samsung Cup (2013, 2019) and one in the Ing Cup.

Early life Tang Weixing was born in Guiyang, Guizhou in 1993. His name is related to Go: The wei in his name, taken from his mother's surname, is a homophone of the wei in weiqi, while the xing in his name, meaning 'star', is in reference to the star points on a Go board. He began to learn Go when he was 5 years old. At the age of 7, he moved to Beijing with his father to further pursue his study of Go. He earned professional 1 dan rank that same year, at age 13. He finished as the runner-up in the 19th Samsung Cup in 2014, with a 2–0 loss to the champion Kim Ji-seok.

In 2016, he won his second international title in the 8th Ing Cup, beating runner-up Park Junghwan 3–2. He was the 22nd Samsung Cup runner-up in 2017, with a 2–1 loss to Gu Zihao. In 2019, he defeated Yang Dingxin to win the 24th Samsung Cup, marking his seventh consecutive quarterfinals appearance, fourth finals appearance, and second title at the Samsung Cup.

Promotion record

Career record

2006: 0 wins, 2 losses 2007: 11 wins, 8 losses 2008: 16 wins, 9 losses 2009: 17 wins, 11 losses 2010: 28 wins, 17 losses 2011: 29 wins, 22 losses 2012: 48 wins, 31 losses 2013: 56 wins, 30 losses 2014: 40 wins, 30 losses 2015: 34 wins, 25 losses 2016: 39 wins, 33 losses 2017: 29 wins, 27 losses 2018: 32 wins, 31 losses 2019: 17 wins, 24 losses 2020: 5 wins, 6 losses Total: 401 wins, 306 losses (56.7% winning percentage)

Titles and runners-up

DomesticTitle Wins Runners-up Liguang Cup 1 (2013) Ahan Tongshan Cup 1 (2014) Xinan Wang 2 (2014-2015) Tianyuan 1 (2016) Baiyunshan Cup 1 (2016) Total 3 3InternationalTitle Wins Runners-up Samsung Cup 2 (2013, 2019) 2 (2014, 2017) Ing Cup 1 (2016) Total 3 2 Career total 6 5

Head-to-head record vs selected players

Players who have won international go titles in bold.

Shi Yue 12:13 Ke Jie 7:11 Park Junghwan 7:9 Fan Tingyu 8:6 Yang Dingxin 8:6 Tan Xiao 5:9 Mi Yuting 4:10 Gu Zihao 4:8 Wang Haoyang 5:6 Jiang Weijie 3:8 Chen Yaoye 1:10 Tong Mengcheng 7:3 Kim Jiseok 4:6 Tuo Jiaxi 6:4 Li Xuanhao 6:3 Lian Xiao 6:3 Peng Liyao 5:4 Choi Cheolhan 6:2 Fan Yunruo 7:1 Dang Yifei 4:4 Wang Xi 4:4 Gu Lingyi 5:2 Zhong Wenjing 5:2 Huang Yunsong 2:5