Ke Jie and other 6 players were selected for the Chinese men’s team in the Hangzhou Asian Games
2022-04-21 10:03:07Source: Xinhuanet
Hua Xueming, the leader of the Chinese Go team, said that the competition in this trial was quite fierce.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 20 (Reporters Wang Jingyu, Wang Haoyu) According to the China Weiqi Association, the Chinese Weiqi team’s Hangzhou Asian Games trials men’s competition ended in Quzhou, Zhejiang on the 20th. Ke Jie, Gu Zihao, Yang Dingxin, Fan Tingyu, Li Xuanhao and Qi Six chess players including Jiaxi were successfully selected.
In the single round-robin competition in the second stage of the selection, Fan Tingyu, who ranked sixth in the domestic ranking, topped the list with 8 wins, 1 loss and 16 points. Ke Jie and Yang Dingxin had 6 wins, 3 losses and 12 points. The points ranked second and third, Gu Zihao and Li Xuanhao ranked fourth and fifth with 5 wins and 4 losses. Qi Jiaxi and Xie Ke have the same record of 4 wins, 5 losses and 8 points. Qi Jiaxi ranked sixth with a small point advantage and got the last qualification.
Among the 6 chess players who were finally selected for the Chinese men’s team in the Asian Games, Ke Jie, Gu Zihao and Yang Dingxin are currently ranked first, third and fifth in the domestic rankings. They directly entered the second stage of the qualifiers, while Fan Tingyu, Li Xuanhao and Qi Jiaxi started fighting from the first stage of the trials and passed two levels in a row to break through the siege.
It is a little surprising that Ding Hao, who ranked second in the domestic ranking, only achieved a record of 1 win and 8 losses in the second stage of the selection, and was not qualified for the finalists.
Hua Xueming, the leader of the Chinese Go team, said that the competition in this trial was quite fierce. In the last round of the competition on the 20th, the players who were selected in advance or determined to be eliminated all fought to the end. The time used for this trial is the same as that of the Asian Games. The basic time limit for each side is 1 hour, which is different from the time used in other domestic competitions. Therefore, players who are good at quick chess play better, and the situation is reversed in the game. It also happens frequently.
The women’s competition in the Asian Games trials is also coming to an end, and the final list is expected to be produced on the 22nd.