Chang Hao

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Chang Hao

Full name	Chang Hao
Chinese	常昊
Pinyin	Cháng Hào
Date of birth	November 7, 1976 (age 30)
Place of birth	Shanghai, China
Residence	Shanghai, China
Turned pro	1986
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Zhongguo Qiyuan

Chang Hao (常昊; Pinyin: Cháng Hào; born on November 7, 1976) is a professional Go player.

Chang Hao was born in Shanghai, China. He is a 9 dan Go player from China. He is China's best player of the 1990's and one of the very best in the world. Growing up he was a prodigy in China. He has won many titles, most of them international titles for China. He is best friends with Lee Chang-ho, whom he most recently defeated in the final of the 11th Samsung Cup. Some of his hobbies include playing football, swimming, and traveling. He dislikes shopping. He is married to Zhang Xuan, who is also a Go player.

Ranks #2 in total amount of titles in China.

Title	Years Held
Current	13
Tianyuan	1997 - 2001
NEC Cup	1998, 2002, 2005
Liguang Cup	2001, 2004
CCTV Cup	1999
Xinren Wang	1996
National Go Individual	1995
Defunct	7
Lebaishi Cup	1998 - 2002
Qisheng	1999
Yongda Cup	2002
Continental	5
China-Japan Tengen	1997 - 1999, 2001
China-Korea Tengen	2001
International	2
Ing Cup	2005
Samsung Cup	2006

Title	Years Lost
Current	6
Mingren	1999, 2001
Tianyuan	2002
NEC Cup (China)	1999, 2000, 2004
Defunct	1
Qisheng	2000
International	7
Samsung Cup	2001
Fujitsu Cup	1998, 2000
Chunlan Cup	2007
World Oza	2002, 2004
Ing Cup	2000