Wang Xi

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Wang Xi

Full name	Wang Xi
Chinese	王磊
Pinyin	Wáng Xí
Date of birth	January 9, 1984 (age 23)
Place of birth	Beijing, China
Residence	Beijing, China
Turned pro	1997
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Zhongguo Qiyuan

Wang Xi (born January 9, 1984) is a professional Go player.

Wang began playing Go at the very young age of 4. He was already enrolling in teams with professionals when he was only 8. In 1997, at the age of 13, Wang became a professional at the Zhongguo Qiyuan. The same year he entered the Chinese National Youth Squad. He was promoted to 3 dan in 1994, then 4 dan in 1999, and 5 dan in 2000. In 1999, he placed fifth at the National Youth Squad preliminary. The biggest moment of his career came in 2004 when he reached the Samsung Cup final. Wang put up a good fight against Lee Sedol, but couldn't come through with the win. He had once participated in the Samsung Cup before, in 2002. The last few years have been good for Wang, as he has placed second place 4 times, He won his first title, the Liguang Cup in 2006.

Title	Years Held
Current	3
Liguang Cup	2006
National Go Individual	2006
National Mass Sports Meeting	2006
Current	1
Asian TV Cup	2006
Total	4

Title	Years Lost
Current	4
Liguang Cup	2005
CCTV Cup	2006
Xinan Wang	2006
Xinren Wang	2004
International	1
Samsung Cup	2004
Total	5

Current titles

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Current Minor title holders

NEC Cup - Qiu Jun

Ahan Tongshan Cup - Liu Xing

Liguang Cup - Hu Yaoyu

CCTV Cup - Luo Xihe

Xinan Wang - Gu Lingyi

Xinren Wang - Zhou Ruiyang

Lanke Cup - Yu Bin

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Continental title holders

Asian TV Cup - Wang Xi

China-Korea New Pro Wang - Gu Li

China-Korea Tengen - Ko Geuntae

China-Japan Agon Cup - Liu Xing

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