Lian Xiao

Lian Xiao (Chinese: 连笑; pinyin: Lián Xiào; born 8 April 1994) is a Chinese professional go player. As of January 2017, he is ranking 5th in Chinese Weiqi Association official ratings with and Elo rating of 2660.^[1] Lian was promoted to 8 dan on 16 January 2017,^[2] and 9 dan in October 2017.^[3]

Lian Xiao 连笑
Born	(1994-04-08) April 8, 1994 (age 31) Dandong, Liaoning, China
Residence	China
Teacher	Wu Zhaoyi
Turned pro	2007
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Chinese Weiqi Association

Lian Xiao
Traditional Chinese	連笑
Simplified Chinese	连笑
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lián Xiào

Promotion record

Rank	Year	Notes
1 dan	2007	Promoted to professional dan rank for performance in the Chinese professional qualification tournament.
2 dan	2008	Promoted for performance in the Chinese professional promotion tournament.
3 dan	2009	Promoted for performance in the Chinese professional promotion tournament.[4]
4 dan	2010	Promoted for performance in the Chinese professional promotion tournament.[5]
5 dan	2013	Skipped due to the Chinese Weiqi Association promotion rules.
6 dan	2013	Skipped due to the Chinese Weiqi Association promotion rules.
7 dan	2013	Won the 15th China-Japan Agon Cup against Murakawa Daisuke.
8 dan	2017
9 dan	2017	Promoted for accumulation of points in the Chinese Weiqi League.

Career record

As of 1 February 2019^[6][7]

Year	Won	Lost	Win %
2008	7	8	46.7%
2009	10	6	62.5%
2010	34	20	63.0%
2011	17	18	48.6%
2012	67	29	69.8%
2013	56	30	65.1%
2014	44	26	62.9%
2015	38	18	67.9%
2016	34	18	65.4%
2017	33	22	60.0%
2018	52	24	68.4%
2019	1	0	100%
Total	393	219	64.2%

Titles and runners-up

As of 1 May 2019

Tied for #10 in total number of individual titles in China.

Domestic
Title	Wins	Runners-up
Liguang Xinxiu Cup	1 (2010)
Ahan Tongshan Cup	1 (2013)
Liguang Cup	1 (2014)
Changqi Cup	1 (2015)	1 (2013, 2016)
Mingren	3 (2015-2017)	1 (2014, 2018)
Longxing		1 (2018)
Qisheng	1 (2018)	1 (2014)
Tianyuan	3 (2017-19)
Quzhou-Lanke Cup		1 (2024)
Total	11	6
Continental
Title	Wins	Runners-up
China-Japan Agon Cup	1 (2013)
World Meijin		1 (2018)
Total	1	1
Career Total
Total	13	6

Head-to-head record vs selected players

As of 1 February 2019^[7]

Players who have won international Go titles in bold.

• Mi Yuting 13:9
• Zhou Ruiyang 12:8
• Chen Yaoye 10:8
• Fan Tingyu 7:8
• Ke Jie 4:7
• Tuo Jiaxi 4:7
• Yang Dingxin 8:2
• Fan Yunruo 7:3
• Cai Jing 6:4
• Shi Yue 5:5
• Li Qincheng 7:2
• Liu Xing 6:3
• Peng Liyao 4:5
• Tang Weixing 3:6
• Gu Li 6:2
• Tao Xinran 4:4
• Kim Jiseok 6:1
• Tong Mengcheng 5:2
• Liao Xingwen 5:2
• Huang Yunsong 4:3
• Meng Tailing 4:3
• Zhou Hexi 4:3
• Gu Lingyi 2:5
• Niu Yutian 5:1