List of Go players
China
Note: China formally adopted dan ranking in the early 1980s. Taiwan still uses pin ranking in addition to dan ranking.

List of Go players

Section Title: China
Table Section Text: Note: China formally adopted dan ranking in the early 1980s. Taiwan still uses pin ranking in addition to dan ranking.

Origin	Name	DoB–DoD	Peak rank	Notes

China	Chen Zude (陈祖德)	1944–2012	9 dan	was the chairman of Zhongguo Qiyuan from 1992–2003 and was former president of the association. Famous for popularizing the Chinese fuseki.

China	Wu Songsheng (吴淞笙)	1945–2007	9 dan	One of the very first three professional 9 dans in China. Dedicated international educator of Go.

China	Nie Weiping (聂卫平)	1952–	9 dan	One of the strongest players of 1980s, he led China to victory in several team matches against Japan. Challenged for many top international titles in the late 1980s.

China	Liu Xiaoguang (刘小光)	1960–	9 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Cao Dayuan (曹大元)	1962–	9 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Ma Xiaochun (马晓春)	1962–	9 dan	A top player in China during the 1990s. Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Feng Yun (丰云)	1966–	9 dan	Second woman ever attain rank of 9-dan. Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Qian Yuping (錢宇平)	1966–	9 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Yu Bin (俞斌)	1967–	9 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Shao Weigang (邵煒剛)	1973–	9 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Chang Hao (常昊)	1976–	9 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Zhou Heyang (周鹤洋)	1976–	9 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Luo Xihe (罗洗河)	1977–	9 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Wang Lei (王磊)	1978–	8 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Ding Wei (丁偉)	1979–	8 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Huang Yizhong (黄奕中)	1981–	6 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Kong Jie (孔杰)	1982–	9 dan	3 world championship titles. One of strongest players in the World in 2000s. Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Qiu Jun (邱峻)	1982–	8 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Tang Li (唐莉)	1982–	1 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Hu Yaoyu (胡耀宇)	1982–	8 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Gu Li (古力)	1983–	9 dan	7 World championship titles; One of strongest players in the World in 2000s. He had exceptional record between 2008 and 2010.

China	Xie He (谢赫)	1984–	5 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Liu Xing (刘星)	1984–	6 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Wang Xi (王檄)	1984–	6 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Piao Wenyao (朴文堯)	1988–	5 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Chen Yaoye (陳耀燁)	1989–	9 dan	Youngest professional 9 dan at 17 years of age. Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Li Zhe (李喆)	1989–	4 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

China	Zhou Ruiyang (周睿羊)	1991–	5 dan	Affiliate of the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

Sentence(s)

Cao Dayuan (曹大元, born 1962) is a Go player.

final_sentence: Cao Dayuan (曹大元, born 1962) is a Go player.