Joanne Missingham

Joanne Missingham (; born 26 May 1994) is an Australian-born Taiwanese professional Go player.

Life
She gained media attention in 2011 when she held up a fan with "protest gender discrimination" in professional tournaments. She protested because she learned that female Go players were not paid fairly.

PerformanceJoanne Missingham at Sensei's LibraryInterview with Joanne Missingham
The following tables are the summary of her career.
Promotion record
 Rank Year Notes1 dan2008Promoted to professional rank for performance in the Chinese professional qualification tournament. She became the first Australian citizen to obtain this status. 2 dan2010Attained 20 wins as a 1 dan. 3 & 4 dan2010Skipped due to the Taiwan Qiyuan (Taiwan Go Association, 台灣棋院) promotion rules. 5 dan2010Reached the final of the 1st Bingsheng Cup. 6 dan2013Attained 70 wins as a 5 dan. 7 dan2015Won the 1st Female Zuiqiang title.

Notable achievements
 Year Notes2004Represented Taiwan in the Amateur Pair Go Championship.2005Represented Taiwan in the World Youth Go Championship in Barcelona, Spain.2006Obtained the Taiwan National Female Champion title.2008Obtained the Oceania Toyota and Denso Cup Open Champion title. She also represented Oceania in the World Oza tournament (became the youngest player ever to do so), and represented Australia at the World Mind Sports Games in Beijing.2010Represented Taiwan at the Asian Games.
References

Other websites
Hei Jiajia International Ranking



Category:1994 births
Category:Living people
Category:Asian Go players
Category:Sportspeople from Brisbane
Category:Taiwanese sportspeople