Nie Weiping

Nie Weiping
Full name	Nie Weiping
Chinese	Trad. 聶衛平 Simp. 聂卫平
Pinyin	Niè Wèipíng
Born	17 August 1952 (1952-08-17) (age 59) Shen, Hebei, China
Residence	China
Teacher	Fujisawa Hideyuki
Pupil	Chang Hao, Wang Lei, Gu Li
Turned pro	1982
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Zhongguo Qiyuan

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Nie.

Nie Weiping (simplified Chinese: 聂卫平; traditional Chinese: 聶衛平; pinyin: Niè Wèipíng; born 17 August 1952) in Shen, Hebei, China) is a professional Go player.

Biography

Nie began learning Go at the age of nine and won the inaugural World Amateur Go Championship in 1979. Nie was given 9 dan rank in 1982.^[1][2] He became famous in the Go world after leading China to victory in the China-Japan Supermatches, beating several top Japanese players including his teacher, Fujisawa Hideyuki.^[1][3] He earned the nickname "Steel Goalkeeper" for his ability to string together wins as the last Chinese player left.^[4] Nie won the Tianyuan twice, in 1991 and 1992.^[5]

Titles and runners-up

Ranks #4 in total amount of titles in China.

Domestic
Title	Wins	Runners-up
Mingren		1 (1991)
Tianyuan	2 (1991, 1992)	3 (1987, 1993, 1995)
CCTV Cup	2 (1993, 1997)	3 (1989, 1992, 1995)
National Go Individual	6 (1975, 1977–1979, 1981, 1983)
New Sports Cup	8 (1979–1983, 1988–1990)	2 (1984, 1991)
Qiwang	1 (1995)	1 (1996)
Total	19	9
Continental
Title	Wins	Runners-up
China-Japan Tengen	1 (1992)
Total	1	0
International
Ing Cup		1 (1988)
Fujitsu Cup		1 (1990)
Tong Yang Cup		1 (1995)
Total	0	3
Career total
Total	20	12

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Nie Weiping - 'Go Master'". cctv.cntv.cn. http://cctv.cntv.cn/lm/storyboard/20110426/109299.shtml. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
2. ^ "Nie Weiping". gobase.org. http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Nie%20Weiping. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
3. ^ "China-Japan Supermatch". gobase.org. http://gobase.org/games/inter/TITLES/superCJ.html. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
4. ^ Lee Hongreal. "Episode 1: Pro's Nicknames". gobase.org. http://gobase.org/studying/articles/LeeHongYeol/?episode=1. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
5. ^ "Nie Weiping 9p". gogameworld.com. http://www.gogameworld.com/gophp/playerinfo.php?name=Nie%20Weiping. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 

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Name	Nie, Weiping
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Date of birth	17 August 1952
Place of birth	Shen, Hebei, China
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