CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- The 2024 Dengying Cup – Weiqi Invitational Tournament for College Students was conducted in the Qijiang Campus of Chongqing College of Mobile Communication recently. Since its opening, the game has attracted 222 college students from 88 colleges and universities, like Tsinghua University, Peking University, and Northeastern University, in 24 provinces (municipalities/ autonomous regions) across China, including Chongqing, Shaanxi, and Hubei.

One hundred participants made it to the final championship competition. The finals invited Weiqi world champion Gu Li and several national Weiqi referees to serve as guests of honor and were divided into three main categories with a points system, namely team group, open group, and women's group.

Gu Li, a native of Chongqing, is the vice chairman of the Chinese Weiqi Association and the president of the Chongqing Weiqi Association. He hopes that there will be more such Weiqi competitions in the future to boost the Weiqi culture on campus, promote regional cultural exchanges in Chongqing, and enhance the interaction among universities across China, and the Dengying Cup – Weiqi Invitational Tournament will become a tradition. He believes that the national Weiqi platform offered by Chongqing College of Mobile Communication allows students to communicate and compete in Go culture and contributes to the continuous development of the traditional Weiqi culture.

During the tournament, a wide range of activities related to Weiqi culture were staged, such as Weiqi masters’ lectures, Weiqi knowledge quizzes, and ‘Tasting Tea and Playing Weiqi’, attracting 1,000 Weiqi enthusiasts to experience the fun of Weiqi and promote the Weiqi culture.

(Translated by Yuki, Fathom Language Limited)