Women's Mingren

The Women's Mingren is a Chinese women's title founded in 2018 by the People's Daily newspaper with the Chinese Weiqi Association, growing out of the long-running Chinese Mingren. Thirty-two players play a knockout, and the winner meets the reigning Women's Mingren in a best-of-three title match for a first prize of 250,000 yuan; the first edition, settled in March 2019, ended instead with a best-of-three final. Chen Yiming won that first title, and Zhou Hongyu and Yu Zhiying have each won it twice since. The closing rounds have been played in Langzhong in Sichuan, then Ordos in Inner Mongolia, and since 2024 in Suqian in Jiangsu. It is a new event, separate from the earlier women's Mingren contests held between 1989 and 2011.

Country China Type Title Match Format Knockout Title Cycle 1y Komi 7.5 Editions 5

2025 · Edition #5

Champion: Zhou Hongyu · Runner-up: Yu Zhiying

Final 2 games

Dec 18 Zhou Hongyu B+R Yu Zhiying Dec 19 Yu Zhiying W+R Zhou Hongyu

Challengers' Final 1 game

Dec 16 Zhou Hongyu B+R Fang Ruoxi

Semi-final 2 games

Dec 15 Wu Yiming W+R Fang Ruoxi Dec 15 Zhou Hongyu B+R Ding Kewen

Round of 32 1 game

Dec 14 Li He B+R Rui Naiwei

Quarterfinals 4 games

Dec 13 Tang Jiawen W+R Fang Ruoxi Dec 13 Wang Chenxing W+R Zhou Hongyu Dec 13 Huang Ziping W+R Ding Kewen Dec 13 Lu Minquan W+R Wu Yiming

Round of 16 8 games

Dec 12 Wu Yiming B+7.5 Chen Manqi Dec 12 Ding Kewen B+R Feng Yunjia Dec 12 Shi Zhien W+R Zhou Hongyu Dec 12 Wang Chenxing B+R Li He Dec 12 Huang Ziping B+R Song Ronghui Dec 12 Luo Chuyue W+R Fang Ruoxi Dec 12 Tang Jiawen B+R Xu Jingqi Dec 12 Gui Shiyun W+R Lu Minquan

Preliminary Round 2 2 games

Nov 7 Yue Jiayan W+R Yan Ximo Nov 7 Xu Jingqi B+R Xu Haizhe

Round 1 16 games

Dec 11 Zhao Qianyue W+R Shi Zhien Dec 11 Lu Minquan B+R Xin Tianyue Dec 11 Mao Yanxin W+R Xu Jingqi Dec 11 Huang Ziping B+3.5 Li Xiaoxi (1) Dec 11 Wang Yubo W+R Wang Chenxing Dec 11 Zhu Feihong W+R Zhou Hongyu Dec 11 Zhou Yuxuan W+6.5 Song Ronghui Dec 11 Tang Jiawen B+R Gao Xing Dec 11 Yan Ximo W+R Chen Manqi Dec 11 Chen Xinyang W+R Fang Ruoxi Dec 11 Gui Shiyun B+R Jia Xinyi Dec 11 Ding Kewen B+R Xie Zimeng Dec 11 Li Sixuan W+R Feng Yunjia Dec 11 Wu Yiming B+R Zhao Yifei Dec 11 Li He B+R Rui Naiwei Dec 11 Luo Chuyue B+5.5 Li Xiaoxi (2)

Preliminary Round 1 2 games

Nov 7 Zhou Yuxuan B+R Zhang Mengyao Nov 7 Deng Youjia W+R Ding Kewen

Preliminaries 16 games

Apr 25 Rui Naiwei W+R Li Sixuan Apr 25 Yue Jiayan W+R Wang Chenxing Apr 25 Gao Xing W+R Pan Yang (1) Apr 25 Li He B+R Yu Zhiying Apr 26 Luo Chuyue B+R Xin Tianyue Apr 26 Li Xiaoxi (1) B+5.5 Feng Yunjia Apr 26 Zhao Qianyue B+5.5 Ma Jiate Apr 26 Wang Shuyao W+R Yan Ximo Apr 27 Xu Jingqi B+3.5 Zhao Guanru Apr 27 Ding Kewen B+R Liu Yanchang Apr 27 Fang Ruoxi B+R Ding Kewen Apr 27 Ye Zimeng W+R Wu Yiming Nov 2 Ma Nate W+R Ding Kewen Nov 2 Ma Jiate B+R Cao Youyin Nov 2 Wang Shuang W+R Xu Jingqi Nov 2 Xie Zimeng B+R Tang Yi (2)