Taiwan Mingren

The Taiwan Mingren (Master/Meijin) is one of Taiwan's oldest and most prestigious Go titles, following the naming tradition shared across East Asia. The original series ran from 1974 to 2009 (36 editions, the last sixteen swept by Zhou Junxun) before lapsing; the Haifong Go Institute revived it in 2020 — renumbering from the 1st edition — and it has crowned a champion every year since, with Xu Haohong and Lai Junfu trading the title. The modern final is a best-of-seven. Along with the Taiwan Tianyuan, it forms the backbone of Taiwan's professional Go competition system.

Country Taiwan Type Title Match Format Knockout Title Cycle 1y Editions 25

2024 · Edition #5

Champion: Xu Haohong · Runner-up: Lin Junyan

Final 7 games

Mar 11 Xu Haohong B+R Xu Jingen Mar 18 Lai Junfu W+R Lin Junyan Apr 8 Xu Haohong B+R Lin Junyan Apr 15 Lin Junyan B+0.5 Xu Haohong May 6 Xu Haohong B+R Lin Junyan May 13 Lin Junyan W+4.5 Xu Haohong Jun 17 Xu Haohong B+R Lin Junyan

Semifinal 2 games

Mar 25 Xu Jingen W+R Xu Haohong Mar 25 Lai Junfu W+R Lin Junyan

Quarterfinals 4 games

Mar 4 Lai Youcheng W+R Lin Junyan Mar 4 Wang Yuanjun W+R Xu Haohong Mar 4 Chen Shiyuan W+R Lai Junfu Mar 4 Lu Yiquan W+0.5 Xu Jingen

Winners' Section, Round 2 9 games

Jan 22 Jian Jingting W+R Lin Xinwei Jan 22 Niu Shite B+R Lin Shuyang Jan 22 Wang Yuanjun B+R Bai Xinhui Jan 22 Zheng Yuhao B+R Lu Yiquan Jan 22 Yang Bowei W+R Xu Jingen Jan 22 Zhang Zhehao W+3.5 Chen Xi Jan 22 Lin Yancheng B+R Lu Yuhua Jan 22 Chen Shiyuan B+R Lin Shimin Jan 22 Shi Jingyao W+R Li Wei

Round of 16 7 games

Feb 26 Lai Youcheng B+R Wu Yanchen Feb 26 Chen Shiyuan B+R Cai Chengwei Feb 26 Niu Shite W+R Xu Haohong Feb 26 Lai Junfu B+R Chen Weiting Feb 26 Lin Junyan B+R Lin Yancheng Feb 26 Chen Qirui W+R Lu Yiquan Feb 26 Yang Zixuan W+R Wang Yuanjun

Winners' Section, Round 1 23 games

Jan 8 Niu Shite B+11.5 Zhou Pingqiang Jan 8 Cai Chengwei W+R Lin Yancheng Jan 15 Shi Jingyao B+R Huang Shiyuan Jan 15 Huang Jiayin W+R Xu Jingen Jan 15 Zhang Zhehao B+R Liu Yifang Jan 15 Lin Junyan B+R Xu Mingjun Jan 15 Zheng Yuhao B+R Lin Shengyi Jan 15 Chen Shaoquan B+R Chen Pinhua Jan 15 Jian Jingting B+6.5 Shen Yien Jan 15 Lin Xinwei B+1.5 Zhan Yidian Jan 15 Chen Weiting W+7.5 Chen Xi Jan 15 Lin Jiehan W+R Lin Lixiang Jan 15 Chen Shiyuan B+R Sun Weixun Jan 15 Zhuang Chengjun W+R Wang Yuanjun Jan 15 Lin Hanzhang W+R Yang Zixuan Jan 15 Bai Xinhui B+R Peng Jinghua Jan 15 Lin Yuxiang W+R Li Wei Jan 15 Liu Yaowen W+R Lin Shuyang Jan 15 Xu Yuqi W+R Li Jiaxin Jan 15 Lai Youcheng B+R Zeng Pinjie Jan 15 Zhang Tingwei W+R Huang Wei Jan 15 Yang Fude W+R Xiao Zhenghao Jan 15 Zhou Yinnan W+R Lin Shixun

Round of 64 17 games

Jan 22 Yu Lijun W+R Cai Chengwei Feb 19 Lu Yiquan B+R Chen Xi Feb 19 Lai Youcheng B+R Lin Yiting Feb 19 Huang Wei W+R Wu Yanchen Feb 19 Lai Junfu B+R Jian Jingting Feb 19 Chen Shiyuan B+5.5 Lin Lixiang Feb 19 Chen Shaoquan B+0.5 Lin Xinwei Feb 19 Yang Bowei W+R Lin Yancheng Feb 19 Chen Qirui B+R Bai Xinhui Feb 19 Xiao Zhenghao W+1.5 Yang Zixuan Feb 19 Lin Shuyang W+R Xu Haohong Feb 19 Li Wei W+R Wang Yuanjun Feb 19 Lin Yuxiang W+2.5 Chen Weiting Feb 19 Niu Shite B+R Lin Shixun Feb 19 Xu Jingen B+R Zheng Yuhao Feb 19 Lin Junyan B+R Li Jiaxin Feb 19 Lin Shimin W+R Cai Chengwei

Losers' Section, Round 1 10 games

Jan 22 Huang Xiupu W+R Huang Jiayin Jan 22 Zhang Tingwei B+6.5 Yang Fude Jan 22 Zhan Yidian W+R Shen Yien Jan 22 You Haoyu W+R Lin Shengyi Jan 22 Zeng Pinjie B+5.5 Xu Mingjun Jan 22 Huang Shiyuan W+R Lin Yuxiang Jan 22 Zhou Pingqiang W+2.5 Liu Yaowen Jan 22 Peng Jinghua W+R Zhuang Chengjun Jan 22 Zhou Yinnan B+R Chen Pinhua Jan 22 Huang Yancheng B+R Lin Jiehan

Preliminaries 6 games

Jan 8 Wang Zhihong W+R Wu Yanchen Jan 8 Zhang Huaiyi B+R Lin Yuting Jan 8 Wang Dunkai W+10.5 Lin Yuxiang Jan 8 Zhang Tingwei B+R Ding Shaojie Jan 8 Xu Mingjun B+7.5 Chen Guoxing Jan 8 Ke Peichen W+R Lin Shengyi

Losers' Section 13 games

Feb 5 Lin Shixun B+4.5 Zhou Yinnan Feb 5 Zhang Huaiyi W+R Lin Shimin Feb 5 Huang Wei B+4.5 Zhang Tingwei Feb 5 Jian Jingting B+R Shen Yien Feb 5 Huang Jiayin W+R Yang Bowei Feb 5 Lin Shengyi W+R Lu Yiquan Feb 5 Xu Yuqi W+R Yang Zixuan Feb 5 Zhuang Chengjun W+R Bai Xinhui Feb 5 Lin Shuyang B+R Liu Yaowen Feb 5 Zeng Pinjie W+R Lin Junyan Feb 5 Lu Yuhua W+R Cai Chengwei Feb 5 Zhang Zhehao W+4.5 Chen Weiting Feb 5 Lin Lixiang B+R Huang Yancheng