Ma Xiaochun

Ma Xiaochun
Full name	Ma Xiaochun
Chinese	Trad. 馬暁春 Simp. 马晓春
Pinyin	Mǎ Xiǎochūn
Born	26 August 1964 Zhejiang, China
Residence	China
Teacher	Fujisawa Hideyuki
Turned pro	1982
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Zhongguo Qiyuan

Ma Xiaochun (simplified Chinese: 马晓春; traditional Chinese: 馬暁春; pinyin: Mǎ Xiǎochūn; born 26 August 1964) is a Chinese professional Go player.^[1]

Biography

Ma was born in Zhejiang, China.^[2] He began playing Go at the age of nine and was awarded 7 dan rank in 1982. In 1983, Ma was promoted to 9 dan.^[3] He visited Japan in 1982 and later won the World Amateur Go Championship in 1983.^[2] Ma won the 2nd Mingren title in 1989 and successfully defended it for thirteen straight years, second most behind Cho Hunhyun's sixteen Paewang titles.^[4]

Titles and runners-up

Ranks #2 in total amount of titles in China.

Domestic
Title	Wins	Runners-up
Mingren	13 (1989–2001)	1 (2002)
Tianyuan	4 (1987, 1994–1996)	3 (1988, 1992, 1997)
Ahan Tongshan Cup	1 (1999)	1 (2001)
Qiwang	4 (1996–1999)	1 (2000)
Longchen		1 (2007)
CCTV Cup	6 (1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2002)	3 (1993, 1998, 2001)
National Go Individual	5 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991)	2 (1980, 1981)
New Sports Cup	2 (1984, 1985)	1 (1986)
Qisheng		1 (1999)
Lebaishi Cup		1 (2000)
Total	35	15
Continental
Asian TV Cup		1 (1998)
China-Japan Agon Cup		1 (2000)
China-Japan Tengen	3 (1994–1996)
Total	3	2
International
LG Cup		1 (1999)
Samsung Cup		1 (1998)
Chunlan Cup		1 (2000)
Fujitsu Cup	1 (1995)	2 (1996, 1999)
Tong Yang Cup	1 (1995)	1 (1996)
Total	2	6
Career total
Total	40	23

References

1. "Games List: Ma Xiaochun". Fuseki Info. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
2. "Ma Xiaochun". gobase.org. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
3. "Ma Xiaochun 9p". gogameworld.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
4. Yonghe Zhang (December 2002). "Consecutive Title Myth". gogameworld.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.