Gu Li (Go player)
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Biography
Gu Li is a Chinese go player. He became a pro in 1995 when he was only 12. In 2006, he won the 10th LG Cup[1] and became the youngest Chinese player to ever win a major international title; as a result, he was also promoted to 9 dan. In March 2007, he defeated Chang Hao 2-0 to win the Chunlan Cup. In mid-2007, Gu Li experienced a playing slump, even losing many matches against lower dan players. However, he soon came back stronger than ever, winning many major titles both domestic and international, including the 2007 Changqi Cup and the 2008 Fujitsu Cup;[2] the greatest factors in this turnaround was his improvement in the endgame, and territory skills, which many people had previously considered his biggest weaknesses. In 2009 Gu defeated Lee Sedol to win the 13th LG Cup.
In July 2010, Gu Li became the "Meijin of Meijins" by defeating Lee Changho and Iyama Yuta in a special tournament which pitted the domestic title-holders from China, Korea and Japan against each other.[3]
In October 2010, Gu Li defeated Han Sanghoon and Lee Sedol in the round of sixteen and quarter-finals respectively to reach the semi-finals of the 15th Samsung Cup, whilst the defending Champion Kong Jie was knocked out by Kim Jiseok. Gu won the 2010 Samsung Cup, defeating Heo Youngho of Korea, and moves on towards the 2012 Ing Cup to become the second player to win all major international titles (Although Lee Chang-ho is the first and so far only person to win all titles, including the defunct World Oza and Zhonghuan Cup, as well as the Tong Yang Cup).
In 2014, Gu Li was defeated in a jubango against Lee Sedol (+2-6). The games took place on each last Sunday of the month.[4]
Style
His given name Li, literally meaning strength, is also a Go term roughly meaning the ability of reading. Li also encompasses the meaning of the ability to discover strong moves and the ability to fight. Gu has a nickname "Gu Da Li". Da literally means large, big or huge. This refers to Gu's incredible ability at playing really strong moves that require sharp instinct as well as immaculate reading. One of his main weaknesses is his inaccurate endgame.
Promotion record
Career record
| Year | Won | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 1997 | 4 | 3 | 57.1% |
| 1998 | 4 | 5 | 44.4% |
| 1999 | 13 | 11 | 54.2% |
| 2000 | 27 | 15 | 64.3% |
| 2001 | 47 | 16 | 74.6% |
| 2002 | 38 | 22 | 63.3% |
| 2003 | 54 | 15 | 78.3% |
| 2004 | 56 | 21 | 72.7% |
| 2005 | 49 | 29 | 62.8% |
| 2006 | 58 | 25 | 69.9% |
| 2007 | 42 | 26 | 61.8% |
| 2008 | 67 | 22 | 75.3% |
| 2009 | 55 | 30 | 64.7% |
| 2010 | 55 | 41 | 57.3% |
| 2011 | 56 | 30 | 65.1% |
| 2012 | 39 | 29 | 57.4% |
| 2013 | 52 | 30 | 63.4% |
| 2014 | 36 | 23 | 61.0% |
| 2015 | 28 | 27 | 50.9% |
| 2016 | 28 | 25 | 52.8% |
| 2017 | 21 | 25 | 45.7% |
| 2018 | 6 | 14 | 30.0% |
| Total | 837 | 485 | 63.3% |
- Note: 2012 and 2013 also include one game with no result.
Titles and runners-up
Template:Updated Ranks #2 in total number of titles in China and #5 in total number of international titles.
| Domestic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| Liguang Cup | 1 (2001) | 1 (2008) |
| Xinan Wang | 1 (2003) | 3 (2004, 2009, 2013) |
| CCTV Cup | 1 (2004) | 1 (2005) |
| Xinren Wang | 2 (2001, 2005) | |
| Quzhou-Lanke Cup | 1 (2008) | 1 (2006) |
| Tianyuan | 6 (2003–2008) | 2 (2009–2010) |
| NEC Cup (China) | 4 (2004, 2006, 2008–2009) | 1 (2005) |
| Mingren | 6 (2004–2009) | 1 (2010) |
| National Sports Mass Meeting | 2 (2002, 2010) | |
| Changqi Cup | 2 (2007, 2011) | 1 (2006) |
| Ahan Tongshan Cup | 4 (2003, 2005, 2008, 2012) | |
| Longxing | 1 (2008, 2014) | |
| Total | 31 | 11 |
| Continental | ||
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| China-Korea New Pro Wang | 2 (2001, 2005) | |
| China-Korea Tengen | 4 (2003–2005, 2007) | 2 (2006, 2008) |
| World Mingren | 1 (2010) | |
| China-Japan Longxing | 1 (2010) | |
| China-Japan Agon Cup | 4 (2004, 2006, 2009, 2013) | |
| Total | 12 | 2 |
| International | ||
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| Fujitsu Cup | 1 (2008) | |
| World Oza | 1 (2008) | |
| LG Cup | 2 (2006, 2009) | |
| BC Card Cup | 1 (2009) | 1 (2011) |
| Samsung Cup | 1 (2010) | 2 (2011, 2012) |
| Mlily Cup | 1 (2013) | |
| Chunlan Cup | 2 (2007, 2015) | |
| Total | 8 | 4 |
| Career Total | ||
| Total | 51 | 17 |
Head-to-head record vs selected players
Template:Updated[6] Players who have won international Go titles in bold. Template:Div col
- Template:Flagicon Lee Sedol 24:24 +1 no result
- Template:Flagicon Kong Jie 26:18
- Template:Flagicon Hu Yaoyu 24:12
- Template:Flagicon Liu Xing 21:13
- Template:Flagicon Zhou Ruiyang 24:9
- Template:Flagicon Chang Hao 20:11
- Template:Flagicon Chen Yaoye 10:21 +1 no result
- Template:Flagicon Luo Xihe 16:12
- Template:Flagicon Qiu Jun 18:9
- Template:Flagicon Zhou Heyang 15:12
- Template:Flagicon Ding Wei 17:8
- Template:Flagicon Xie He 14:11
- Template:Flagicon Shi Yue 7:17
- Template:Flagicon Gu Lingyi 13:10
- Template:Flagicon Piao Wenyao 13:8
- Template:Flagicon Wang Xi 12:9
- Template:Flagicon Choi Cheolhan 12:8
- Template:Flagicon Li Zhe 12:7
- Template:Flagicon Peng Quan 11:7
- Template:Flagicon Lee Changho 8:9
- Template:Flagicon Huang Yizhong 9:6
- Template:Flagicon Wang Yao 12:3
- Template:Flagicon Jiang Weijie 7:7
- Template:Flagicon Wang Lei 11:3