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{{short description|Chinese professional Go player (born 1983)}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Gŭ (surname 古)|Gu]]|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox go player
| name=Gu Li <br>  古力
| image=Gu Li 2024.jpg
| caption=Gu at 2024 6th {{ill|Nie Weiping Cup|zh|中日韩聂卫平杯围棋大师赛}}
| birth_date={{birth date and age|1983|2|3}}
| birth_place=[[Chongqing]], [[China]]
| residence={{flagicon|China}} [[China]]
| teacher=[[Nie Weiping]]
| turnedpro=1995
| rank=9 dan
| affiliation=[[Chinese Weiqi Association]]
}}
{{MedalTableTop}}
{{MedalCountry|{{CHN}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Weiqi at the 2010 Asian Games|Men's Team]]}}
{{MedalBottom}}
{{Infobox Chinese
|p=Gǔ Lì
|s=古力
|t=古力
}}
'''Gu Li''' ({{zh|s=古力|p=Gǔ Lì}}; born February 3, 1983) is a Chinese professional [[Go (board game)|Go]] [[Go players|player]].

== 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 (Go)|LG Cup]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2007-03/23/content_835009.htm |title=Young go chess players rise from zero to hero |publisher=Chinadaily.com.cn |date=2007-03-23 |access-date=2011-07-27}}</ref> 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 (Go player)|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]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cctv.com/program/sportsscene/20080708/104330.shtml |title=CCTV International |publisher=Cctv.com |access-date=2011-07-27}}</ref> 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 (Go)|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gogameworld.com/gophp/pg_allnews.php?termvalue=World%20Meijin%20Rivalry |title=GoGameWorld Archived Go News |publisher=Gogameworld.com |access-date=2011-07-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524173027/http://www.gogameworld.com/gophp/pg_allnews.php?termvalue=World%20Meijin%20Rivalry |archive-date=2011-05-24 }}</ref>

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 Fire Cup|Samsung Cup]], whilst the defending Champion [[Kong Jie]] was knocked out by [[Kim Ji-seok (Go player)|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gogameguru.com/lee-sedol-gu-li-jubango-starts-soon/ |title=Lee Sedol vs Gu Li showdown scheduled for 2014 – MLily Gu vs Lee Jubango |access-date=2013-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208034312/https://gogameguru.com/lee-sedol-gu-li-jubango-starts-soon/ |archive-date=2014-12-08 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

== 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 ==
{{Promotion record
| 1 dan
| 1995
| Promoted to professional dan rank for performance in the Chinese professional qualification tournament.
| 2 dan
| 1996
| Promoted for performance in the Chinese professional promotion tournament.
| 3 dan
| 1997
| Promoted for performance in the Chinese professional promotion tournament.
| 4 dan
| 1998
| Promoted for performance in the Chinese professional promotion tournament.
| 5 dan
| 2000
| Promoted for performance in the Chinese professional promotion tournament.
| 6 dan
| 2002
| Skipped due to the [[Chinese Weiqi Association]] promotion rules.
| 7 dan
| 2002
| Won the 4th [[China-Korea New Pro Wang]] against [[Cho Hanseung]].
| 8 dan
| 2006
| Skipped due to the [[Chinese Weiqi Association]] promotion rules.
| 9 dan
| 2006
| Won the 10th [[LG Cup (Go)|LG Cup]] against [[Chen Yaoye]].
}}

== Career record ==
{{Updated|1 July 2018}}<ref name="Go4Go">{{Cite web|url=https://www.go4go.net/go/games/byplayer/179|title = Gu Li &#124; Search by Player &#124; Go4Go}}</ref><ref name="hotongo">{{cite web|title=古力 信息|url=http://hotongo.com/playerinfor.jsp?id=53|website=弘通围棋网|access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year || Won || Lost || Win %
|-
| 1995
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 100%
|-
| 1996
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 50.0%
|-
| 1997
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| style="text-align:center;"| 57.1%
|-
| 1998
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| style="text-align:center;"| 44.4%
|-
| 1999
| style="text-align:center;"| 13
| style="text-align:center;"| 11
| style="text-align:center;"| 54.2%
|-
| 2000
| style="text-align:center;"| 27
| style="text-align:center;"| 15
| style="text-align:center;"| 64.3%
|-
| 2001
| style="text-align:center;"| 47
| style="text-align:center;"| 16
| style="text-align:center;"| 74.6%
|-
| 2002
| style="text-align:center;"| 38
| style="text-align:center;"| 22
| style="text-align:center;"| 63.3%
|-
| 2003
| style="text-align:center;"| 54
| style="text-align:center;"| 15
| style="text-align:center;"| 78.3%
|-
| 2004
| style="text-align:center;"| 56
| style="text-align:center;"| 21
| style="text-align:center;"| 72.7%
|-
| 2005
| style="text-align:center;"| 49
| style="text-align:center;"| 29
| style="text-align:center;"| 62.8%
|-
| 2006
| style="text-align:center;"| 58
| style="text-align:center;"| 25
| style="text-align:center;"| 69.9%
|-
| 2007
| style="text-align:center;"| 42
| style="text-align:center;"| 26
| style="text-align:center;"| 61.8%
|-
| 2008
| style="text-align:center;"| 67
| style="text-align:center;"| 22
| style="text-align:center;"| 75.3%
|-
| 2009
| style="text-align:center;"| 55
| style="text-align:center;"| 30
| style="text-align:center;"| 64.7%
|-
| 2010
| style="text-align:center;"| 55
| style="text-align:center;"| 41
| style="text-align:center;"| 57.3%
|-
| 2011
| style="text-align:center;"| 56
| style="text-align:center;"| 30
| style="text-align:center;"| 65.1%
|-
| 2012
| style="text-align:center;"| 39
| style="text-align:center;"| 29
| style="text-align:center;"| 57.4%
|-
| 2013
| style="text-align:center;"| 52
| style="text-align:center;"| 30
| style="text-align:center;"| 63.4%
|-
| 2014
| style="text-align:center;"| 36
| style="text-align:center;"| 23
| style="text-align:center;"| 61.0%
|-
| 2015
| style="text-align:center;"| 28
| style="text-align:center;"| 27
| style="text-align:center;"| 50.9%
|-
| 2016
| style="text-align:center;"| 28
| style="text-align:center;"| 25
| style="text-align:center;"| 52.8%
|-
| 2017
| style="text-align:center;"| 21
| style="text-align:center;"| 25
| style="text-align:center;"| 45.7%
|-
| 2018
| style="text-align:center;"| 6
| style="text-align:center;"| 14
| style="text-align:center;"| 30.0%
|-
! Total || 837 || 485 || 63.3%
|}
*Note: 2012 and 2013 also include one game with no result.

==Titles and runners-up==
{{Updated|1 July 2018}} 
Ranks #2 in [[List of top title holders in Go#China|total number of titles in China]] and #5 in [[List of top title holders in Go#International Majors|total number of international titles]].
{|  class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=3|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 (Go)|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 (Competition)|Longxing]]
| 1 (2008, 2014) || 
|-
|- align="center" 
| '''Total''' || '''31''' || '''11'''
|-
!colspan=3|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) || 
|- align="center" 
| '''Total''' || '''12''' || '''2'''
|-
!colspan=3|International
|-
!Title || Wins || Runners-up
|-
| [[Fujitsu Cup]]
| 1 (2008) ||
|-
| [[World Oza]]
| 1 (2008) ||
|-
| [[LG Cup (Go)|LG Cup]]
| 2 (2006, 2009) || 
|-
| [[BC Card Cup World Baduk Championship|BC Card Cup]]
| 1 (2009) || 1 (2011)
|-
| [[Samsung Fire Cup|Samsung Cup]]
| 1 (2010) || 2 (2011, 2012)
|-
| [[Mlily Cup]]
|  || 1 (2013)
|-
| [[Chunlan Cup]]
| 2 (2007, 2015) ||
|- align="center" 
| '''Total''' || '''8''' || '''4'''
|-
!colspan=3|Career Total
|- align="center"
| '''Total''' || '''51''' || '''17'''
|}

==Head-to-head record vs selected players==
{{updated|1 July 2018}}<ref name="hotongo"/>
<small>''Players who have won international Go titles in bold.''</small>
{{div col}}
*{{flagicon|KOR}} '''[[Lee Sedol]]''' 24:24 +1 no result
*{{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Kong Jie]]''' 26:18
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Hu Yaoyu]] 24:12
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liu Xing]] 21:13
*{{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Zhou Ruiyang]]''' 24:9
*{{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Chang Hao (Go player)|Chang Hao]]''' 20:11
*{{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Chen Yaoye]]''' 10:21 +1 no result
*{{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Luo Xihe]]''' 16:12
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Qiu Jun (go player)|Qiu Jun]] 18:9
*{{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Zhou Heyang]]''' 15:12
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ding Wei (Go player)|Ding Wei]] 17:8
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xie He (Go player)|Xie He]] 14:11
*{{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Shi Yue (Go player)|Shi Yue]]''' 7:17
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Gu Lingyi]] 13:10
*{{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Piao Wenyao]]''' 13:8
*{{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Wang Xi (Go player)|Wang Xi]]''' 12:9
*{{flagicon|KOR}} '''[[Choi Cheolhan]]''' 12:8
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Zhe (Go player)|Li Zhe]] 12:7
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Peng Quan]] 11:7
*{{flagicon|KOR}} '''[[Lee Changho]]''' 8:9
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Huang Yizhong]] 9:6
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Yao (Go player)|Wang Yao]] 12:3
*{{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Jiang Weijie]]''' 7:7
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Lei (Go player)|Wang Lei]] 11:3
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.gogame.info/samples/3/index.html Interview with Gu Li]

{{Tianyuan}}
{{Mingren}}

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