The national calendar, remembered赛事档案

13th MWOC & 2nd Southeast Asia Weiqi Congress

Kuala Lumpur

Integrated congress (8–9 Aug), exchanges, cultural tour, and 13th Malaysia Weiqi Open Championship (15–16 Aug). Positioned by MWA as a landmark regional gathering.

12th Malaysia Weiqi Open Championship

GMBB Kuala Lumpur

Official invitation announced arrival 15 Aug, tournament 16–17 Aug, with tourism programme through 21 Aug. Expected 300+ players including international guests; OCM presence noted in organiser communications.

8th Malaysia Pair Go Tournament

KL Gateway Mall

21 December 2024 — 170+ players. Hosted by N-World with KL/Selangor Weiqi Association; co-organised with MWA and the World Pair Go Association. Guests included Lee Mun Kit and Tiong Kee Soon.

11th Malaysia Weiqi Open Championship

Open Group international winner Kurebayashi Eiryu (RM5,000); Malaysia Open winner Wynes Leong (RM3,000). Top High-Kyu finishers received MWA 1-dan certificates.

• Open (International)Kurebayashi Eiryu
• Open (Malaysia)Wynes Leong

6th National Interschool Weiqi Competition

Klang area (reported)

Reported field of 780+ players — among the largest school Weiqi gatherings documented in Malaysia.

Asian Go Championship 2023

Malaysia women’s team finished 6th and men’s team 8th among 14 teams. Leadership listed president Tiong Kee Soon and coach Cheng Khai Yong.

• Men’s team8th
• Women’s team6th

8th Confucius Cup national prelim

KL Gateway Mall

10 December 2023 — 230 players across groups A–E; top finishers advanced to a 48-player final held in March 2024 near Sungai Lembing / Kuantan.

10th Malaysia Weiqi Open Championship

TARUC Sports Complex

Held 4–5 November 2023. MWA published category result pages for multiple divisions.

• University championChong Wei Quan
• High Kyu championLim Wen Hao
• Intermediate Kyu championOng Sze Kai
• Low Kyu championLee Qi Zhen
• U16 championWu Xin Yuan (Singapore)3rd Teh Wei Jie (Malaysia)
• Senior champion崔寿福 (China)
• Team Go champion笑谈围棋

Junpin Xijiu Cup (Guiyang) — Malaysian team

Guiyang, China

Malaysian team finished 3rd. Players Owen Lo Chen Yeh, Lee Shou Wei, and Lee Shou Xuan; leader Chow Chee Wen; coach Chow Ming Hun.

• Team 3rdMalaysia

19th Asian Games — Go (Hangzhou)

Hangzhou Qi-Yuan Chess Hall

Malaysia’s first Asian Games Go appearance with full men’s and women’s teams. Men’s team finished 8th overall in published tables; women’s team 7th.

• Men’s teamChang Fu Kang, Leong Chee Weng, Lee Shou Wei, Lee Shou Kai, Lo Owen Chen Yeh, Lee Shou Xuan
• Women’s teamYong Qing, Tan Yan Ying, Chang Xin, Tan Hooi Yan

6th Confucius Cup (孔子杯) — online

Annual national series organised with 马来西亚孔学研究会 / 马来西亚围棋研究会. The 6th edition moved online during COVID, with co-organisers including MWA, KL–Selangor WA, and N-World.

4th National Interschool Weiqi Competition

More than 350 players from 85 schools — a clear marker of school-system growth for Weiqi in Malaysia. Interschool competition began around 2016 with ~50 players.

6th Malaysia Weiqi Open Championship

Sports Complex, TAR UC KL

180 participants from Malaysia, Japan, China, Singapore, and Poland.

• Dan championChang Fu Kang (Malaysia)
• Dan 2ndWynes Leong Chee Weng (Malaysia)
• Dan 3rdChong Wei Quan (Malaysia)
• High Kyu championLiaw Kang Yi (Malaysia)
• Intermediate championLee Shou Xuan (Malaysia)
• Low Kyu championFoong Rui Bin (Malaysia)
• University championChew Kar Chin (Malaysia)

2nd Malaysia Pair Go Tournament

Crystaline Services Centre, Kota Damansara

Early numbered Pair Go open encouraging beginners and college students, documented on the Kuala Lumpur Weiqi blog.

1st Asian Weiqi Open Championship — Fulda Cup

Syeun Hotel, Ipoh

8–13 December 2015. Organised by FULDA Malaysia with MWA and Ipoh Weiqi Academy. Malaysia fielded two teams; contemporary Vietnamese reports list Malaysia as team gold, Vietnam silver, Singapore bronze.

• Team goldMalaysia
• Team silverVietnam
• Team bronzeSingapore

5th Malaysia Weiqi Open Championship

Bangunan Tun Tan Siew Sin, TAR UC

About 200 players from Malaysia, Korea, Japan, and China across five categories.

• Amateur Dan championChang Fu Kang (Malaysia)
• Dan 2ndPark Jisun (Korea)
• Dan 3rdShi Ming Le (China)
• High Kyu championLo Wei Haw (Malaysia)
• University championChow Zhi Mei (TAR Diploma in Architecture)

4th Malaysia Weiqi Open Championship

Bangunan Tun Tan Siew Sin, TAR UC KL

Opened by TAR UC President Datuk Dr Tan Chik Heok with MWA President Tiong Kee Soon and Kong Zi Institute director Chen Zhong. ~140 players across public categories on day two.

• Dan championZaid Waqiyuddin
• Dan 2ndJimmy Cheng Khai Yong
• Dan 3rdShi Min Le
• High Kyu championChong Wei Quan
• Inter Kyu championTay Kong Yu
• Low Kyu championSadamasa Shunsaku

31st World Youth Go Championship

Mines Resort, Selangor

Hosted in Malaysia (13–19 August) with MWA involvement — one of the country’s highest-profile international youth hosting milestones. Project direction credited in contemporary coverage to organisers including Ho Hock Doong.

1st Perak Weiqi Open

Ipoh

State-level open promoted with Ipoh Weiqi Enterprise / local organisers, expanding the calendar beyond the Klang Valley.

2nd Southeast Asian Go Championship

Malaysia

Regional team/individual SEA championship (6–7 December). Vietnam finished first ahead of Thailand and Singapore; 28 players from five countries.

• 1stVietnam17 points
• 2ndThailand15 points
• 3rdSingapore14 points

Malaysia Weiqi Open Championship 2013

TAR University College

Dan division won by Teng Boon Ping as part of TAR’s multi-event Weiqi weekend (~350 participants across related activities).

• Dan championTeng Boon Ping

Malaysia Weiqi Open Championship 2012

TAR College Club House, Kuala Lumpur

Held 6–7 October 2012. Archived MWA results list the Dan Group top four as a SEA Games selection pool.

• Dan 1stMohd Zaid Waqiyuddin
• Dan 2ndJimmy Cheng Khai Yong
• Dan 3rdTeng Boon Ping
• Dan 4thWynes Leong Chee Weng

Malaysia Weiqi Open Championship 2011

TAR College, Kuala Lumpur

Jointly organised by MWA and TAR College’s Sport & Exercise Science Society, with exhibition week and open groups (Dan / High Kyu / Low Kyu). Early numbered Open that established the modern MWOC series.

Malaysia Weiqi Tournament 2008

Won by Mohd Zaid Waqiyuddin, who then represented Malaysia at the 29th World Amateur Go Championship in Tokyo.

• ChampionMohd Zaid Waqiyuddin

Malaysia Weiqi Tournament 2006

Listed on the archived MWA website during the Joomla-era site rebuild, confirming an active national tournament calendar in the mid-2000s.

45th World Amateur Go Championship

Richmond, Canada

Malaysia represented by Lee Shou-Wei (5 points on FFG table).

• MalaysiaLee Shou-Wei5 pts

43rd World Amateur Go Championship

Shenzhen, China

Malaysia represented by Lee Shou Kai (4 points on FFG table).

• MalaysiaLee Shou Kai4 pts

40th World Amateur Go Championship

Malaysia represented by Lee Shou Kai (age 14) after winning national selection.

• MalaysiaLee Shou Kai

41st World Amateur Go Championship

Malaysia represented by Lee Shou Xiang (place 26).

• MalaysiaLee Shou Xiang26th

39th World Amateur Go Championship

Malaysia represented by Jimmy Cheng Khai Yong after winning national selection.

• MalaysiaCheng Khai Yong

38th World Amateur Go Championship

Malaysia represented by Chang Chun Chen (3-dan).

• MalaysiaChang Chun Chen3–5 · 45th

37th World Amateur Go Championship

Malaysia represented by Chang Fu Kang (4–4, place 23).

• MalaysiaChang Fu Kang4–4 · 23rd

36th World Amateur Go Championship

Malaysia represented by Chang Fu Kang (5–3).

• MalaysiaChang Fu Kang5–3

35th World Amateur Go Championship

Malaysia again represented by Suzanne D’Bel.

• MalaysiaSuzanne D’Bel

34th World Amateur Go Championship

Malaysia represented by Suzanne D’Bel.

• MalaysiaSuzanne D’Bel

32nd World Amateur Go Championship

Malaysia represented by Ho Hock Doong (1-dan).

• MalaysiaHo Hock Doong

33rd World Amateur Go Championship

Guangzhou, China

Malaysia represented by Zaid Waqi — 4 wins / 24th of 56 per MWA report.

• MalaysiaZaid Waqi4 wins · 24th/56

31st World Amateur Go Championship

Malaysia represented by Teng Boon Ping.

• MalaysiaTeng Boon Ping

29th World Amateur Go Championship

Tokyo, Japan

Malaysia represented by Mohd Zaid Zulkifli / Zaid Waqiyuddin.

• MalaysiaZaid Zulkifli3 wins