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Forty years of stones in Malaysia马来西亚围棋年表
A public timeline of Malaysian Weiqi — reconstituted association in 2003, continuous web presence since 2004, and the players and events that shaped the national board.
Entries cite published sources. Items marked reported or uncertain still need primary confirmation — especially pre-2003 detail.
- 1985
Earliest Malaysian Weiqi association reported in Kuala Lumpur
Secondary research (citing Xi Hongwei & Tiong Kee Soon) describes an early association founded in KL by Tian Ke Hua (田礊华) of Johor Bahru, with about twenty members, tea-house classes, and school visits.
- 1986–1989
Domestic tournaments and Singapore–Malaysia exchanges
Members reportedly self-funded domestic competitions from 1986. The first Singapore–Malaysia friendship match is dated to 1988; Malaysians also appear at the 6th World Youth Go Championship in Singapore (1989).
- 1987
IGF affiliation listed for Malaysia
The International Go Federation lists Persatuan Weiqi Malaysia / Malaysia among its affiliated associations (affiliation year shown as 1987 on IGF materials).
- 1992
Earlier association activity interrupted
Secondary accounts describe the early association dissolving around 1992 after venue pressures on Chinese association halls, followed by more than a decade of limited formal organisation.
- 1990s
KL enthusiasts reconnect
MWA’s own about page records that a group of Weiqi enthusiasts in Kuala Lumpur began reconnecting players nationwide during the 1990s, preparing to form a national association.
- 2003
Malaysia Weiqi Association (Persatuan Weiqi Malaysia) formed
The present Malaysia Weiqi Association was formed in 2003 under president Tiong Kee Soon (张枝顺). Societies registry listings show PPM-003-14-10122003 (also written PPM0031410122003 on later letterheads).
- 2004
weiqi.org.my registered and website goes live
Domain weiqi.org.my was created on 14 June 2004 for Persatuan Weiqi Malaysia. The Wayback Machine captures the public site by 30 July 2004 — over twenty years of continuous web presence for Malaysian Weiqi.
- 2006
National tournament season and Asian qualifier representation
Archived MWA pages list a Malaysia Weiqi Tournament (2006) and name Lee Choon Fuat as Malaysia’s representative at a Toyota DENSO Asian qualifier in Singapore.
- 2007–2009
Membership and local opens grow on the early website
Wayback captures show the community board expanding from hundreds of members (2007) to 1,730 by January 2009, with headlines for MWA Tournament 2007/2009, Pair Go, Pearl Point opens, and Malaysia–Singapore–Thailand friendship play.
- 2008
National champion Zaid Waqiyuddin at WAGC; Mind Sports Games
Mohd Zaid Waqiyuddin won the Malaysia Weiqi Tournament and represented Malaysia at the 29th World Amateur Go Championship in Tokyo (3 wins). Malaysia also fielded players including Ho Hock Doong at the World Mind Sports Games in Beijing.
- 2010s
State groups and academies expand
From about 2010 onward, promotion groups appear more visibly in Perak/Ipoh, Penang, Melaka, and Johor. Academies and training centres grow in the Klang Valley and Ipoh.
- 2011
N-World Go Academy founded; early Malaysia Weiqi Open at TAR
Lee Mun Kit founded N-World Go Academy. MWA and TAR College jointly organised an early Malaysia Weiqi Open Championship weekend, helping establish the modern MWOC series. Online beginner lessons (Ho Hock Doong) resumed on mwagolessons.wordpress.com.
- 2012
MWOC Dan podium set for SEA Games pathway; Ipoh school push
Archived MWA results for the Oct 2012 Open list Dan Group 1–4 as Mohd Zaid Waqiyuddin, Jimmy Cheng, Teng Boon Ping, and Wynes Leong — noted for SEA Games selection. Ipoh Poi Lam Chinese Independent School promotion with Ipoh Wei Qi Enterprise reached 1,300+ students.
- 2013
MWOC continues at TAR; Teng Boon Ping wins Dan division
TAR coverage of the Malaysia Weiqi Open Championship names Teng Boon Ping as Dan-category champion amid a multi-event Weiqi weekend.
- 2014
4th MWOC, Perak Open, WYGC host, SEA Go Championship
Zaid Waqiyuddin won the 4th MWOC Dan division at TAR. Malaysia hosted the 31st World Youth Go Championship at Mines Resort (13–19 Aug) and the 2nd Southeast Asian Go Championship (6–7 Dec), won by Vietnam.
- 2015
Chang Fu Kang wins MWOC Dan; Fulda Cup; first nationwide ranking exam
Chang Fu Kang (曽富康) won the 5th MWOC Amateur Dan division. MWA ran a first nationwide dan/kyu examination (21 Mar). Ipoh hosted the 1st Asian Weiqi Open Championship (Fulda Cup), where Malaysian teams took gold in contemporary Vietnamese reports. Chang also represented Malaysia at the 36th World Amateur Go Championship.
- 2016
Chang repeats as Dan champion; interschool league begins
Chang Fu Kang defended the MWOC Dan title; Wynes Leong finished second. National interschool Weiqi competition begins growing from dozens of players toward hundreds in later editions.
- 2019
Interschool field passes 350; KL–Selangor association; pro pathway
The 4th National Interschool Weiqi event drew 350+ players from 85 schools. Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Weiqi Association was founded. Chang Fu Kang qualified through the Nihon Ki-in foreigner special professional examination (Winter 2019).
- 2020
Malaysia’s first Nihon Ki-in professional; MWSA registered
Chang Fu Kang became a Nihon Ki-in professional (1p) in April — widely noted as Southeast Asia’s first. In August, Persatuan Sukan Weiqi Malaysia (MWSA) registered with the Sports Commissioner (K-PRK-10298) as a national sports body for Weiqi.
- 2022
Chang promoted to 2p; cultural-exchange events continue
Chang Fu Kang was promoted to Nihon Ki-in 2-dan. China Cultural Centre Malaysia and MWA collaboration notes (including winter-solstice / exchange cups) appear in official Chinese cultural reporting.
- 2023
Hangzhou Asian Games debut for Malaysian Go teams
Malaysia fielded men’s and women’s Go teams at the Hangzhou Asian Games (held 2023). Men’s roster included Chang Fu Kang, Leong Chee Weng, Lee Shou Wei, Lee Shou Kai, Lo Owen Chen Yeh, and Lee Shou Xuan; women’s roster included Yong Qing, Tan Yan Ying, Chang Xin, and Tan Hooi Yan. The 10th MWOC was held at TARUC; Lee Shou Kai represented Malaysia at the 43rd WAGC.
- 2024
Interschool field exceeds 780; Pair Go and state opens
The 6th National Interschool Weiqi competition reportedly exceeded 780 players. State and national series continued, including Pair Go editions and Penang association events.
- 2025
12th MWOC at GMBB KL; Chang to 3p; WAGC representation
MWA invited the world to the 12th Malaysia Weiqi Open Championship at GMBB Kuala Lumpur (16–17 Aug), expecting 300+ players. Chang Fu Kang was promoted to Nihon Ki-in 3-dan. Lee Shou-Wei represented Malaysia at the 45th WAGC.
- 2026
SEA Weiqi Congress & 13th MWOC planned in Kuala Lumpur
MWA invited associations worldwide to the 2nd Southeast Asia Weiqi Congress and 13th Malaysia Weiqi Open Championship (7–17 August 2026) in Kuala Lumpur — combining congress, exchange, cultural programme, and the national open.