Final Ranking

Men's Individual Division



1 XU Yin Chuan (China)
2 HONG Zhi (China)
3 NGUYEN Thanh Bao (Vietnam)
4 NGUYEN Vu Quan (Vietnam)
5 CHONG Heung Ming (Philippines)
6 CHIU Yu Kuen (China Hong Kong)
7 Wu Kui Lin (Chinese Taipei)
8 WONG Zhi Keung (China Hong Kong)
9 V. JIRAPARKDEEPAN (Thailand)
10 ZHENG Xi Ming (Canada Central)
11 DANG Nicholas (France)
12 NG Jun Ming (Singapore

Non-Chinese/Vietnamese Individual


1 SHOSHI Kazuharu (Japan)
2 KON Island (China Hong Kong)
3 Michael NÄGLER (Germany)
4 Sour Samphy (Cambodia)
5 Jouni RÄMÖ(Finland)
6 Angus MACGREGOR (Australia)　
7 Chandran BOSE (Malaysia)
8 TANAKA Atsushi (Japan)

Women's Individual


1 WU Xia (China)
2 NGO Lan Huong
3 GAO Yi Ping (Chinese Taipei)
4 ANNA Yin (USA East)

Men's Team

1 China
2 Vietnam
3 China Hong Kong
4 Chinese Taipei
5 Philippines
6 Singapore
7 USA East
8 USA We

News updated (after round 3)

The 10th World Xiangqi Championships began on 17 October 2007 at the Tap Saec Multisport Pavilion, Macau with 66 players competing in the men's division,and 13 in the women's Division. The competitions are run in Swiss system,9 rounds for men, and 7 rounds for women.


A little surprise at the start was the withdrawal of Lei Kam Fun of Macau from the championship. Lei was the runner-up at the 2005 championship in Paris. Two of the players from Myanmar could not make it at eleven hours because of visa problem. The laddy player of Australia and three Italian players were also absent.

At the end of the third round, three players are leading the race with straight wins.They are Ifan Minarta(Indonesia), Xu Yin Chuan(China), and Tan Wei Tat (East Malaysia). Following closely behind them in the 2.5 score bracket are: Hong Zhi(China), Ng Jun Ming(Singapore), Michael Lee(USA East), Look Kean Chor(Malaysia), Nguyen Vu Quan(Vietnam) and Chiang Chung Hao(Chinese Taipei). Taipei's Wu Kui Lin, the only player who had competed in all the past World Championships, did not seem to be in form at the start.He drew with Michael Lee in round 1, and lost to Nguyen in round 3.

In the women's camp, the leader after 3 rounds is, unexpectedly, Malaysia's Khoo Chin Chin. The GM of China Wu Xia, who won the national champion last year for the second time, conceded a draw to Vietnam's Ngo Lan Huong in Round 3.

Picture below: Two new comers to the women's division of the World Championship -- Nathalie Betts (left) from England, and Jennifer Lee
from Canada (west).

10th World Xiangqi Championships

The Macau Xiangqi General Association is hosting this biennial WXF event from 17th to 22nd October 2007. There are two four categories: Men's Team, Men's Individual,Non-Chinese/ Vietnamese and Women's Individual. The first three categories are run as one tournament, using different criteria to determine the ranking for each category. All matches will be held at the Tap Saec Multi-sport Pavilion.

A total of 86 players from 25 countries/regions (72 male, 14 female) will be competing in this championships. Here is the Contestants Lists

Felix Tan