1st Weiqi Naadam, Brunei got 2nd Place

1st Weiqi Naadam in Ejin Horo Banner of ordos city, Inner Mongolia*

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11th August ~ 13th August, 1st Weiqi Naadam Inner Mongolia was held at the Ejin Horo Banner Worker’s Cultural Palace at Ordos City of Inner Mongolia, China. The Brunei Team which consisted of Xinwen 4-dan & Zhengbo 3-dan joined the International Triple Go Invitational Tournament.

Xinwen’s Team achieved 2nd Place while Zhengbo’s team has gotten 5th Place. The competition took place for two days, with a total of four rounds. It is the first time for many players to take part in a triple Go event as opposed to the traditional pair-go competition format.

The event is part of the 1st Weiqi Naadam in conjunction with the “Ordos City – Hu Neng Cup” 3rd China Female Weiqi Mingren Tournament, Inner Mongolia Naadam Team Tournament, Weiqi Cultural Exchange Talk, China Weiqi City Team Exchange Competition and Inner Mongolia first Weiqi Naadam “Prairie King” Championship.”

Brunei representative, Xinwen also took part in the Cultural Exchange Talk by introducing the development of the Brunei Darussalam Go Association. Moreover, on the 13th of August, the team was brought to the Mongolia Yuanliu Culture Industrial Zone to witness the 3rd China Female Weiqi Mingren Tournament.