World Championships in Renju

There are several world championships in Renju organized by the Renju International Federation, including World Championship, Women World Championships, Team World Championships, Youth World Championships and Correspondence World Championships.[1]

World Championships

Renju World Championships have occurred every second year, since 1989.[2] The opening rule was Yamaguchi from 2009 to 2015, and has been changed to Soosõrv-8 since 2017.

The results of previous World Championships are following:

Title year Hosting city, country Gold Silver Bronze Opening rule
1989 Kyoto, Japan Shigeru Nakamura Hideki Nara Toshio Nishimura Swap
1991 Moscow, Soviet Union Shigeru Nakamura Makoto Yamaguchi Aldis Reims Swap
1993 Arjeplog, Sweden Ando Meritee Hideki Nara Aldis Reims Swap
1995 Tallinn, Estonia Norihiko Kawamura Ando Meritee Dmitry Ilyin Swap
1997 Saint Petersburg, Russia Kazuto Hasegawa Ando Meritee Takashi Sagara RIF
1999 Beijing, China Ando Meritee Igor Sinyov Stefan Karlsson RIF
2001 Kyoto, Japan Ando Meritee Vladimir Sushkov Igor Sinyov RIF
2003 Vadstena, Sweden Tunnet Taimla Vladimir Sushkov Ando Meritee RIF
2005 Tallinn, Estonia Ando Meritee Vladimir Sushkov Konstantin Chingin RIF
2007 Tyumen, Russia Wu Di Konstantin Chingin Yusui Yamaguchi RIF
2009 Pardubice, Czech Republic Vladimir Sushkov Tunnet Taimla Cao Dong Yamaguchi
2011 Huskvarna, Sweden Cao Dong Lin Huang-Yu Huang Jinxian Yamaguchi
2013 Tallinn, Estonia Tunnet Taimla Yuuki Oosumi Vladimir Sushkov Yamaguchi
2015 Suzdal, Russia Qi Guan Lin Huang-Yu Lan Zhiren Yamaguchi
2017 Taipei, Chinese Taipei Vladimir Sushkov Zhu Jianfeng Lin Shu-Hsuan Soosõrv-8
2019 Tallinn, Estonia Cao Dong Vladimir Sushkov Shunsuke Kamiya Soosõrv-8

The statistics for the players in the Renju World Championships following.

Place Player Gold Silver Bronze Entries
1 Ando Meritee 4 2 1 7
2 Vladimir Sushkov 2 4 1 10
3 Tunnet Taimla 2 1 0 7
4 Cao Dong 2 0 1 4
5 Shigeru Nakamura 2 0 0 4
6 Kazuto Hasegawa 1 0 0 5
7 Norihiko Kawamura 1 0 0 2
7 Wu Di 1 0 0 2
7 Qi Guan 1 0 0 2
10 Hideki Nara 0 2 0 6
11 Lin Huang-Yu 0 2 0 3
12 Igor Sinyov 0 1 1 5
13 Yusui Yamaguchi 0 1 1 3
13 Konstantin Chingin 0 1 1 3
15 Yuuki Oosumi 0 1 0 2
16 Zhu Jianfeng 0 1 0 1
17 Aldis Reims 0 0 2 4
18 Stefan Karlsson 0 0 1 8
19 Takashi Sagara 0 0 1 3
19 Shunsuke Kamiya 0 0 1 3
21 Lan Zhiren 0 0 1 2
22 Toshio Nishimura 0 0 1 1
22 Dmitry Ilyin 0 0 1 1
22 Huang Jinxian 0 0 1 1
22 Lin Shu-Hsuan 0 0 1 1

Women World Championships

The Women World Championships started in 1997 and are played every second year, at the same time and place with the World Championships.[3] The results are following:

Title year Hosting city, country Gold Silver Bronze Opening rule
1997 Saint Petersburg, Russia Irina Metreveli Natalya Vasilyeva Yelena Lebedeva RIF
1999 Beijing, China Yulia Savrasova Irina Metreveli Yelena Lebedeva RIF
2001 Kyoto, Japan Yulia Savrasova Irina Metreveli Hsu Wen-Ching RIF
2003 Vadstena, Sweden Yulia Savrasova Yang Hsiao-Yu Irina Metreveli RIF
2005 Tallinn, Estonia Oxana Sorokina Irina Metreveli Maris Tuvikene RIF
2007 Tyumen, Russia Tatyana Krayeva Oxana Sorokina Irina Metreveli RIF
2009 Pardubice, Czech Republic Yulia Savrasova Yao Jinrui Hu Xi Yamaguchi
2011 Huskvarna, Sweden Kazumi Arai Irina Metreveli Anastasja Oborina Yamaguchi
2013 Tallinn, Estonia Irina Metreveli Kira Lashko Olga Kurdina Yamaguchi
2015 Suzdal, Russia Kira Lashko Wang Qingqing Irina Metreveli Yamaguchi
2017 Taipei, Chinese Taipei Chien Yung-Hsuan Wang Qingqing Liu Xun Soosõrv-8
2019 Tallinn, Estonia Wu Zhiqin Li Xiaoqing Irina Metreveli Soosõrv-8

Team World Championships

Team World Championships in Renju have occurred every second year, since 1996.[4] Since 2010 the opening rule being played is Yamaguchi. The results are following.

Title year Hosting city, country Gold Silver Bronze
1996 Saint Petersburg, Russia  Russia
Dmitry Ilyin
Stepan Peskov
Igor Sinyov
Konstantin Nikonov
Mikhail Kozhin
 Estonia
Ando Meritee
Ants Soosõrv
Margus Tuvikene
Marek Kolk
 Latvia
Aldis Reims
Arnis Veidemanis
Nerses Grigorian
Eduard Voskanian
1998[lower-alpha 1] Yerevan, Armenia
 Armenia
Albert Poghosyan
Armen Stepanyan
Mher Manukyan
Hovhannes Gevorkyan
Mher Dumanyan
Alexej Kobzev
 Sweden
Stefan Karlsson
Peter Jonsson
Anders Bertilsson
Bengt Asplund
 
 
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2000 Tallinn, Estonia  Russia-1
Igor Sinyov
Alexandr Klimashin
Vladimir Sushkov
Pavel Salnikov
Mikhail Kozhin
 Sweden
Stefan Karlsson
Rickard Johannesson
Joachim Gaulitz
Tord Andersson
 Japan
Kazuto Hasegawa
Hideki Nara
Yoshimi Hayakawa
Hirouji Sakamoto
2002 Vadstena, Sweden  Russia-1
Pavel Salnikov
Alexandr Klimashin
Sergey Artemyev
Alexey Skuridin
Vladimir Semyonov
 Estonia
Ants Soosõrv
Tunnet Taimla
Johann Lents
Timo Ilu
Maris Tuvikene
 Sweden-1
Stefan Karlsson
Peter Gardstrom
Goran Holgersson
Linus Hermansson
Joachim Gaulitz
2004 Tyumen, Russia  Russia-1
Vladimir Sushkov
Alexandr Klimashin
Konstantin Chingin
Konstantin Nikonov
Igor Sinyov
 Estonia
Ando Meritee
Tunnet Taimla
Ants Soosõrv
Timo Ilu
Irene Karlsson
 Russia-2
Pavel Salnikov
Pavel Makarov
Sergey Artemyev
Vladimir Semyonov
Mikhail Kozhin
2006 Tallinn, Estonia  Russia-1
Vladimir Sushkov
Konstantin Chingin
Sergey Artemyev
Yulia Savrasova
Pavel Vershinin
 Estonia-1
Ando Meritee
Tunnet Taimla
Ants Soosõrv
Aivo Oll
Johann Lents
 China
Chen Wei
Wu Hao
Zhu Jianfeng
Ge Lingfeng
2008 Helsinki, Finland  Estonia
Tunnet Taimla
Aivo Oll
Andry Purk
Ants Soosõrv
Johann Lents
 Russia-1
Vladimir Sushkov
Egor Serdyukov
Konstantin Chingin
Yulia Savrasova
Alexandr Kadulin
 China
Cao Dong
Wu Di
Wu Hao
Chen Wei
2010 Tokyo, Japan  China
Li Yi
Cao Dong
Yin Licheng
Xi Zhenyang
 Estonia-1
Tunnet Taimla
Aivo Oll
Andry Purk
Ants Soosõrv
 Japan-1
Shigeru Nakamura
Kazuto Hasegawa
Hiroshi Okabe
Yusui Yamaguchi
Norihiko Kawamura
Taizan Isobe
2012 Beijing, China  Japan
Yuuki Oosumi
Shigeru Nakamura
Takahiro Kudomi
Kazumasa Tamura
Hiroshi Okabe
Tomoharu Nakayama
 China-1
Cao Dong
Zhu Jianfeng
He Qifa
Lu Hai
 China-2
Yang Yanxi
Chen Jing
Qi Guan
Chen Wei
2014 Taipei, Chinese Taipei  Estonia
Tunnet Taimla
Martin Hõbemägi
Ants Soosõrv
Johann Lents
Ando Meritee
 Chinese Taipei-1
Lin Shu-Hsuan
Lin Huang-Yu
Chen Ko-Han
Yang Yu-Hsiung
Lin Shih-Pin
Cheng Chih-Liang
 Japan-1
Shigeru Nakamura
Yoshihiro Iio
Nobuhiro Fukui
Ayako Tada
Yuuki Oosumi
Kazumasa Tamura
2016 Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia-1
Aivo Oll
Tunnet Taimla
Martin Hõbemägi
Renee Pajuste
Johann Lents
 China
Qi Guan
Lan Zhiren
Zhu Jianfeng
Chen Xin
Liu Yang
 Russia-1
Oleg Fedorkin
Vladimir Sushkov
Pavel Salnikov
Konstantin Nikonov
Dmitry Epifanov
Maxim Karasyov
2018 Saint Petersburg, Russia  China
Yang Yanxi
Zhu Jianfeng
Cao Dong
Liu Yang
Lan Zhiren
 Japan
Tomoharu Nakayama
Yudai Fujita
Yoshihiro Iio
Jun Koyama
Hiroshi Okabe
Maiko Fujita
 Russia-2
Vladimir Sushkov
Pavel Salnikov
Mikhail Kozhin
Denis Kachaev
Maxim Karasyov
Sergey Artemyev
2020
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
  1. In this year an Armenia-Sweden match was played instead of Team World Championship. The result is a draw between the two teams, but no champion title was awarded.

The statistics for the Renju Team World Championships following.

Place Team Gold Silver Bronze Entries
1  Russia 5 1 3 11
2  Estonia 3 5 0 11
3  China 2 2 3 7
4  Japan 1 1 3 11
5  Sweden 0 1 1 9
6  Chinese Taipei 0 1 0 4
7  Latvia 0 0 1 1

Youth World Championships

Renju Youth World Championships have occurred every second year since 1996.[6]

The results of Youth World Championships of different groups for boys are following:

Title year Hosting city, country U25 U23 U20 U18 U17 U15 U14 U12 U11
1996 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia - Margus Tuvikene Konstantin Chingin
1998 Beijing, China - Hannes Hermansson Shao Xiaodong
2000 Arjeplog, Sweden - Konstantin Chingin Denis Nekrasov
2002 Podyuga, Russia - Konstantin Chingin Tunnet Taimla
2004 Yerevan, Armenia - Hiroshi Okabe Evgeny Sumarokov
2006 Beijing, China - Wu Hao Mikhail Lysakov Hu Yu
2008 Haapsalu, Estonia - Aivo Oll Alexandr Kadulin Martin Hõbemägi
2010 Yerevan, Armenia - Rafik Nersisyan Artyom Merkulov Aleksey Vostryakov
2012 Suzdal, Russia - Artyom Merkulov Roman Kruchok Denis Fedotov
2014 Suure-Jaani, Estonia - Martin Hõbemägi Denis Fedotov Tang Xudong
2016 Tallinn, Estonia Martin Hõbemägi Georg-Romet Topkin Denis Fedotov Fan Shihao
2018 Kuşadası, Turkey Martin Hõbemägi Maksim Lavrik-Karmazin Kang Zheming Zhang Junyu
2020[lower-alpha 1] Laagri, Estonia Zoltán László Georg-Romet Topkin Jiao Zhengrui Hu Jinrui


The results of Youth World Championships of different groups for girls are following:

Title year Hosting city, country U25 U23 U20 U18 U17 U15 U14 U12 U11
1996 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia - Yelena Lebedeva
1998 Beijing, China - Yelena Lebedeva Wu Dan
2000 Arjeplog, Sweden - Yelena Lebedeva Yulia Savrasova
2002 Podyuga, Russia - Yulia Savrasova Alyona Mikhailova
2004 Yerevan, Armenia - Yulia Savrasova Mariya Pestereva
2006 Beijing, China - Yulia Savrasova Tatyana Krayeva Anastasja Oborina
2008 Haapsalu, Estonia - Yulia Savrasova Tatyana Krayeva Alexandra Sumarokova
2010 Yerevan, Armenia - Gayane Petrosyan Anastasja Oborina Kira Lashko
2012 Suzdal, Russia - Tatyana Krayeva Anastasja Oborina Tuuli Tiivel
2014 Suure-Jaani, Estonia - Wang Qingqing Jin Yichan Fan Xuanzuo
2016 Tallinn, Estonia Wang Qingqing Kira Lashko Ksenia Matushkina Lou Qiongwen
2018 Kuşadası, Turkey Liu Xun Tatyana Prokopets Xu Xicheng Wang Kemiao
2020[lower-alpha 1] Laagri, Estonia Cao Xueyu Ksenia Matushkina Zhu Jiayi Qin Shaoya
  1. The real-life championship was cancelled, replaced by an online "World Youth Cup".[7]

International Open Tournaments of World Championship

The International Open Tournaments of World Championship (BT) started in 1989 and happens every two years, at the same time and place with the World Championship (AT). This tournament is open to all Renju players who do not have the right to play in the World Championship. The first three places in BT have the right to participate in the Qualification Tournament (QT) of the next World Championship. There are no world champion titles awarded in this tournament.[8]

The results of previous International Open Tournaments of World Championship are following:

Title year Hosting city, country Winner Runner-up Third Opening rule
1989 Kyoto, Japan Norihiko Kawamura Norio Nishizono Akihiko Kashihara Swap
1991 Moscow, Soviet Union Ando Meritee Yoshimi Hayakawa Mikhail Biryukov Swap
1993 Arjeplog, Sweden Dmitry Ilyin Igor Sinyov Victor Alexandrov Swap
1995 Tallinn, Estonia Igor Sinyov Yoshimi Hayakawa Gatis Gurckis Swap
1997 Saint Petersburg, Russia Stepan Peskov Arnis Veidemanis Evgeniy Bobkov RIF
1999 Beijing, China Bai Tao Hideki Nara Shao Xiaodong RIF
2001 Kyoto, Japan Kazuto Hasegawa Masato Kusajima Yoshihiro Iio RIF
2003 Vadstena, Sweden Yuriy Tarannikov Chen Wei Johann Lents RIF
2005 Tallinn, Estonia Yusui Yamaguchi Timo Ilu Chen Ko-Han RIF
2007 Tyumen, Russia Yuuki Oosumi Lin Huang-Yu Egor Serdyukov RIF
2009 Pardubice, Czech Republic Lin Huang-Yu Yuuki Oosumi Renee Pajuste Yamaguchi
2011 Huskvarna, Sweden Alexey Potapov Katsumi Kise Yoshihiro Iio Yamaguchi
2013 Tallinn, Estonia Alexey Potapov Nikolay Poltaratsky Shin-ichi Ishitani Yamaguchi
2015 Suzdal, Russia Tomoharu Nakayama Dmitry Epifanov Maxim Karasyov Yamaguchi
2017 Taipei, Chinese Taipei Tang Kai Lam Liu Yang Jun Koyama Soosõrv-8
2019 Tallinn, Estonia Wai Chan Keong Villem Mesila Jang Won-Cheol Soosõrv-8

Renju World Championships via Correspondence

World Championships in Renju via Correspondence were held in 1982 to 1993 (by paper letters, later by e-mails), and now are played every year since 1996 with an exception in 2009, 2010 and 2016.[9] Since 2014 the opening rule being played is Soosõrv-N.

The results from 1982 to 1993 are in the following.

Title year Champion Country
1982 Vladimir Sapronov  Soviet Union
1984 Alexandr Nosovsky  Soviet Union
1985 Alexandr Nosovsky  Soviet Union
1991 Albert Poghosyan  Soviet Union
1993 Albert Poghosyan  Armenia

The results since 1996 are in the following.

Title year Champion Runner-up Third
1996 Aldis Reims Linas Laibinis Igor Sinyov
1997 Yuriy Tarannikov Aldis Reims Stefan Karlsson
1998 Oleg Fedorkin Aldis Reims Kazuto Hasegawa
1999 Oleg Fedorkin Alexander Nosovsky Konstantin Nikonov
2000 Aldis Reims Evgeniy Bobkov Konstantin Nikonov
2001 Konstantin Nikonov Zhang Jinyu Vitaly Lunkin
2002 Vitaly Lunkin Zhang Jinyu Vladimir Dvoeglazov
2003 Chen Wei Sergey Filippov Oleg Klimachev
2004 Sun Chengmin Alexey Potapov Chen Wei
2005 Victor Barykin Zhang Jinyu Lu Wenzhe
2006 No gold awarded Dmitry Epifanov Victor Barykin
2007 Dmitry Epifanov Zhang Jinyu Anatoly Ustimov
2008 Zhang Jinyu Jelena Balanova Alexey Potapov
2011 Jelena Balanova Aivo Oll Alexey Potapov
2012 Alexey Potapov Jelena Balanova Aivo Oll
2013 Vladimir Sushkov Alexey Potapov Viktor Balabhai
2014 Vladimir Sushkov Evgeniy Bobkov Oleg Fedorkin
2015[10] Konstantin Nikonov Oleg Fedorkin Pavel Makarov
2017[11] Hao Tianyi Qi Bo Dmitry Epifanov
2018[12] Hao Tianyi Dmitry Epifanov Vladimir Filinov
2019[13] Wang Qichao Vladimir Sushkov Aivo Oll

See also

References

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