Ding Hao

Ding Hao (Chinese: 丁浩; pinyin: Dīng Hào; born 13 June 2000) is a Chinese professional Go player. Ding was born in Datong, Shanxi. He began to attend Go classes when he was seven years old. To continue his studies, he moved to Taiyuan and then to Beijing. He earned professional status in 2013, at age 13. He won the 2019 CCTV Cup, a tournament with fast time controls. This qualified him as one of China's two representatives for the Asian TV Cup, where he finished as runner-up to Shin Jinseo. In 2021 he won three Chinese tournaments within a span of three months: the Changqi Cup in October, Guoshou on December 12, and the GBA Cup Chinese Weiqi Master Championship on December 30. He successfully defended the Weiqi Master title in 2022, and lost it to Yang Kaiwen in 2023. He also successfully defended the Guoshou title in October 2023. He won an international championship at the LG Cup in February 2023 with a victory over Yang Dingxin in the finals. The same year, he won his second major international title at the Samsung Cup in November. In December 2023, he became the number one ranked Chinese player in the Chinese Weiqi Association's official rankings. He won the Samsung Cup again in 2024.