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.

World Championships Renju World Championships have occurred every second year, since 1989. The opening rule was Yamaguchi from 2009 to 2015, and was Soosõrv-8 from 2017 to 2023.

The results of previous World Championships are following: Title yearHosting city, countryGoldSilverBronzeOpening rule1989 Kyoto, Japan Shigeru Nakamura Hideki Nara Toshio NishimuraSwap1991 Moscow, Soviet Union Shigeru Nakamura Makoto Yamaguchi Aldis ReimsSwap1993 Arjeplog, Sweden Ando Meritee Hideki Nara Aldis ReimsSwap1995 Tallinn, Estonia Norihiko Kawamura Ando Meritee Dmitry IlyinSwap1997 Saint Petersburg, Russia Kazuto Hasegawa Ando Meritee Takashi SagaraRIF1999 Beijing, China Ando Meritee Igor Sinyov Stefan KarlssonRIF2001 Kyoto, Japan Ando Meritee Vladimir Sushkov Igor SinyovRIF2003 Vadstena, Sweden Tunnet Taimla Vladimir Sushkov Ando MeriteeRIF2005 Tallinn, Estonia Ando Meritee Vladimir Sushkov Konstantin ChinginRIF2007 Tyumen, Russia Wu Di Konstantin Chingin Yusui YamaguchiRIF2009 Pardubice, Czech Republic Vladimir Sushkov Tunnet Taimla Cao DongYamaguchi2011 Huskvarna, Sweden Cao Dong Lin Huang-Yu Huang JinxianYamaguchi2013 Tallinn, Estonia Tunnet Taimla Yuuki Oosumi Vladimir SushkovYamaguchi2015 Suzdal, Russia Qi Guan Lin Huang-Yu Lan ZhirenYamaguchi2017 Taipei, Taiwan Vladimir Sushkov Zhu Jianfeng Lin Shu-HsuanSoosõrv-82019 Tallinn, Estonia Cao Dong Vladimir Sushkov Shunsuke KamiyaSoosõrv-82023 Istanbul, Turkey Lu Hai Mei Fan Tomoharu NakayamaSoosõrv-82025 Brno, Czech Republic Tomoharu Nakayama Mei Fan Shunsuke KamiyaTaraguchi-10

The statistics for the players in the Renju World Championships following. +PlacePlayerGoldSilverBronzeEntries 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 6 5 Shigeru Nakamura 2 0 0 4 6 Tomoharu Nakayama 1 0 1 4 7 Kazuto Hasegawa 1 0 0 5 8 Norihiko Kawamura 1 0 0 2 8 Lu Hai 1 0 0 2 8 Qi Guan 1 0 0 2 8 Wu Di 1 0 0 2 12 Hideki Nara 0 2 0 6 13 Mei Fan 0 2 0 4 14 Lin Huang-Yu 0 2 0 3 15 Igor Sinyov 0 1 1 5 16 Konstantin Chingin 0 1 1 3 16 Yusui Yamaguchi 0 1 1 3 18 Yuuki Oosumi 0 1 0 2 19 Zhu Jianfeng 0 1 0 1 20 Shunsuke Kamiya 0 0 2 4 20 Aldis Reims 0 0 2 4 22 Stefan Karlsson 0 0 1 8 23 Takashi Sagara 0 0 1 3 24 Lan Zhiren 0 0 1 2 25 Huang Jinxian 0 0 1 1 25 Dmitry Ilyin 0 0 1 1 25 Lin Shu-Hsuan 0 0 1 1 25 Toshio Nishimura 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. The results are following:

Title yearHosting city, countryGoldSilverBronzeOpening rule1997 Saint Petersburg, Russia Irina Metreveli Natalya Vasilyeva Yelena LebedevaRIF1999 Beijing, China Yulia Savrasova Irina Metreveli Yelena LebedevaRIF2001 Kyoto, Japan Yulia Savrasova Irina Metreveli Hsu Wen-ChingRIF2003 Vadstena, Sweden Yulia Savrasova Yang Hsiao-Yu Irina MetreveliRIF2005 Tallinn, Estonia Oxana Sorokina Irina Metreveli Maris TuvikeneRIF2007 Tyumen, Russia Tatyana Krayeva Oxana Sorokina Irina MetreveliRIF2009 Pardubice, Czech Republic Yulia Savrasova Yao Jinrui Hu XiYamaguchi2011 Huskvarna, Sweden Kazumi Arai Irina Metreveli Anastasja OborinaYamaguchi2013 Tallinn, Estonia Irina Metreveli Kira Lashko Olga KurdinaYamaguchi2015 Suzdal, Russia Kira Lashko Wang Qingqing Irina MetreveliYamaguchi2017 Taipei, Taiwan Chien Yung-Hsuan Wang Qingqing Liu XunSoosõrv-82019 Tallinn, Estonia Wu Zhiqin Li Xiaoqing Irina MetreveliSoosõrv-82023 Istanbul, Turkey Wang Qingqing   Ekaterina Porokhina Maiko FujitaSoosõrv-82025 Brno, Czech Republic Wang Qingqing Wan Junhong Shen LanxinTaraguchi-10

Team World Championships Team World Championships in Renju have occurred every second year since 1996, except for 2020. From 2010 to 2016, the opening rule was Yamaguchi. In 2018, the opening rule was Soosõrv-8. Since 2024, the opening rule has become Taraguchi-10. The results are following. Title yearHosting city, countryGoldSilverBronze1996 Saint Petersburg, Russia Dmitry Ilyin Stepan Peskov Igor Sinyov Konstantin Nikonov Mikhail Kozhin Ando Meritee Ants Soosõrv Margus Tuvikene Marek Kolk Aldis Reims Arnis Veidemanis Nerses Grigorian Eduard Voskanian1998 Yerevan, Armenia No champion title awarded2000 Tallinn, Estonia-1 Igor Sinyov Alexandr Klimashin Vladimir Sushkov Pavel Salnikov Mikhail Kozhin Stefan Karlsson Rickard Johannesson Joachim Gaulitz Tord Andersson Kazuto Hasegawa Hideki Nara Yoshimi Hayakawa Hirouji Sakamoto2002 Vadstena, Sweden-1 Pavel Salnikov Alexandr Klimashin Sergey Artemyev Alexey Skuridin Vladimir Semyonov Ants Soosõrv Tunnet Taimla Johann Lents Timo Ilu Maris Tuvikene-1 Stefan Karlsson Peter Gardstrom Goran Holgersson Linus Hermansson Joachim Gaulitz2004 Tyumen, Russia-1 Vladimir Sushkov Alexandr Klimashin Konstantin Chingin Konstantin Nikonov Igor Sinyov Ando Meritee Tunnet Taimla Ants Soosõrv Timo Ilu Irene Karlsson-2 Pavel Salnikov Pavel Makarov Sergey Artemyev Vladimir Semyonov Mikhail Kozhin2006 Tallinn, Estonia-1 Vladimir Sushkov Konstantin Chingin Sergey Artemyev Yulia Savrasova Pavel Vershinin-1 Ando Meritee Tunnet Taimla Ants Soosõrv Aivo Oll Johann Lents Chen Wei Wu Hao Zhu Jianfeng Ge Lingfeng2008 Helsinki, Finland Tunnet Taimla Aivo Oll Andry Purk Ants Soosõrv Johann Lents-1 Vladimir Sushkov Egor Serdyukov Konstantin Chingin Yulia Savrasova Alexandr Kadulin Cao Dong Wu Di Wu Hao Chen Wei2010 Tokyo, Japan Li Yi Cao Dong Yin Licheng Xi Zhenyang-1 Tunnet Taimla Aivo Oll Andry Purk Ants Soosõrv-1 Shigeru Nakamura Kazuto Hasegawa Hiroshi Okabe Yusui Yamaguchi Norihiko Kawamura Taizan Isobe2012 Beijing, China Yuuki Oosumi Shigeru Nakamura Takahiro Kudomi Kazumasa Tamura Hiroshi Okabe Tomoharu Nakayama-1 Cao Dong Zhu Jianfeng He Qifa Lu Hai-2 Yang Yanxi Chen Jing Qi Guan Chen Wei2014 Taipei, Taiwan Tunnet Taimla Martin Hõbemägi Ants Soosõrv Johann Lents Ando Meritee-1 Lin Shu-Hsuan Lin Huang-Yu Chen Ko-Han Yang Yu-Hsiung Lin Shih-Pin Cheng Chih-Liang-1 Shigeru Nakamura Yoshihiro Iio Nobuhiro Fukui Ayako Tada Yuuki Oosumi Kazumasa Tamura2016 Tallinn, Estonia-1 Aivo Oll Tunnet Taimla Martin Hõbemägi Renee Pajuste Johann Lents Qi Guan Lan Zhiren Zhu Jianfeng Chen Xin Liu Yang-1 Oleg Fedorkin Vladimir Sushkov Pavel Salnikov Konstantin Nikonov Dmitry Epifanov Maxim Karasyov2018 Saint Petersburg, Russia Yang Yanxi Zhu Jianfeng Cao Dong Liu Yang Lan Zhiren Tomoharu Nakayama Yudai Fujita Yoshihiro Iio Jun Koyama Hiroshi Okabe Maiko Fujita-2 Vladimir Sushkov Pavel Salnikov Mikhail Kozhin Denis Kachaev Maxim Karasyov Sergey Artemyev2024 Xintai, China-2 Huang Liqin Cao Dong Jiang Qiwen He Shujun Ai Xianping-1 Mei Fan Huang Shengming Chen Xin Wu Di Lu Hai-3 Wang Qingqing Liu Xun Liu Qin Huang Xiangning Wan Junhong

The statistics for the Renju Team World Championships following. +PlaceTeamGoldSilverBronzeEntries 1 5 1 3 11 2 3 5 0 11 3 2 2 3 7 4 1 1 3 11 5 0 1 1 9 6 0 1 0 4 7 0 0 1 1

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

The results of Youth World Championships of different groups for boys are following: Title yearHosting city, countryU25U23U20U18U17U15U14U12U11U91996 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia - Margus Tuvikene Konstantin Chingin1998 Beijing, China - Hannes Hermansson Shao Xiaodong2000 Arjeplog, Sweden - Konstantin Chingin Denis Nekrasov2002 Podyuga, Russia - Konstantin Chingin Tunnet Taimla2004 Yerevan, Armenia - Hiroshi Okabe Evgeny Sumarokov2006 Beijing, China - Wu Hao Mikhail Lysakov Hu Yu2008 Haapsalu, Estonia - Aivo Oll Alexandr Kadulin Martin Hõbemägi2010 Yerevan, Armenia - Rafik Nersisyan Artyom Merkulov Aleksey Vostryakov2012 Suzdal, Russia - Artyom Merkulov Roman Kruchok Denis Fedotov2014 Suure-Jaani, Estonia - Martin Hõbemägi Denis Fedotov Tang Xudong2016 Tallinn, Estonia Martin Hõbemägi Georg-Romet Topkin Denis Fedotov Fan Shihao2018 Kuşadası, Turkey Martin Hõbemägi Maksim Lavrik-Karmazin Kang Zheming Zhang Junyu2024 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Kang Sang-min Wu Yanwei   Sergey Mikryukov

The results of Youth World Championships of different groups for girls are following: Title yearHosting city, countryU25U23U20U18U17U15U14U12U11U91996 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia - Yelena Lebedeva1998 Beijing, China - Yelena Lebedeva Wu Dan2000 Arjeplog, Sweden - Yelena Lebedeva Yulia Savrasova2002 Podyuga, Russia - Yulia Savrasova Alyona Mikhailova2004 Yerevan, Armenia - Yulia Savrasova Mariya Pestereva2006 Beijing, China - Yulia Savrasova Tatyana Krayeva Anastasja Oborina2008 Haapsalu, Estonia - Yulia Savrasova Tatyana Krayeva Alexandra Sumarokova2010 Yerevan, Armenia - Gayane Petrosyan Anastasja Oborina Kira Lashko2012 Suzdal, Russia - Tatyana Krayeva Anastasja Oborina Tuuli Tiivel2014 Suure-Jaani, Estonia - Wang Qingqing Jin Yichan Fan Xuanzuo2016 Tallinn, Estonia Wang Qingqing Kira Lashko Ksenia Matushkina Lou Qiongwen2018 Kuşadası, Turkey Liu Xun Tatyana Prokopets Xu Xicheng Wang Kemiao2024 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia   Anna Fokicheva Deng Yuanxi Zhang Yan Cao Xinyu

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. The opening rule being played is Soosõrv-N from 2014 to 2020, and was changed to Taraguchi-10 since 2021.

The results from 1982 to 1993 are in the following. Title yearChampionCountry1982Vladimir Sapronov1984Alexandr Nosovsky1985Alexandr Nosovsky1991Albert Poghosyan1993Albert Poghosyan

The results since 1996 are in the following. Title yearChampionRunner-upThird1996 Aldis Reims Linas Laibinis Igor Sinyov1997 Yuriy Tarannikov Aldis Reims Stefan Karlsson1998 Oleg Fedorkin Aldis Reims Kazuto Hasegawa1999 Oleg Fedorkin Alexander Nosovsky Konstantin Nikonov2000 Aldis Reims Evgeniy Bobkov Konstantin Nikonov2001 Konstantin Nikonov Zhang Jinyu Vitaly Lunkin2002 Vitaly Lunkin Zhang Jinyu Vladimir Dvoeglazov2003 Chen Wei Sergey Filippov Oleg Klimachev2004 Sun Chengmin Alexey Potapov Chen Wei2005 Victor Barykin Zhang Jinyu Lu Wenzhe2006No gold awarded Dmitry Epifanov Victor Barykin2007 Dmitry Epifanov Zhang Jinyu Anatoly Ustimov2008 Zhang Jinyu Jelena Balanova Alexey Potapov2011 Jelena Balanova Aivo Oll Alexey Potapov2012 Alexey Potapov Jelena Balanova Aivo Oll2013 Vladimir Sushkov Alexey Potapov Viktor Balabhai2014 Vladimir Sushkov Evgeniy Bobkov Oleg Fedorkin2015 Konstantin Nikonov Oleg Fedorkin Pavel Makarov2017 Hao Tianyi Qi Bo Dmitry Epifanov2018 Hao Tianyi Dmitry Epifanov Vladimir Filinov 2019 Wang Qichao Vladimir Sushkov Aivo Oll 2020 Aivo Oll Qiu Weifu Vladimir Sushkov2021 Yao Yujie Qian Yunbing Aivo Oll2022 Yao Yujie Aivo Oll Vladimir Filinov2023 Aivo Oll Ni Zhongxing Valery Koreshkov2024 Ni Zhongxing Jin Rui Su Baowen

See also

Renju Renju International Federation RIF rating list

References