Jiang Weijie, born in 1991, a Chinese Go player, became champion by defeating Lee Changho of South Korea at the 16th LG Cup Championship on February 15. Go, called weiqi in Chinese, is an ancient board game that originated in China. This victory made Jiang China's youngest Go world champion.

In winning the title, Jiang earned a promotion from the professional fifth dan straight to the ninth dan, the highest rank for professional Go players.