20 Facts About Xie Yimin

Xie Yimin is a Taiwanese-born professional Go player in Japan.

Xie Yimin holds the titles of Honorary Female Honinbo and Honorary Female Meijin, and, as of 2016, holds three major female titles in Japan: Female Meijin, Female Kisei and Female Honinbo.

In 2006, Xie Yimin became the first winner of the Wakagoi Cup, a tournament among players 30 years old or younger and 5-dan or lower.

Xie Yimin won the first match against Lin Tzuyuan, but lost the second against Rissei O Xie Yimin entered the Female Honinbo tournament and defeated Kumiko Yashiro, becoming the youngest Female Honinbo at age 17 and 11 months.

Xie Yimin was the challenger for Female Meijin title, and had the third highest number of wins among all players.

Xie Yimin won the Kido Female Award for the second consecutive year.

Xie Yimin won the Kido Female Award for the third consecutive year, as well as the Kido Shinjin Award.

Xie Yimin played in the Female Saikyo finals, but was defeated by Keiko Kato.

Xie Yimin survived the Shinjin-O preliminaries, and played in the main tournament.

In 2009, Xie Yimin succeeded in defending both her Female Meijin and Honinbo titles.

Xie Yimin defended the Female Honinbo and Meijin titles from the challenger Chiaki Mukai, winning the Kido Yushu Kishi Award and her fifth Kido Female Award.

Xie Yimin defended the Female Kisei title against Yukari Umezawa, becoming the longest holder of the title.

Xie Yimin won the resumed match two weeks later, and the third match as well, successfully defending the title.

Xie Yimin lost her Female Kisei title to the challenger Kikuyo Aoki, losing her reign as the three-title holder.

In 2013, Xie Yimin played against Kikuyo Aoki as the challenger, and won back the title, returning to having the three titles.

In 2014, Xie Yimin defended the Female Kisei title from the challenger Kikuyo Aoki for the second consecutive year.

Xie Yimin defended the title of Female Meijin for the seventh consecutive year, this time from the challenger Keiko Kato.

In 2016, Xie Yimin became a guest professor at Heian Jogakuin University.

Xie Yimin defended the Female Meijin title from the challenger Kikuyo Aoki, making this her ninth consecutive year with the title.

Xie Yimin enjoys hip-hop dance as a hobby, and has previously performed at various events.