Go: The live broadcast queen launched a gorgeous rebellion against the dog

"Hello, Rui Zhao 7th Dan! Thank you for accepting our interview.

"First of all, congratulations on defeating Park Min-yeol 9th ​​dan today and entering the top 16 of this Yingyi Cup!
"To pass two consecutive rounds in the world championship is a very, very good result for a female chess player.

"First, tell me how you feel about today's game?"

“To be honest, I’m still a little disappointed…

"I just feel like Park Jiudan didn't take today's game seriously enough... I even reminded him before the game!
"After the match this afternoon, I wanted to talk to him like I did with Liu Shixian last time, hoping that he would promise to be more serious next time he plays with me.

"But right after the game, he left the table without even collecting his chess equipment. He seemed to be in a bad mood, so I didn't dare to ask...ah!

“Well, that…

"Can you tell me this?"

"Uh, this...

"I've already said it, so stop worrying about it...

"By the way! Let's talk about your performance in this competition!

“Passing two rounds in a row in the world championship is the best result achieved by a female chess player in the world championship since Kim Woo-eun, 2022th dan, reached the finals in the LIG Cup!
"At the same time, with Jin Youen losing to Lei Qi in this round, you have become the only remaining female chess player among the top 16 of the Yingyi Cup.

"Excuse me, how do you feel about being able to go further than the world's recognized number one female chess player? Does this mean that you have already achieved the 'transfer of imperial power'..."

"Transfer of imperial power...?"

"Uh... I mean, have you surpassed Kim Woo-eun, 9th Dan, to become the most powerful female chess player in the world today?"

"Ah! Of course I didn't!

“Although Kim You-eun 9th Dan has been eliminated this time, she beat Xiong Da Ge in the first round… oh no, Xiong Siyi 9th Dan.

"Although Xiong has not been in good shape since the Nongshim Cup, in terms of competitive level, I think he is definitely much better than Park who was not serious today. The fact that he could beat him already shows the strength of Kim Woo-eun."

“I-I see…

"So when do you think you can surpass her and officially become the number one female player? Is the Wu Yue Cup finals at the end of the year a good opportunity?"

"Ah? This?
“Actually… I’ve never thought about it.

“I feel like this so-called ‘first woman’ statement… doesn’t seem to make any sense.

"As a chess player, the essence is to see whether your own strength has actually improved! Names and the like are of no use!
"Oh, reporter sister, we have several questions, are you almost done?

"I want to go back and continue practicing chess..."

"Ah, ah, okay then!

"Congratulations again to Rui Zhao for entering the top 16 of this year's Yingyi Cup. Thank you for accepting the interview!"

(Interview ends, cut to news report)
"In addition to Rui Zhao, eight other chess players from mainland China and one chess player from Taiwan Straits Province entered the top 16 of this Yingyi Cup.

"Ten Chinese chess players will challenge for the final championship together! Our station will also continue to report on the subsequent competitions!"

……

"Heh... 'the other eight mainland chess players'?
"Look, Brother Mo! When the sports channel reports a Go news report, I can become 'other'!!!"

At the same time, the same hotel was located at Jinling Road Pedestrian Street.

Lin Ruixin, who had just finished the draw ceremony for the round of 16, saw the latest news on TV and couldn't help but complain to her agent Mo Wei:
"...In this round of competition, it's obvious that my victory over Lao Xu is the most valuable, okay?!

"Why is it that the poor chess player gets such a long interview, but I can only be among the 'other players'?!" In this competition, because Lin Ruixin has been in excellent form recently and he is confident that he will achieve the two great achievements of "Grand Slam" and "No. 1 in Chinese Go History" in this Yingyi Cup, his agent Mo Wei also came along to collect materials as soon as possible to pave the way for subsequent publicity.

Hearing the internet celebrity Lin's extremely unhappy chatter, Mo Wei naturally knew that his uncle was unhappy again, so he had to say something to comfort him:
"Well, Ruixin, you have to understand - after all, it was a female chess player who defeated the top South Korean chess player in his prime in the unlimited world championship!
"Rui Zhao is indeed very beautiful, and she won three games in the Weiqi League earlier, which led to the media to praise her as a 'female genius who is not inferior to men at all'.

"In fact, before this match, old chess fans and your fans stood on a united front, which was very rare. They explained to Rui Zhao's non-circle fans that although her record in the Weiqi League was impressive, her opponents were not that strong. It was too exaggerated to say that she was 'not inferior to men at all'...

"As a result, who would have thought that she would beat Dae Park, who was in his prime, right after she had explained everything! The public opinion on the Internet has completely backfired, and even a lot of old chess fans who couldn't beat her have joined in and started praising Zhao Tianhou, so the public opinion seems unprecedented.

"Even Rui Zhao's number of fans is also increasing rapidly... uh..."

Having said this, Mo Wei couldn't help but pause.

Because he noticed that Lin Ruixin's face darkened - he was probably going to scold him for causing trouble again.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Mo Wei quickly changed the subject and said:

“…But don’t worry, Ruixin, everything is as planned.

“In today’s draw, Rui Zhao drew Li Tingyan.

"Old Li is known for his steadiness and will not underestimate his opponents. His strength is there, so Queen Zhaotian can only go this far in this World Championship!
"I told you before, as long as you can win the Yingyi Cup this time, all the popularity of Rui Zhao will be a stepping stone for you to become the number one in Chinese history! There is nothing to worry about!

"And the good news doesn't stop there! Didn't Young Master Liu draw Dai Gong in the lottery today?

"Dai Gong can be considered Young Master Liu's nemesis. As long as Young Master Liu is eliminated, your road to winning the championship will be smooth!"

Hearing this, Lin Ruixin's expression finally eased a little.

Dai Ran was able to face Xiao Liu early on, which was exactly what he wanted.

No matter how strong Rui Zhao is, he can't have a substantial impact on his championship bid. But the existence of Young Master Liu has always been a thorn in his side.

"...Ah, that's...

"I hope... Engineer Dai can be helpful this time!"

...

...

The day passed quickly.

On the first day of August, the round of 16 of the 10th Yingyi Cup continued at the Yingyi Building in Dongjiang City.

There are two key battles in this round:

First, there is the match between the defending champion [Dai Ran] and the world's number one player [Liu Shixian].

As the two people recognized as the closest to AI in the world today, every battle between them can be described as a tit-for-tat confrontation, which is extremely entertaining.

The historical match record also illustrates this point - the two of them tied at 4-4, making them the only players who have not lost any game among all the players who have played more than two games against Young Master Liu.

Logically, with such a huge battle like the one between Mars and the Earth happening right here, it should be the focus of the entire event no matter what.

This has been the case in every "Liu-Dai contest" in previous World Championships.

But... today is an exception.

Because another match that seemed to have a huge difference in strength completely overwhelmed this peak confrontation, and even attracted the second live broadcast of a Go match on China Central Television Sports Channel in just two months.

——Rui Zhao, a Chinese female 7th-dan chess player who has been gaining popularity recently, will challenge the five-time champion, undoubtedly one of the top ten players in the world, and a leading figure of South Korea in another round of 16 match:
【Li Tingyan】9th dan. (End of this chapter)