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

"Hello, Liu Jiudan! Thank you for accepting our interview.

“First of all, congratulations on winning the runner-up of this year’s Tongge Cup! This is an excellent result!

"But... for you who aims to be the best in history, is it a bit regretful that you failed to win four consecutive world championships like Choi Myung-ho?"

“To say I have no regrets… is of course a lie!
"I feel very guilty for failing to live up to the expectations of the chess academy and chess fans this time."

“Ah… Actually, winning three championships and one runner-up in the past year, and winning seven games in a row to end the Nongshim Cup, is already a very remarkable achievement.

"But in this final, facing Sun Yi, who had been suppressing me the whole time, I lost in the game. Was it because I was a little careless?

“To be fair, I was a little relaxed after the semi-finals, because I thought the main threats to me this time were Lei Qi and Rui Zhao.

"It was for the same reason that I focused my research and preparation on the two of them. I was a little careless about Sun Yi, who was very strong but hadn't beaten me in six or seven years. I just treated him as an ordinary chess player, and I suffered the consequences...

"Ah, this is not an excuse. Sun Yi 9th Dan showed a psychological quality and spiritual attribute that I admired very much in this competition. He was very decisive in dealing with me, the so-called 'hard opponent'.

“In fact, I paid the highest attention to the final decisive game, but still failed to win. I can’t find any excuse for being careless.

“And I also learned a lot from Sun Yi, 9th Dan.

"I will work hard to get better and perform better in the next Miaojia Bailing Cup."

"Okay, last question...

“It’s about Rui Zhao Jiudan.

"At the award ceremony of this Tongge Cup, the newly crowned world champion Sun Yi threw his bouquet to his junior sister Rui Zhao, and this scene was recorded by many media present and became the most classic photo of this Tongge Cup.

"Within just one day, Go fans all over the world began discussing: Can Rui Zhao 9th Dan become the first female world champion?
"As for this topic, Liu Jiudan, who spoke highly of Rui Zhao Jiudan after the Nongshim Cup earlier this year, what do you think?"

“… There’s no doubt in my mind that she’s going to be a world champion.

"She is one of the two best chess players born after 05. She has proven that there is not much difference in talent between female chess players and male players. It is only a matter of time before she wins the World Championship.

"But...it shouldn't be that fast!"

"Not... that fast?"

"Yes.

"I just served as a stepping stone for Sun Yi to become the world champion. If I let her junior sister win the championship so soon, I would lose face.

"At least...she won't get what she wants in the next year."

"Ah... I can see that you, Liu Jiuduan, are still very confident!
"I also wish you to continue to achieve good results in future competitions! Become the undisputed best in history as soon as possible!"

“Thank you again for accepting our interview!”

"You're welcome!"

7pm on July 11th, Ingang Airport, South Korea.

After bowing slightly in return, Liu Shixian, who had just got off the plane returning home and was waiting for an interview with domestic media reporters, ended the interview and immediately caught up with the other people in front of him and continued to walk out of the airport.

In this World Championship, when Liu Shixian escaped the powerful pursuit of the popular Chinese celebrity Zhaojun and entered the final in the semi-finals, and Lei Qi was defeated in the semi-finals, the entire South Korean chess world cheered.

Almost everyone felt that facing Sun Yi, who had always been Young Master Liu's spinning top, it was a foregone conclusion that the world's number one player would win the world championship for the fourth consecutive time.

There are even many South Korean chess fans who are looking forward to Liu Shixian winning his fifth consecutive world championship at the Miaojia Bailing Cup in September, and tying the historical record of 16 world championships set by the best player in history, Choi Myung-ho!

But in the end, this was the result... It really made the morale of the entire South Korean chess world a little low, so much so that the reporters who came to interview only asked a few simple questions.

At this time, the vice president of the South Korean Chess Institute, who led the team, glanced at his number one player, thought for a moment and said:

"…I'm sorry, Xiao Yanagi."

"Maybe I've put too much pressure on you lately,"

“…It’s not that bad!”

Liu Shixian was slightly startled, then replied with a smile:

"As I just said in an interview, Sun Yi showed the level and courage of a top chess player. "I will also learn from this and become a better person."

Zhao Libo nodded, but did not continue the topic. Instead, he relaxed his tone and said with a little emotion:
"But fortunately for us, it was Sun Yi who won the championship this time!

"In this case, Rui Zhao basically has no chance to participate in the World's Strongest Chess Player Tournament! I can rest assured!"

Hearing this, Liu Shixian couldn't help but stop and paused for a second before starting again.

indeed.

Just as Zhao Libo said, after Sun Yi won the Tongge Cup, he won a prize of up to 180 million yuan!
He won one championship and one runner-up this year, and his annual prize money has exceeded 250 million yuan, ranking him and Lei Qi in the top two in China!
Although Rui Zhao is now ranked third, the total prize money is less than one million!
Rui Zhao’s only chance now is to win a world championship in the Miao Family Bailing Cup or LIG Cup to have a chance to catch up...but how easy is that!
Liu Lei and his companions paid great attention to and studied the famous Zhaojun. Even Sun Yi, who had just won the World Championship, was in good shape!
If you want to snatch a world championship from these three people to get a ticket to the world's strongest chess player competition... you might as well rely on the organizer to issue a wild card!
After thinking about his words for a while, Liu Shixian asked abruptly:

"Then... Vice Chairman.

"Are there any rumors about the preliminary candidates for the wild card?"

Zhao Libo glanced at his young master, who was always humble and polite, and treated others with great grace, and finally decided to tell the truth:
“It’s actually been confirmed…

"It's Uesaka Rei."

"...Uesaka 5th dan?"

Liu Shixian frowned slightly, which was rare.

"……Um."

Liu Shixian's doubts were also within Zhao Libo's expectations, and he immediately explained:
“As to where this wild card should be given, the chairman and I have previously discussed it.

"First of all, it's not appropriate for either China or us. If it's given to China, the top three teams are too strong, and it would be a headache to decide who to let in. But if it's given to us, we have four of the eight players in the round-robin, so even if we're the organizer, it's not good in terms of fairness, and we're afraid it will affect the authority of the event.

"The more suitable choices are actually Japan and Europe, America and Pan-Asia, but the overall level of European, American and Pan-Asian chess players is not high, and I am afraid that it will also affect the reputation of the event, so I finally decided to choose Japanese chess players.

"Among the Japanese chess players except Takuya Ichijo, Uesaka Rei is currently considered half of our own, and is also deeply loved by the people of her country. Her popularity in Japan is no less than that of Ichijo!
"In the event that Rui Zhao is unlikely to be able to participate, the attention and commerciality of the event are also a great guarantee."

“But Uesaka’s strength is still a little weak, right?

"Wouldn't the Japanese side have an objection to giving this wild card to Uesaka instead of Ueno or Shindo?"

"Ah... Actually, we were a little worried about this at the beginning."

Hearing this, Zhao Libo couldn't help but laugh:

"But when we informed the Dongying Chess Institute of this preliminary candidate, they just gave us one sentence:

"'Please allow Uesaka 5th Dan to participate, and don't consider anyone else!

"'When the wild card is announced, we will be the first to publicly support it! Please!'"

"..."

Hearing this, Liu Shixian couldn't help but remain silent for a moment, and then he laughed helplessly.

That's it...

It seems that Japan is doing everything it can to ensure the survival of Go in its own country!

But...that's true!
They also have a "genius girl once in four hundred years", so naturally they have to do their best to cherish and cultivate her!

And we...

Maybe it's just me!

“…Okay, I understand!”

Thinking of this, Liu Shixian pursed his lips, and then expressed his position to Zhao Libo:

“Don’t worry, as I just said in the interview.

"No matter which other players will participate in the competition besides me...

"I will never let the title of the world's strongest chess player slip away!" (End of this chapter)