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	'''Zheng Weitong''' ({{zh\|c= 郑惟桐}}; born March 1994) is a Chinese former ] grandmaster.		'''Zheng Weitong''' ({{zh\|c= 郑惟桐}}; born March 1994) is a Chinese former ] grandmaster.

	==Career==		==Career==
	In 2014, Zheng won the National Individual Championship and earned the Grandmaster title, becoming the first champion born in the 1990s.<ref name=”paper”/><ref>{{cite web\|url=~~https://web.archive.org/web/20190605213739/~~http://sports.eastday.com/a/171009051834772637370.html \|title=最年轻的棋王郑惟桐狂杀谢靖\|date=October 9, 2017}}</ref>		In 2014, Zheng won the National Individual Championship and earned the Grandmaster title, becoming the first champion born in the 1990s.<ref name=”paper”/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://sports.eastday.com/a/171009051834772637370.html \|title=最年轻的棋王郑惟桐狂杀谢靖\|date=October 9, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605213739/http://sports.eastday.com/a/171009051834772637370.html \|archive-date=5 June 2019 }}</ref>

	In 2015, Zheng won both the national championship and the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/sports/other-sports/chinese-xiangqi-grandmasters-banned-for-life-in-match-fixing-scandal-4838642.html\|title=Chinese xiangqi grandmasters banned for life in match-fixing scandal\|first=Xuan\|last=Binh\|date=January 12, 2025}}</ref>		In 2015, Zheng won both the national championship and the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/sports/other-sports/chinese-xiangqi-grandmasters-banned-for-life-in-match-fixing-scandal-4838642.html\|title=Chinese xiangqi grandmasters banned for life in match-fixing scandal\|first=Xuan\|last=Binh\|date=January 12, 2025}}</ref>
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	In 2020, he began studying business administration at ].<ref name=”paper”>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_15456331\|title=创纪录22连胜！90后郑惟桐直播教棋，象棋也要互联网思维\|date=November 19, 2021}}</ref>		In 2020, he began studying business administration at ].<ref name=”paper”>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_15456331\|title=创纪录22连胜！90后郑惟桐直播教棋，象棋也要互联网思维\|date=November 19, 2021}}</ref>

	In October 2023, he won the men's individual gold medal in the ] in Hangzhou, becoming the 200th Chinese gold medalist in that event.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://hznews.hangzhou.com.cn/wenti/content/2023-10/07/content_8626814.htm \|title=200金！郑惟桐夺得杭州亚运会象棋男子个人金牌\|date=October 7, 2023}}</ref>		In October 2023, he won the men's individual gold medal in xiangqi in the ] in Hangzhou, becoming the 200th Chinese gold medalist in that event.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://hznews.hangzhou.com.cn/wenti/content/2023-10/07/content_8626814.htm \|title=200金！郑惟桐夺得杭州亚运会象棋男子个人金牌\|date=October 7, 2023}}</ref>

	In January 2025, Zheng, alongside 40 other xiangqi players (including grandmasters Zhao Xinxin and Wang Yang), were penalized for match-fixing and bribery. Zheng was given a lifetime suspension and was stripped of his grandmaster title. At the time of the suspension, Zheng was the No. 2 ranked xiangqi player in the world.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202501/1326718.shtml\|title=Investigations into Chinese chess ‘Recording Gate’ scandal revealed, 3 grandmasters banned for life\|date=January 12, 2025}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

Latest revision as of 03:18, 15 January 2025

Chinese former xiangqi grandmaster (born 1994)

Zheng Weitong

Zheng in 2019

Personal information

Born

March 1994 (age 30)
Chengdu, China

Sport

Country

China

Sport

Xiangqi

Rank

Grandmaster (stripped)

Achievements and titles

Highest world ranking

No. 2 (January 2015)

Personal best

2755 (January 2023, rating)

Medal record

Representing China

Xiangqi
Asian Games
	2022 Hangzhou	Men's individual
	2022 Hangzhou	Mixed team

Zheng Weitong (Chinese: 郑惟桐; born March 1994) is a Chinese former xiangqi grandmaster.

Career

In 2014, Zheng won the National Individual Championship and earned the Grandmaster title, becoming the first champion born in the 1990s.

In 2015, Zheng won both the national championship and the World Xiangqi Championship.

In 2020, he began studying business administration at Tsinghua University.

In October 2023, he won the men's individual gold medal in xiangqi in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, becoming the 200th Chinese gold medalist in that event.

References

^ "Player:Zheng WeiTong History Rating".
^ "创纪录22连胜！90后郑惟桐直播教棋，象棋也要互联网思维". November 19, 2021.
"最年轻的棋王郑惟桐狂杀谢靖". October 9, 2017. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019.
Binh, Xuan (January 12, 2025). "Chinese xiangqi grandmasters banned for life in match-fixing scandal".
"200金！郑惟桐夺得杭州亚运会象棋男子个人金牌". October 7, 2023.

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	'''Zheng Weitong''' ({{zh\|c= 郑惟桐}}; born March 1994) is a Chinese former ] grandmaster.		'''Zheng Weitong''' ({{zh\|c= 郑惟桐}}; born March 1994) is a Chinese former ] grandmaster.

	==Career==		==Career==
	In 2014, Zheng won the National Individual Championship and earned the Grandmaster title, becoming the first champion born in the 1990s.<ref name=”paper”/><ref>{{cite web\|url=~~https://web.archive.org/web/20190605213739/~~http://sports.eastday.com/a/171009051834772637370.html \|title=最年轻的棋王郑惟桐狂杀谢靖\|date=October 9, 2017}}</ref>		In 2014, Zheng won the National Individual Championship and earned the Grandmaster title, becoming the first champion born in the 1990s.<ref name=”paper”/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://sports.eastday.com/a/171009051834772637370.html \|title=最年轻的棋王郑惟桐狂杀谢靖\|date=October 9, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605213739/http://sports.eastday.com/a/171009051834772637370.html \|archive-date=5 June 2019 }}</ref>

	In 2015, Zheng won both the national championship and the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/sports/other-sports/chinese-xiangqi-grandmasters-banned-for-life-in-match-fixing-scandal-4838642.html\|title=Chinese xiangqi grandmasters banned for life in match-fixing scandal\|first=Xuan\|last=Binh\|date=January 12, 2025}}</ref>		In 2015, Zheng won both the national championship and the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/sports/other-sports/chinese-xiangqi-grandmasters-banned-for-life-in-match-fixing-scandal-4838642.html\|title=Chinese xiangqi grandmasters banned for life in match-fixing scandal\|first=Xuan\|last=Binh\|date=January 12, 2025}}</ref>
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	In 2020, he began studying business administration at ].<ref name=”paper”>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_15456331\|title=创纪录22连胜！90后郑惟桐直播教棋，象棋也要互联网思维\|date=November 19, 2021}}</ref>		In 2020, he began studying business administration at ].<ref name=”paper”>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_15456331\|title=创纪录22连胜！90后郑惟桐直播教棋，象棋也要互联网思维\|date=November 19, 2021}}</ref>

	In October 2023, he won the men's individual gold medal in the ] in Hangzhou, becoming the 200th Chinese gold medalist in that event.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://hznews.hangzhou.com.cn/wenti/content/2023-10/07/content_8626814.htm \|title=200金！郑惟桐夺得杭州亚运会象棋男子个人金牌\|date=October 7, 2023}}</ref>		In October 2023, he won the men's individual gold medal in xiangqi in the ] in Hangzhou, becoming the 200th Chinese gold medalist in that event.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://hznews.hangzhou.com.cn/wenti/content/2023-10/07/content_8626814.htm \|title=200金！郑惟桐夺得杭州亚运会象棋男子个人金牌\|date=October 7, 2023}}</ref>

	In January 2025, Zheng, alongside 40 other xiangqi players (including grandmasters Zhao Xinxin and Wang Yang), were penalized for match-fixing and bribery. Zheng was given a lifetime suspension and was stripped of his grandmaster title. At the time of the suspension, Zheng was the No. 2 ranked xiangqi player in the world.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202501/1326718.shtml\|title=Investigations into Chinese chess ‘Recording Gate’ scandal revealed, 3 grandmasters banned for life\|date=January 12, 2025}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==