China Go Association
The inauguration ceremony of the China Go Association was grandly held on March 15, 1992. The construction of the China Go Association began in October 1988 and was completed after more than three years. The China Go Association, a direct affiliate of the National Sports Commission, serves as a comprehensive training base and competition venue for Chinese chess sports. It directly manages the national training tasks for the Chinese Go team, Chinese chess, and international chess teams, undertakes various domestic and international major competitions for the three types of chess, and also organizes various mass chess and card activities.
In November 2019, the Chess and Card Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China (China Go Association) was recognized as a national-level intangible cultural heritage representative project "Chinese Chess" protection unit.
China Go A-League
The first year only had ten teams competing, with a home-and-away system for a total of 18 rounds. Subsequent competitions have twelve teams, with a home-and-away system for a total of 22 rounds, each club can send 4 out of 6 players to compete. Players are not limited to those affiliated with the China Go Association, with a large number of foreign reinforcements from Korea and Japan appearing in both A-League and even B-League.
The last two teams of the A-League are relegated to the China Go B-League, and the top two teams of the B-League are promoted to the A-League. Since 2006, there has been a championship match between the league champion and the Korean league champion.
Team roster for 2022:
| Team Name | Leader | Coach | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supor Hangzhou Team | Su Xianze, Hang Tianpeng | Wang Tao | Shen Zhenxu, Lian Xiao, Li Qincheng, Xie Ke, Wang Tao, Li Haotong |
| Longyuan Mingcheng Hangzhou Team | Lai Zhaohui, Lu Ling | Guo Wenchao | Bian Xiangyi, Ding Hao, Xia Chenkun, Jin Yucheng, Li Zerui, Li Xincheng |
| Chengdu Rural Commercial Bank Team | Xiong Fangjun, Wei Jianhua | Song Xuelin, Li Liang | Dang Yifei, Liao Yuanhe, Tu Xiaoyu, Fan Tingyu, Ma Yichao |
| Jiangsu Jiachen Team | Yang Yiming | Ding Bo, Mi Yuting | Mi Yuting, Huang Yunsong, Zhao Chenyu, Chen Xian, Zheng Xu, Liu Xi |
| Jiangxi Jindalai Environmental Protection Team | Hua Bin, Yu Ping | Li Kang | Gu Zihao, Peng Liyao, Yang Kaiwen, Han Yizhou, Liu Qifeng |
| Minsheng Credit Card Beijing Team | Wan Qingyuan, Chen Dapeng, Qiao Ting | Nie Weiping | Fan Yin, Liu Yuhang, Chen Haoxin, Zhao Zhelun, Hu Zihao, Kim Myeonghun |
| Shenzhen Longhua Team | Liang Weitang | Luo Xihe | Ke Jie, Park Junghwan, Shi Yue, Luo Xihe, Tao Xinran, Rong Yi |
| Rizhao Mountain and Sea Elephants Team | Xiang Feng, Liu Wei, Xu Dongzhang | Cao Dayuan | Jiang Weijie, Zhou Ruiyang, Shen Minjun, Yi Lingtao, Chen Zijian, Xue Guanhua |
| Chongqing T23 Team | Chen Hong'an, Huang Xi | Gu Li | Yang Dingxin, Li Xuanhao, He Yuhang, Li Xiangyu, Fu Jianheng |
| Shanghai Jianqiao College Team | Shan Xiaoli, Xiao Lei | Liu Shizhen | Wang Xinghao, Li Weiqing, Hu Yaoyu, Huang Mingyu, Qiao Zhijian, Wang Chexuan |
| Zhejiang Zheshang Securities Team | Geng Xiaodong, Lu Junhe, Zhang Yueran | Lan Tian | Xu Jiayang, Tan Xiao, Tong Mengcheng, Zhang Tao, Lan Tian, Iyama Yuta |
| Tibet Fukang Pharmaceutical Team | Wang Bin, Yang Huan | Chen Ying | Jiang Dongrun, Chen Yaoye, Shen Peiran, Xu Haohong, Mao Ruilong, Zhang Qiang |
| Quzhou Lankao Team | Fang Jianwei, Ge Yuhong | Chang Hao, Xu Dun | Kim Jiseok, Tuo Jiaxi, Jiang Qirun, Chen Yunong, Ding Shixiong, Zhao Fuxuan |
| Jiajia Food Tianjin Team | Li Yang | Li Yachun | Xie Erhao, Tang Weixing, Wang Zejin, Meng Tailiang, Li Chengsen, Chen Zhengxun |
| Shanghai Qingyi Youth Team | Hu Yuqing | Liu Yiyi | Wang Shuo (young), Wang Zeyu, Cheng Jiaye, Wang Chunhui, Ye Changxin, Iyama Yuta |
| Kaifeng Yi Teaching Team | Wan Yu, Liu Zhongjie | Wang Jianhong | Li Zhixian, Gu Lingyi, Liu Zhaozhe, Wang Shiyi, Cao Xiaoyang, Yang Rundong |