| Women's individual standard at the 2022 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Hangzhou Chess Academy | |||||||||
| Date | 3–7 October 2023 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Xiangqi at the 2022 Asian Games | ||
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| men | women | |
| mixed team | ||
The women's individual Xiangqi competition at the 2022 Asian Games took place at Hangzhou Qiyuan (Zhili) Chess Hall between 3 and 7 October 2023. [1] [2]
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 3 October 2023 | 14:00 | Round 1 |
| Wednesday, 4 October 2023 | 14:00 | Round 2 |
| 19:00 | Round 3 | |
| Thursday, 5 October 2023 | 14:00 | Round 4 |
| Friday, 6 October 2023 | 14:00 | Round 5 |
| 19:00 | Round 6 | |
| Saturday, 7 October 2023 | 14:00 | Round 7 |
| Final |
| Red | Score | Black |
|---|---|---|
 Jee Xin Ru (MAS) | 2–0 |  Nguyễn Thị Phi Liêm (VIE) |
 Lam Ka Yan (HKG) | 2–0 |  Nattharinee Srivachirawat (THA) |
| Suratsada Promsirinimit (THA) | 0–2 |  Ngô Lan Hương (SGP) |
 Peng Jou-an (TPE) | 1–1 |  Zuo Wenjing (CHN) |
| Nguyễn Hoàng Yến (VIE) | 1–1 | Li Sih-yi (TPE) |
| Wang Linna (CHN) | 2–0 |  Li Kevin (MAC) |
| Fiona Tan (SGP) | 2–0 | Bye |
| Red | Score | Black |
|---|---|---|
| Ngô Lan Hương (SGP) | 2–0 | Fiona Tan (SGP) |
| Wang Linna (CHN) | 2–0 | Lam Ka Yan (HKG) |
| Li Sih-yi (TPE) | 0–2 | Jee Xin Ru (MAS) |
| Zuo Wenjing (CHN) | 2–0 | Nguyễn Hoàng Yến (VIE) |
| Li Kevin (MAC) | 1–1 | Peng Jou-an (TPE) |
| Nattharinee Srivachirawat (THA) | 2–0 | Suratsada Promsirinimit (THA) |
| Nguyễn Thị Phi Liêm (VIE) | 2–0 | Bye |
| Red | Score | Black |
|---|---|---|
| Jee Xin Ru (MAS) | 0–2 | Wang Linna (CHN) |
| Ngô Lan Hương (SGP) | 0–2 | Zuo Wenjing (CHN) |
| Lam Ka Yan (HKG) | 0–2 | Nguyễn Thị Phi Liêm (VIE) |
| Peng Jou-an (TPE) | 2–0 | Nattharinee Srivachirawat (THA) |
| Fiona Tan (SGP) | 0–2 | Li Sih-yi (TPE) |
| Nguyễn Hoàng Yến (VIE) | 0–2 | Li Kevin (MAC) |
| Suratsada Promsirinimit (THA) | 2–0 | Bye |
| Red | Score | Black |
|---|---|---|
| Zuo Wenjing (CHN) | 2–0 | Wang Linna (CHN) |
| Jee Xin Ru (MAS) | 2–0 | Peng Jou-an (TPE) |
| Nguyễn Thị Phi Liêm (VIE) | 0–2 | Ngô Lan Hương (SGP) |
| Li Sih-yi (TPE) | 2–0 | Li Kevin (MAC) |
| Nattharinee Srivachirawat (THA) | 0–2 | Fiona Tan (SGP) |
| Lam Ka Yan (HKG) | 2–0 | Suratsada Promsirinimit (THA) |
| Bye | 0–2 | Nguyễn Hoàng Yến (VIE) |
| Red | Score | Black |
|---|---|---|
| Zuo Wenjing (CHN) | 2–0 | Jee Xin Ru (MAS) |
| Wang Linna (CHN) | 1–1 | Ngô Lan Hương (SGP) |
| Peng Jou-an (TPE) | 1–1 | Li Sih-yi (TPE) |
| Fiona Tan (SGP) | 0–2 | Lam Ka Yan (HKG) |
| Li Kevin (MAC) | 1–1 | Nguyễn Thị Phi Liêm (VIE) |
| Nguyễn Hoàng Yến (VIE) | 2–0 | Suratsada Promsirinimit (THA) |
| Bye | 0–2 | Nattharinee Srivachirawat (THA) |
| Red | Score | Black |
|---|---|---|
| Lam Ka Yan (HKG) | 0–2 | Zuo Wenjing (CHN) |
| Li Sih-yi (TPE) | 0–2 | Wang Linna (CHN) |
| Ngô Lan Hương (SGP) | 1–1 | Jee Xin Ru (MAS) |
| Nguyễn Thị Phi Liêm (VIE) | 1–1 | Peng Jou-an (TPE) |
| Nattharinee Srivachirawat (THA) | 0–2 | Nguyễn Hoàng Yến (VIE) |
| Suratsada Promsirinimit (THA) | 0–2 | Fiona Tan (SGP) |
| Li Kevin (MAC) | 2–0 | Bye |
| Rank | Athlete | Score | BH |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zuo Wenjing (CHN) | 11 | 43 |
| 2 | Wang Linna (CHN) | 9 | 44 |
| 3 | Ngô Lan Hương (SGP) | 8 | 41 |
| 4 | Jee Xin Ru (MAS) | 7 | 46 |
| 5 | Nguyễn Hoàng Yến (VIE) | 7 | 30 |
| 6 | Li Sih-yi (TPE) | 6 | 41 |
| 7 | Peng Jou-an (TPE) | 6 | 40 |
| 8 | Lam Ka Yan (HKG) | 6 | 38 |
| 9 | Li Kevin (MAC) | 6 | 35 |
| 10 | Nguyễn Thị Phi Liêm (VIE) | 6 | 34 |
| 11 | Fiona Tan (SGP) | 6 | 27 |
| 12 | Nattharinee Srivachirawat (THA) | 4 | 28 |
| 13 | Suratsada Promsirinimit (THA) | 2 | 32 |
| Red | Score | Black |
|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Hoàng Yến (VIE) | 0–2 | Ngô Lan Hương (SGP) |
| Jee Xin Ru (MAS) | 1–1 | Lam Ka Yan (HKG) |
| Fiona Tan (SGP) | 1–1 | Li Kevin (MAC) |
| Nattharinee Srivachirawat (THA) | 0–2 | Nguyễn Thị Phi Liêm (VIE) |
| Peng Jou-an (TPE) | 2–0 | Suratsada Promsirinimit (THA) |
| Bye | 0–2 | Li Sih-yi (TPE) |
| Red | Score | Black |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Linna (CHN) | 0–2 | Zuo Wenjing (CHN) |
| Rank | Athlete | Round | Total | BH | HH | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||
 | Zuo Wenjing (CHN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||
 | Wang Linna (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
 | Ngô Lan Hương (SGP) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 54 | |
| 4 | Jee Xin Ru (MAS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 63 | |
| 5 | Peng Jou-an (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 50 | |
| 6 | Li Sih-yi (TPE) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 47 | |
| 7 | Nguyễn Thị Phi Liêm (VIE) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 45 | |
| 8 | Lam Ka Yan (HKG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 51 | |
| 9 | Li Kevin (MAC) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 48 | |
| 10 | Nguyễn Hoàng Yến (VIE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 45 | |
| 11 | Fiona Tan (SGP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 39 | |
| 12 | Nattharinee Srivachirawat (THA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | |
| 13 | Suratsada Promsirinimit (THA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | |
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