The World Xiangqi Championship is organised by the World Xiangqi Federation (WXF) and is held every two years since 1991. The inaugural edition took place in 1990 in Singapore.
List of winners
+#YearLocationMen's individualWomen individualNon-Chinese11990 Singapore Lü Qin Teo Sim Hua Winston Williams21991 Kunming Zhao Guorong Hu Ming Winston Williams31993 Beijing Xu Tianhong Hu Ming Mai Thanh Minh41995 Singapore Lü Qin Huang Yuying Vo Van Hoang Tung 51997 Hong Kong Lü Qin Lin Ye Mai Thanh MinhNon-Chinese/Non-Vietnamese61999 Shanghai Xu Yinchuan Jin Haiying Kazuharu Shoshi72001 Macau Lü Qin Wang Linna Gao Yiping Island Kon82003 Hong Kong Xu Yinchuan Guo Liping Kazuharu Shoshi92005 Paris Lü Qin Guo Liping Island Kon102007 Macau Xu Yinchuan Wu Xia Kazuharu Shoshi112009 Xintai Zhao Xinxin You Yingqin Iwan Setiawan122011 Jakarta Jiang Chuan Tang Dan Island Kon132013 Huizhou Wang Tianyi Tang Dan Krishna Sankirtan142015Result of The 14th World Xiangqi Championship (PDF). World Xiangqi Federation. 2015-08-28. Munich Zheng Weitong Wang Linna Kazuharu Shoshi152017 Manila Wang Tianyi Tang Dan Joep Nabuurs162019 Vancouver Xu Chao Jia Dan Kazuharu Shoshi +#YearLocationMen's individualWomen's individualMen's teamWomen's teamOpen rapid172022 Kuching Wang Tianyi Zuo WenjingLai Ly HuynhNguyen Thanh Baono held Lai Ly Huynh182023 Houston Meng Chen Tang SinanAlvin Woo Tsung HanLow Yi HaoTang SinanLiu Huan Lai Ly Huynh192025 Shanghai Lai Ly Huynh Tang DanYin ShengMeng FanruiTang DanChen LichunYin Sheng
See also List of world championships in mind sports World Mind Games
References
Jean-Louis Cazaux. "The Xiangqi Champions" . Hall of fame. European Xiangqi Federation.