The C League is a Chinese professional seven-round team competition. The best teams qualify for the B League, which, in turn, serves as a qualification for the A League. The European team participated in the C League in 2017–2019 with the following results:

• 2017: 3 draws, 4 losses
• 2018: 2 draws, 4 losses (one match skipped due to the odd number of participating teams)
• 2019: 1 win, 2 draws, 4 losses

This year’s C League brought together 33 teams and was held on 31 May–7 June in Hangzhou. Europe was represented by Mateusz Surma 3p, Andrii Kravets 1p, Stanislaw Frejlak 1p, and Tanguy Le Calve 1p. Unfortunately, this year the European team didn’t manage to make a win or draw – the total result is 6 losses, one round skipped due to the odd number of participating teams. Mateusz, Andrii, and Stanislaw managed to win one game each.

Below is a record of the game from the first round played between Mateusz Surma 3p and Li Xiaoxi 5p. For more information, photos, and game records, see Milena Boclé’s report on the EGF website.

 

 

Report by Artem