On November 9, the 2026 Tongli Cup National Go Promotion Tournament opened in Tongli Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Liu Shizhen (刘世振), a director of the Chinese Weiqi Association; Zhu Xiaojun (朱晓军), director of the Jiangsu Chess and Card Sports Management Center and president of the Jiangsu Go Academy; Zhu Xinrong (朱新荣), deputy director of the Wujiang District Bureau of Culture, Sports, Radio, Television and Tourism; and Chen Ruofeng (陈若峰), deputy Party secretary of the Tongli Town Party Committee and mayor of the town, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. The first round of games was played after the ceremony. A total of 212 players have registered for this tournament: 47 in the 1-dan group, 37 in the 2-dan group, 66 in the 3-dan to 4-dan group, and 62 in the 5-dan and above group, setting a new record for participation. The tournament will be held from November 9 to 17 as an 8-round Swiss-system event, with play starting at 12:30 p.m. each day. Detailed results for the first round are as follows: The pairings for the second round are as follows:
