Wang Lei's career highlights

• Born 12/26/1977.
• At the age of 9, started learning go.
• In 1989, became 1 dan pro.
• In 1998, became 7 dan pro.
• In 1999, became 8 dan pro.
• In 1991, won World Youth Go Contest champion.
• In 1993, won China Qiwang title fourth place.
• In 1994 and 1995, won China Xinren Wang second place.
• In 1996, won China 8th CCTV cup second place.
• In 1997, 8th Tong Yang Cup quarter final.
• In 1998, lost two best-of-5-games to Chang Hao in Tianyuan Title and Lebaishi Cup finals.
• In 1999, 4th Samsung Cup quarter final.
• In 2000, 4th LG cup quarter final.
• In 2001, 3th Chunlan Cup fourth place.
• In 2002, 1st Toyota Cup World Oza semi-final. For the year he ranked #1 in national overall ratings and also achieved the highest winning rate.
• In 2003, 7th Samsung Cup second place, won 8th NEC Cup champion.
• In 2005, won 4th Xinan Wang title.