MISSINGHAM Joanne Jiajia

Date of Birth: 26 May 1994

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.68/5'6''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Go	Women's Team TPE Chinese Taipei

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Women's Team Preliminary Round 1	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Women's Team Preliminary Round 2	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Women's Team Preliminary Round 3	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Women's Team Preliminary Round 4	Finished
	Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Chess Hall	Women's Team Preliminary Round 5	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Yoga, skateboarding, swimming, music, calligraphy, reading. (360doc, 29 Jul 2019)

Occupation:

Actress, Athlete, Business Owner, Teacher

Languages spoken:

English, Mandarin

Chou Chun-Hsun, TPE

She began playing go at age six. (upmedia, 20 Apr 2022)

After starting to learn how to play go at age six, she was inspired to play professionally by the Japanese TV cartoon series 'Hikaru no Go'. "My mum brought home a gomoku [Five in a Row] set, and I asked her if I could take a class in gomoku. However, we couldn't find one, we only found a go class, so my sister and I went to the lesson." (managertoday, 08 Apr 2022; 360doc, 29 Jul 2019)

To win a medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (upmedia, 20 Apr 2022)

Winning a bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. (Haifong Go YouTube channel, 24 Jan 2021)

Korean go player Lee Chang-Ho, Chinese Taipei go player Rin Kaiho. (360doc, 29 Jul 2019; sports, 09 Aug 2014)

Her father. (womenshealthmag, 05 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"Don't think too much about yesterday. Don't worry about what has happened, but think about how we can use the past as a lesson for the future." (elle, 28 Feb 2021)

Additional Information

General
EARLY DAYS
At age four, she and her family moved from Australia to Chinese Taipei. When she was age 11, the family relocated to the United States of America after her father changed jobs, so she no longer had a go teacher. She continued to play on the internet, and once she achieved the highest possible level online, her mother took her to a competition in the People's Republic of China that would allow her to attain professional status. She achieved the required ranking on her second appearance at the competition, at age 14, after which she and her mother moved back to Chinese Taipei. "On weekends [while living in the United States of America], I would get up in the middle of the night to play. I did not want to miss a chance to play with the best. I told myself it was my last test [on her second appearance at the Chinese competition]. Luckily, I passed." (futureparenting, 01 Jan 2020; english, 12 Nov 2019)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2016 she signed a recording contract with Seed Music. "I grew up in the go environment and had little connection with the outside world. I wanted to go outside of my comfort zone in order to grow. Therefore, I wanted to challenge myself and do something unusual. I knew many people would not support this decision, but I am the only one that knows what I really want." (elle, 28 Feb 2021; english, 12 Nov 2019)

FAMILY BACKGROUND
Her father is Australian and her mother, who died of illness in 2014, was from Chinese Taipei. (english, 12 Nov 2019; nanrenwo, 15 Dec 2016)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event