[zachary]

I agree very much with what Freddie said in his excellent post. I especially appreciated his mention of Jiang Jialiang and Guo Yuehua.

The history of the sport seems to have made certain styles of play no longer so relevant today - I think Guo Yuehua would be an example of this. People who have a more historical interest in the sport, however, would certainly see him as a very important figure.

Jiang Jialiang is still widely regarded by the Chinese as a major figure, mainly because the pips-out fast-attack penhold style has survived longer into the modern era that the Chinese-style penhold looping game, I think.