[2] He began playing Go at the age of nine and was awarded 7 dan rank in 1982.
[3] He visited Japan in 1982 and later won the World Amateur Go Championship in 1983.
[2] Ma won the 2nd Mingren title in 1989 and successfully defended it for thirteen straight years, second most behind Cho Hunhyun's sixteen Paewang titles.
[4] Ranks #1 in total number of titles in China.
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