[3] In 2013, Tang won the 18th Samsung Cup, his first international championship, defeating Lee Sedol 2–0 in the finals.
His win capped off a year in which Chinese players swept every major international Go tournament.
[5] He finished as the runner-up in the 19th Samsung Cup in 2014, with a 2–0 loss to the champion Kim Ji-seok.
[6] In 2016, he won his second international title in the 8th Ing Cup, beating runner-up Park Junghwan 3–2.
[10][1] He played his sixth major international title match in the 13th Chunlan Cup in 2021, and lost 2–0 to Shin Jin-seo.