王琛

王琛7岁时便就开始学习围棋。

Wang began studying weiqi when he was 7 years old .

但是王琛也承认自己和同学没什么共同语言。

But Wang admits he has little in common with his classmates .

这让王琛倍感压力。

It was a great source of pressure for Wang .

王琛比大多数同龄人都要忙。

Wang is busier than most of his peers .

现在，王琛将下围棋看作是自己的一门爱好。

Wang now sees playing weiqi as a hobby .

王琛说，他的下一个计划就是在校内向同学推广围棋。

Wang says his next project is to promote weiqi among his peers on campus .

王琛用所得的奖金，支付了在校期间的所有学费和个人开销。

With awards from contests , Wang covers his expenses and tuition fees all by himself .

围棋这门爱好不仅为王琛带来成就感，同时也让他学会独立。

What this hobby brings Wang is not only a sense of achievement , but also independence .

在校园里下围棋的节奏很慢，这让王琛有更多的时间探索技巧。

The tempo of playing weiqi on campus was slow , which gave Wang more time to explore his skills .

王琛说：我很了解自己的对手，我们水平相当。但比赛结果仍让我感到意外。

I was familiar with my opponent and we were equally matched , but I was still surprised about the result .

王琛说：在连续九年冲段失败后，最终我选择了放弃。后来我上了大学，成了一名业余围棋选手。

I failed for nine years , and then I gave up . I entered university and became an amateur player , says Wang .

尽管与喧嚣的操场相比，这种场景看上去有些乏味，但是王琛和伙伴们却很喜欢进行这种高强度的脑力劳动。

Compared with the busy sports ground , it seems a bit dull , but Wang and his peers enjoy an intense brain workout .

许多学生都热衷于电脑游戏和户外运动，而20岁的王琛却喜欢和同伴们坐在空荡荡的教室下围棋。

While many students are hot on playing computer games or exercising outside , Wang Chen , 20 , prefers sitting quietly in an empty classroom with his peers .

王琛是一名来自上海财经大学经济新闻系的大三学生。作为一名围棋业余爱好者，他已经达到了业余7段——这已是业余围棋选手的最高段位。

Wang , a junior majoring in economic news at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics , is an amateur seventh-degree master player - the highest degree amateur players can attain .

在今年7月在上海举办的2013世界大学生围棋邀请赛中，王琛一举夺冠。该赛事云集了来自全球54所高校的选手，其中包括哈佛大学和麻省理工学院。

This July , he won the International University WEICHI Tournament 2013 in Shanghai , which saw competitors from 54 universities around the world , including Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology .