Park Jeong-hwan and Byun Sang-il Advance to the Quarterfinals of the Chunran Cup... Shin Jin-seo's Elimination 'Shock'
Park Jeong-hwan and Byun Sang-il, 9th dan, ranked 2nd and 3rd in the Korean Baduk rankings, reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup Chunran Cup held in China.
However, 9th dan Shin Shin-seo, who was believed to be the 'absolute top 1', was eliminated in the round of 16 with a shocking loss.
In the round of 16 of the 15th Chunlan Cup World Baduk Championships held in Wuyishan, Fujian Province, China on the 21st, Park Jung-hwan achieved a thrilling victory over China's 9th dan Li Wei-qing after a fierce battle that lasted to 303 moves.
At one point in the middle of the game, Park Jung-hwan was on the verge of defeat as his artificial intelligence (AI) win rate dropped to 3%, but he took advantage of the opponent's lack of confidence to create a subtle situation and ended up taking the lead by half in a bloody close match. 카지노사이트
‘Defending champion’ Byun Sang-il won a black and non-match victory in 227 moves against China’s Tang Yifei, 9th dan.
After gaining victory in the middle of the battle, Byeon Sang-il captured Sangbyeon Baek Daema and forced his surrender.
However, Shin Jin-seo, who was the strongest candidate for the championship, lost by failure to China's Yang Kai-won 9th dan.
After suffering losses in the Battle of Left and Right, Shin Jin-seo attacked Central Daema, but was counterattacked and completely defeated.
After the round of 16 ended on this day, as a result of the quarterfinals draw, Park Jung-hwan faced Gu Zihao, ranked No. 1 in China.
Byun Sang-il competes against Mewiting 9th Dan.
The remaining quarterfinals were between Japan's 9-dan Shibano Doramaru and China's 9-dan Ding Hao, and fellow Chinese players 9-dan Li Xuanhao and 9-dan Yang Kai-wen.
The Chunran Cup quarterfinals are scheduled to be held in December.
The prize money for the Chunran Cup winner is $150,000 (about 199 million won), and the runner-up prize is $50,000 (about 66.5 million won).
The time limit is 2 hours and 25 minutes for each person, with 5 1-minute countdowns, and the bonus is 7 and a half albums.
