Park Jung -hwan 9dan Yang Kai One’s first major championship


Park Jung -hwan’s 9th Dan (32) was defeated in the final country of Chun Ran Bae.
Park Jung -hwan was defeated by China’s Yangkai One 9th Dan (28) in the third country of the 15th Chun Ran Bae World Professional Baduk Championships held in Shenzhen in China on the 23rd. Park Jung -hwan stayed in the runner -up with 1 win and 2 losses.
Park Jung -hwan continued to dominate from the beginning of the day. However, in the last minute, he made a decisive reading and gave an edge to Yangkai One in a moment.
Park Jung -hwan in his thirties aimed at the top of the major world competition in three years and seven months after winning Samsung Fire in 2021. However, he had to postpone the next opportunity to win the sixth major championship championship.
The first major championship of the major tournament, Yangkai One, defeated the Korean -Chinese leaders such as Shin Jin -seo, Rishian Hao, and Sang -il 9th.
The time limit of the Chun Ran Bae World Professional Go tournament is 5 times in 1 minute and 7 classes in 2 hours and 30 minutes. The winning prize is $ 150,000 (240 million won) and the runner -up prize is $ 50,000.
Kim Chang -geum, senior reporter kimck@hani.co.kr