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LG Cup (Go)
LG Cup World Baduk Championship(Korean language, Korean: LG배 세계기왕전, Hanja: LG杯 世界棋王戰) is a Go competitions, Go competition. Outline The LG Cup is organized by the Chosun Ilbo newspaper and sponsored by the LG Group of Korea. The LG Cup was created after the Kiwang (기왕; 棋王) title from Korea was abolished. There are 16 players who compete in a preliminary, and another 16 players are invited. The latest edition had 256 competitors in the preliminary, the biggest in history. The players are invited from the following Go (game), Weiqi/Go/Baduk associations. *2 from the holder and runner-up of the previous year. *6 from South Korea *3 from Japan *3 from China *1 from Chinese Taipei *1 wildcard The final is a best-of-three match. The komidashi, komi is 6.5 points, and each player has 3 hours main time and five 40-second byoyomi periods. The winner's purse is 300,000,000 South Korean won, won and the total prize pool is 1.3 billion won. Winners & runn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korean Won
The Korean Republic won, unofficially the South Korean won ( Symbol: ₩; Code: KRW; Korean: 대한민국 원) is the official currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and it appears only in foreign exchange rates. The currency is issued by the Bank of Korea, based in the capital city of Seoul. Etymology The old "won" was a cognate of the Chinese yuan and Japanese yen, which were both derived from the Spanish-American silver dollar. It is derived from the hanja (, ''won''), meaning "round", which describes the shape of the silver dollar. The won was subdivided into 100 ''jeon'' (), itself a cognate of the Chinese unit of weight mace and synonymous with money in general. The current won (1962 to present) is written in hangul only and does not officially have any hanja associated with it. First South Korean won History The Korean won, Chinese yuan and Japanese yen were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th LG Cup
The 9th LG Cup featured: *12 players from South Korea - Cho Hanseung, Cho Hunhyun, Choi Cheol-han, Choi Won Yong, Kim Mansoo, Lee Chang-ho, Lee Sedol, Mok Jin-seok, Park Seunghyun, Song Tae Kon, Won Seong-jin, Yoo Changhyuk *5 players from Japan - Cho U, Hane Naoki, O Meien, O Rissei, Yamashita Keigo *4 players from China - Gu Li, Kong Jie, Yu Bin, Zhou Heyang *1 player from Taiwan - Zhou Junxun *1 player from North America - Jiang Mingjiu *1 player from Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ... - Franz-Josef Dickhut Out of the 24 (16 of which competed in the main tournament below), 2 players were given automatic berths. These were Lee Chang-ho, the winner of the 8th LG Cup, and the runner up, Mok Jin-seok. Knockout stages Final {{DEFAULTSORT:L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mok Jinseok
Mok Jin-seok (born 20 January 1980) is a professional Go player. Biography Mok Jin Seok became a professional Go player in 1994 when he was 14 and reached 9 Dan, the highest level, in 2005. He is called 'Goe dong' by media, which means a Boy wonder. His nickname derives from the fact that he has unconventional and adventurous style as well as fast reading skill in Go games. At 15 years of age in 1995, Mok made his surprising debut on the world stage of Go by defeating Nie Weiping, one of the greatest players in China, at Lotte Cup held in Beijing, China. In 1999, Mok was runner-up to the Asia TV Championship. He was defeated by Cho Hun-hyeon. In 2000, Mok defeated Lee Chang-ho in the final of KBS Cup: no one among professional players younger than Lee had defeated him in the finals. From 2001 to 2005, Mok participated in Chinese Go league as the first foreign player: he got 48 wins and 17 losses. His highest achievement in international competitions is the runner up at LG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th LG Cup
The 8th LG Cup featured: *12 players from South Korea - An Choyoung, An Young-gil, Cho Hanseung, Cho Hunhyun, Hong Jang-sik, Kim Joo-ho, Lee Chang-ho, Lee Sedol, Mok Jin-seok, Won Seong-jin, Yoo Changhyuk *5 players from Japan - Cho Chikun, Hane Naoki, O Meien, O Rissei, Ryu Shikun *4 players from China - Chang Hao, Wang Lei, Yu Bin, Zhou Heyang *1 player from Taiwan - Zhou Junxun *1 player from North America - Michael Redmond *1 player from Europe - Alexandre Dinerchtein Alexandre (also Alexander) Grigorievich Dinerchtein (''Александр Григорьевич Динерштейн'', born April 19, 1980) is a professional Go player from Russia. He is one of only a few non-Asian players to reach professional ... Out of the 24 players that participated, the holder of the 7th LG Cup, Lee Sedol, and runner-up Lee Chang-ho were given automatic berths. Final {{DEFAULTSORT:Lg Cup (8) LG Cup (Go) 2004 in go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th LG Cup
The 7th LG Cup featured: *12 players from South Korea - An Dal-Hoon, Cho Hanseung, Cho Hunhyun, Kim Sungjun, Lee Chang-ho, Lee Sang-Hoon, Lee Sedol, Park Young-Hoon, Won Seong-jin, Yoo Changhyuk, Yun Junsang, Zhujiu Jiang *5 players from Japan - Cho Chikun, Hane Naoki, Kobayashi Koichi, O Meien, O Rissei *4 players from China - Chang Hao, Ma Xiaochun, Yu Bin, Zhou Heyang *1 player from Taiwan - Zhou Junxun *1 player from North America - Mingjiu Jiang *1 player from Europe - Catalin Taranu Catalin is a brand name for a thermosetting polymer developed and trademarked in 1927 by the American Catalin Corporation of New York City, when the patent on Bakelite expired that year. A phenol formaldehyde resin, it can be worked with files, ... Tournament Final {{DEFAULTSORT:Lg Cup (7) LG Cup (Go) 2003 in go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Hunhyun
Cho Hunhyun ( ko, 조훈현; born 10 March 1953) is a South Korean professional Go player and politician. Considered one of the greatest players of all time, Cho reached professional level in Korea in 1962. Since then, Cho has amassed 150 professional titles, more than any player in the world. He thrice held all of the open tournaments in Korea in 1980, 1982 and 1986. Cho has also won 11 international titles, third most in the world behind Lee Chang-ho (21) and Lee Sedol (18). He reached 1,000 career wins in 1995. Early life (1962–1982) Cho began learning Go at the age of four and passed the test for becoming a professional in 1962. In 1963, Cho was invited to Japan. Originally intended to study under Minoru Kitani, Kensaku Segoe took Cho under his tutelage. Segoe was responsible for bringing Go Seigen to Japan and also teaching Utaro Hashimoto, founder of the Kansai Ki-in. Cho was considered a 2 dan professional in Korea, but was demoted to 4 kyu upon arriving in Japan. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th LG Cup
The 6th LG Cup featured: *10 players from South Korea - Cho Hunhyun, Choi Myung-Hoon, Mok Jin-seok, Lee Chang-ho, Lee Sedol, Park Jungsang, Rui Naiwei, Seo Bongsoo, Yang Jae-ho, Yoo Changhyuk *6 players from Japan - Cho Chikun, Kobayashi Koichi, O Meien, O Rissei, Ryu Shikun, Yamashita Keigo *5 players from China - Chang Hao, Luo Xihe, Ma Xiaochun, Yu Bin, Zhou Heyang *1 player from Taiwan - Zhou Junxun *1 player from North America - Michael Redmond *1 player from Europe - Alexandre Dinerchtein Alexandre (also Alexander) Grigorievich Dinerchtein (''Александр Григорьевич Динерштейн'', born April 19, 1980) is a professional Go player from Russia. He is one of only a few non-Asian players to reach professional ... Tournament Final {{DEFAULTSORT:Lg Cup (6) LG Cup (Go) 2002 in go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Sedol
Lee Sedol ( ko, 이세돌; born 2 March 1983), or Lee Se-dol, is a former South Korean professional Go player of 9 dan rank. As of February 2016, he ranked second in international titles (18), behind only Lee Chang-ho (21). He is the fifth-youngest (12 years 4 months) to become a professional Go player in South Korean history behind Cho Hun-hyun (9 years 7 months), Lee Chang-ho (11 years 1 months), Cho Hye-yeon (11 years 10 months) and Choi Cheol-han (12 years 2 months). His nickname is "The Strong Stone" ("Ssen-dol"). In March 2016, he played a notable series of matches against AlphaGo that ended in 1–4. On 19 November 2019, Lee announced his retirement from professional play, stating that he could never be the top overall player of Go due to the increasing dominance of AI. Lee referred to them as being "an entity that cannot be defeated". Biography Lee was born in South Korea in 1983 and studied at the Korea Baduk Association. He ranks second in international tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th LG Cup
The 5th LG Cup featured : * 11 players from South Korea - Cho Hunhyun, Kim Seong-ryong, Lee Chang-ho, Lee Sang-Hoon, Lee Sedol, Rui Naiwei, Seo Bongsoo, Woon Soo-ho, Yang Koon, Yoo Changhyuk, Yoon Sunghyun * 5 players from China - Chang Hao, Ma Xiaochun, Shao Weigang, Yu Bin, Zhou Heyang * 5 players from Japan - Cho Chikun, Hikosaka Naoto, Kobayashi Satoru, O Rissei, Yoda Norimoto * 1 player from Taiwan - Zhou Junxun * 1 player from North America - Michael Redmond * 1 player from Europe - Catalin Taranu Catalin is a brand name for a thermosetting polymer developed and trademarked in 1927 by the American Catalin Corporation of New York City, when the patent on Bakelite expired that year. A phenol formaldehyde resin, it can be worked with files, ... Knockout stages Final {{DEFAULTSORT:Lg Cup (5) LG Cup (Go) 2001 in go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Bin (Go Player)
Yu Bin (Chinese: 俞斌; Pinyin: Yú Bīn; born April 16, 1967) is a Chinese professional Go player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a player in sports ** Player character, a character in a video game or role playing game who .... Biography Yu Bin is one of China's best Go players. He became 9 dan in 1991 at the age of 24. Results References 1967 births Chinese Go players Living people Sportspeople from Zhejiang People from Taizhou, Zhejiang {{PRChina-Go-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th LG Cup , or The Fourth of July
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Fourth or the fourth may refer to: * the ordinal form of the number 4 * ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971 * Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision * Fourth (music), a musical interval * ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Soviet drama See also * * * 1/4 (other) * 4 (other) * The fourth part of the world (other) * Forth (other) * Quarter (other) * Independence Day (United States) Independence Day (colloquially the Fourth of July) is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence, which was ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
