The Guksu (
Korean
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: 국수전,
Hanja
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(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
: 國手戰) was a
Go competition in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
. It was held 59 times beginning in 1956, and was discontinued in 2016.
Outline
The Guksu was a Go competition held by the
Hanguk Kiwon
The Korea Baduk Association, also known as Hanguk Kiwon (), was founded in November 1945 by Cho Namchul.
Baduk is a game which was present in Korea by the 5th century. It originated in China, but the West is more familiar with the Japanese name ...
, and sponsored by ''
The Dong-a Ilbo
The ''Dong-A Ilbo'' (, literally ''East Asia Daily'') is a newspaper of record in Korea since 1920 with a daily circulation of more than 1.2 million and opinion leaders as its main readers. ''The Dong-A Ilbo'' is the parent company of Dong-A ...
''. ''Guksu'' literally means 'hand of the nation', or essentially the best player in the country. It was the longest-running Korean Go competition. Each year, a tournament was held to determine a challenger, who would play against the defending champion. (The only exceptions were the 1st Guksu and the 53rd Guksu in 2009, when the titleholder
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 f ...
went on leave and did not defend his title.)
When the competition was last held (the 59th Guksu), the winner's prize was 45 million
won, and the runner-up's prize was 15 million won.
Past winners and runners-up
References
External links
Korea Baduk Association page(in Korean)
{{Korean go titles
Go competitions in South Korea