Korean Baduk Defeats China and Wins Gold Medal in Men’s Team Event
Korean baduk won a gold medal in the men’s team event at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
The Korea defeated China 4-1 in the men’s team final of the tournament held at the Chinese Academy of Sciences branch in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on the 3rd.
Korea’s Baduk Team
In a 5-on-5 simultaneous match, Shin Jin-seo, Shin Min-jun, Park Jeong-hwan, and Kim Myung-hoon, 9th dan, reported victory.
Korea’s Baduk team won the men’s team event 13 years after the 2010 Guangzhou Games,
when Baduk was first adopted as an official sport. 카지노사이트킹
It was excluded from the 2014 Incheon and 2018 Jakarta and Palembang competitions.
The result of the match that ended first was the first and last loss.
Byun Sang-il, ranked 3rd in the domestic rankings, 9-dan, suffered his first defeat by being defeated by 9-dan Li Qincheng (ranked 16th in China) by 7 and a half points in 295 moves.
Shin Jin-seo
However, Shin Jin-seo, 9th dan, the absolute best in Korean baduk,
defeated 9th dan Yang Ding-xin (3rd in China) with 100 wins in 240 moves,
balancing the score at 1 win and 1 loss.
Next, the Korean knights announced their victory and confirmed the gold medal.
Shin Min-jun, 9th dan (4th in Korea), looked inferior at one point against China’s 2nd-ranked Ke Jie,
but achieved a dramatic black-and-half victory in 324 moves.
Then, Park Jeong-hwan, 9th dan, ranked 2nd in Korea,
was defeated by 9th dan Mewi Ting (4th in China) in 261 moves,
Korea was the first to reach the 3rd win mark.
Kim Myung-hoon (5th in Korea), who finished the match last,
showed a surprising performance by winning his 4th and a half wins in 297 moves against 9th dan Zhao Chenyu,
who had a disadvantageous opponent record (3 losses).
Previously, in the men’s individual semifinals on the 28th of last month,
Shin Jin-seo was defeated by Taiwan’s 9th dan Xu Hao-hong in 278 moves and had to be content with a bronze medal.
In the women’s team final held earlier that day,
Korea lost 1-2 to China and won the silver medal.