Korean Women's Baduk 'Two Top'Choi and Kim Eun-ji are eliminated from the round of 16 through 'Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance'
Nov 14, 2024
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Choi Jung-eun did well against defending champion Dinghao 9 dan in the round of 16 of the '2024 Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance World Baduk Masters' held at Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Global Campus in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province on the 14th, but lost.
Choi Jeong once pressured Dinghao, with the winning rate rising to 75%, but he was defeated in 150 moves as the situation turned around in the battle on the right side.
Kim Eun-ji, the second-ranked Korean woman, was defeated by China's Shekker 9 dan in 268 moves. It failed to bring about the flow after being disadvantaged in the battle that began in the upper right ear at the beginning of the match.
Ahn Jung-ki, who reached the round of 16 for the first time in the world competition, also suffered a setback. China's third-ranked Tang lost to Pei 9 dan in 155 moves.
On the same day, Japan's only survivor, Shibano Toramaru, lost to China's rookie Jinu-cheng, 8 dan. With this, Japan ended the tournament by eliminating Ryo Ichiriki in the round of 32 and Toramaru Shibano in the round of 16.
South Korea has no choice but to rely on the second day of the round of 16 on the 15th as three players were eliminated from the round of 16. On the second day, Shin Jin-seo and Shin Min-joon will participate. Shin Jin-seo will face Ke Jie 9 dan of China and Shin Min-jun will face Xu Jiayang 9 dan, respectively.
Shin Jin-seo is ahead of Ke Jie with 13 wins and 11 losses in his opponent's record, and has recently won eight consecutive games, which is a hopeful situation.
Shin Min-joon is trailing Xu Ja-yang with one win and four losses.
Meanwhile, China, where all four survived, has secured at least six spots in the quarterfinals.
The prize money for the '2024 Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance World Baduk Masters' is 300 million won and the runner-up is 100 million won. The time limit is given five one minute countdowns in each of the two hours.
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