Shin Jin-seo (23) continues to cruise toward the gold medal in the men’s baduk individual event at the Asian Games. On the 25th, they added 2 wins on the second day of the preliminary round held in Hangzhou, China, and became the only team in Group A to take the lead with 4 consecutive wins.
The new 9th dan defeated Taiwan’s No. 1 player Xu Hao-hong (22) in the third round held this morning, and then took the lead in the Korea-Japan match against Doramaru Shibano (23) in the afternoon in the fourth round, winning 100 won in 166 moves. With this win, Shin Jin-seo expanded his record against Shibano to 3-0 and maintained his undefeated record against Japanese knights.
Shin Jin-seo, 9th dan (left), competed in the Hangzhou Asian Games (provided by Korea Times)
After winning, Shin Jin-seo said, “I was worried because my condition was bad when I left the country, but now I feel like I have recovered.” He added, “I am enjoying the competition because I can see athletes from various countries.”
In Group B, China’s star Ke Jie (26) easily beat Singapore’s Kang Zhanbin (60), the oldest player in the game of Baduk, and maintained first place by winning all four games. Park Jeong-hwan (30), the Korean national team member who also belongs to Group B, came from behind to win against Japan’s Ryo Ichiri (26) in the fourth round and is chasing the lead with 3 wins and 1 loss. Park 9th Dan lost to Ke Jie in the opening match the day before.
A total of 18 players are participating in the men’s individual event, which was adopted for the first time in the Asian Games history, and are divided into two groups, A and B, and are competing in the preliminary round. The quarterfinals will be selected over 6 rounds in the Swiss League format, and then the final ranking will be determined through a tournament until the 28th. The men’s and women’s team competition will be held for five days from the 29th to the 3rd of next month.
2023-09-25 11:10:00
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