Korea’s Shin Jin-seo, 9th dan, who advanced to the quarterfinals alone, lost to defending champion Ding Hao, 9th dan, and unfortunately failed to advance to the semifinals.
In the quarterfinals of the 2024 Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance World Baduk Masters held at the Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Global Campus in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 17th, Shin Jin-seo, 9-dan, lost to China’s 9-dan Ding Hao by a score of 100 in 187 moves.
Shin Jin-seo’s 9th Dan, who had lost the lead in the early stages, seemed to recover the win rate to 5 to 5 in the mid-game, but Dinghao’s 9th Dan’s move killed Dae Ma, consigning him to victory.
Korea, which ended this tournament in the quarterfinals due to the elimination of 9th dan Shin Jin-seo, recorded an even worse performance than last year, and the nightmare of the last tournament where the final was held between Chinese players was repeated once again.
China took all four places in the semifinals and confirmed the championship early on. 8th dan Jin Yucheng and 9th dan Tang Yifei, who won in the first round of the quarterfinals held the previous day, advanced to the semifinals, and 9th dan Ding Hao and 9th dan Lianxiao, who won today’s match, joined in turn.
Immediately after the quarterfinals, a draw for the semifinals followed. As a result of the draw, Ding Hao 9th Dan and Jin Yucheng 8th Dan on the 18th will face each other in the first game of the semifinals, and on the 19th, 9th Dan Tang Yifei and Lianxiao 9th Dan will face each other in the second game of the semifinals.
Source: www.nextdaily.co.kr
