
After defeating the round of 16 and quarterfinals in succession, they settled in the semifinals... Clash with China's Wang Xinghao in the finals
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The 12th Guksusan Mountain International Baduk Tournament, the world's best professional tournament, was held at the Yeongam County Community Center in Jeollanam-do.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Cheon Byeong-hyuk = Shin Shin-seo, 9th dan, who won his 10th major world title last week, is on the hunt for another championship.
Shin Jin-seo advanced to the semifinals of the World Professional Championship at the 12th Guksusan Mountain International Baduk Tournament held at the Yeongam County Community Center in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do on the 19th.
Shin Shin-seo, who was rejected by Taiwan's 9th-dan Chen Chi-rui in the round of 16 held this morning, was defeated by Taiwan's Ruiquan 7th-dan in the quarterfinals held in the afternoon.
In the semifinals held on the morning of the 20th, he will face the defending champion, China's 9th Dan Wang Xinghao.
Shin Jin-seo is ahead of Wang Xinghao with 5 wins and 3 losses.
However, in Korea, all seven players who participated along with Shin Jin-seo were eliminated.
Park Jung-hwan, Shin Min-jun, Byeon Sang-il, Kang Dong-yoon, and Ji-hyeon Lee, 9th dan, lost in the first round, round of 16.
Kim Myung-hoon, 9th dan, and Lee Jae-seong, 6th dan, who passed the round of 16, also failed to overcome the 8th round barrier.
The prize money for the winner of the Guksusan Mountain International Baduk Tournament is 100 million won, and the prize money for the runner-up is 40 million won.
The time limit is three 40-second countdowns for each 30 minutes.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The semifinal match between 9th Dan Shin Jin-seo and 9th Dan Wang Xinghao will be held on the morning of the 20th.
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