3rd Baklyung World Baduk Tournament, semi final
Won Sungjin vs Ke Jie & Shin Jinseo vs Chen Yaoye
Won Sungjin 9P was under very difficult situation, but turned it up for him by great exchangs in the semi final.
The fist game of the semi final has benn played in China. Won Sungjin 9P and Chen Yaoye 9P got first game by winning each against Ke Jie 9P and Shin Jinseo 7P.
In the game between Shin Jinseo and Chen Yaoye, Shin 7P couldn't use his power from Chen 9P's territory based strategy and lost in the end.
The match between Won Sungjin 9P and Ke Jie 9P kept pretty long as Won 9P made such a big mistake in the middle game.
But Ke Jie 9P also made big mistkae in the end game, and the game became so complicated for both players. In this moment, Won 9P showed great concentration while Ke Jie 9P made small mistakes after that. Won 9P decided the game by big exchnage and Ke Jie 9P had no way but to resign after that.
Yun Junsang 9P commented that Won 9P was good in the beginning by little, but he made too big mistakes which is 131 move. But interestingly this losing move turned out to be winning move by Ke Jie 9P's mistakes. Even there was complicated variations for both players after that, Won 9P read the game well and showed great level of reading and won in the end.
By today's result, Won Sungjin 9P and Chen Yaoye 9P is leading each against Ke Jie 9P and Shin Jinseo 7P by 1 to 0. Next game will be continued on 29th at the same place.