[Nongshim Cup] Round 1 Result
In the 1st round of 12th Nongshim Cup, Lee Sedol 9P of Korea defeated Wang Xi 9P of China by resignation after 235 moves. The Game was full of fighting sprites of the two players.
Who is going to stop the 1st player of Korea, Lee Sedol?
The next player is Iyama Yuta 9P of Japan. Lee Sedol and Iyama Yuta will play the round 2 tomorrow, and it will be live boradcast on WBaduk.
Nongshim Cup is a ring contest where five representative players of Korea, China, and Japan participate to determine the winner of the country. Each player who wins continues to play opponents from the other two teams, alternating between them until there are no more opponents left. The champion prize is 200 million won (approx. 1,200,000 RMB), and each player is given 1 hour and 1 period of 60 seconds for over time.
The 12th Nongshim Cup is sponsored by managed Nongshim Co., Ltd., and managed by Korea Baduk Association.
¡Þ Representative players
Korea: Lee Sedol 9P, Lee Changho 9P, Choi Chulhan 9P, Mok Jinsuk 9P, Park Seunghwa 4P
China: Kong Jie 9P, Wang Xi 9P, Xie He 7P, Zhou Rui Yang 5P, Tuo Jia Xi 3P
Japan: Iyama Yuta 9P, Hane Naoki 9P, Takao Shinji 9P, Yuki Satoshi 9P, Sakai Hideyuki 8P
¡Þ The first matches Schedule
Round 1 : Oct. 18, 15:00 (Korean Standard Time)
Round 2 : Oct. 19, 15:00 (Korean Standard Time)
Round 3 : Oct. 20, 15:00 (Korean Standard Time)
Round 4 : Oct. 21, 15:00 (Korean Standard Time)
¡Þ 12th Nongshim Cup World Baduk Championship Schedule
First matches: Oct. 18 ~ Oct. 21, 2010 – Beijing, China
Second matches: Nov. 29 ~ Dec. 4, 2010 – Busan, Korea
Third matches: Jan. 18 ~ Jan. 21, 2011 – Shanghai, China
[12th Nongshim Cup Round 1]
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