[Nongshim Cup] Round 7 – Xie He is blocked!
Mok Jinsuk 9P (W) of Korea blocked Xie He 7P's (B) consecutive wins.
In round 7, Mok Jinsuk defeated Xie He by resignation after 198 moves. The game was totally favorable for Black, and it seemed there is no hope for White to turn the tables. When people expected Mok Jinsuk to resign, he made amazing moves from 158. Finally he broke Black's big territories and also captured some Black stones.
Tomorrow there will be a match between Mok Jinsuk and Takao Shinji 9P of Japan from 14:00 (Korean Standard Time). The game will be live broadcast 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.
¢®¨ Match Results
1 Round : Lee Sedol 9P vs. Wang Xi 9P
2 Round : Lee Sedol 9P vs. Iyama Yuta 9P
3 Round : Lee Sedol 9P vs. Xie He 7P
4 Round : Sakai Hideyuki 8P vs. Xie He 7P
5 Round : Park Seunghwa 4P vs. Xie He 7P
6 Round : Hane Naoki 9P vs. Xie He 7P
7 Round : Mok Jinsuk 9P vs. Xie He 7P
¢®¨ 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
¢®¨ 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
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