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China Showed the Best Teamwork!

Korea Ended Up in 2nd Place 2010-03-22

The Chinese team, Xie He 7P and Song Rong Hui 5P won the Pair Go World Cup 2010 Hangzhou on March 22nd.

16 teams from 12 countries participated in the round of 16 on the first day. However, only Korean teams and Chinese teams made the top 4.

In the semifinal game, Mok Jinsuk 9P/Lee Minjin 5P (Korea) completely defeated Lui Xing 7P/Tang Yi 2P (China) by capturing a large group.

However, in the final game, Song Rong Hui 5P/Xie He 7P (China) showed the best teamwork in reading. Two big Black and White groups were tangled up in capturing race, and Lee Minjin 5P/ Mok Jinsuk 9P resigned after reading the end of the fight. (243-move, Black won)

¡a The runner-up Lee Minjin 5P/Mok Jinsuk 9P (Korea)

Winner Interview

Reporter: Congratulations on your victory. How was the final game?

Song Rong Hui: In the opening White suffered a loss on the right side, so the game was favorable for us at that time. However, the situation got reversed in White's favor during the middle game. Fortunately, the opponent made a big mistake in the end of the game, and that made us win. We were lucky.

Reporter: What do you think about the regulations of this tournament?

Xie He: The participants were quite strong, but there were not many matches since it was a single-round match. I hope to have more opportunities to play against more players from each country.

Reporter: How do you feel about winning this cup?

Song Rong Hui: I don't think there is a gap of ability between professionals any more. We were just lucky.

Reporter: Can you feel the difference between the individual game and the pair game?

Xie He: It is quite different. In the individual game, players play their Baduk consistently. However, in the pair game, teamwork between two players is most important; that decides the winner.

Reporter: Will you participate in the pair game again?

Song Rong Hui: Sure. I hope to have opportunities continuously to take part in the pair game.

Reporter: This pair Baduk world cup appeared to be the prelude to the pre-match of Guangzhou Asian Game. Will you be the partners of each other again in Guangzhou Asian Game?

Xie He: It is not sure. We will be able to know after the pre-match finishes.

Reporter: Congratulations again. I hope you two get good results in future.

(Source of Interview: www.sina.com)