LG Bae 'half competition' without China is inevitable...Invite all-time winners, including Korea Baduk, Lee Chang-ho
LG Bae 'half competition' without China is inevitable...Invite all-time winners, including Korea Baduk, Lee Chang-ho
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Due to the absence of Chinese players, the LG World Cup will be held in the "half." The Korean Baduk Association has made changes by inviting past winners, but fans who expected a match between the world's top knights will feel sorry.
The Korea Foundation said on the 29th that all-time winners will participate in the 30th LG Bae Chosun Ilbo History Exhibition, which will open at Gonjiam Resort in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province on May 18. Initially, the round of 24 was scheduled to be made with 12 South Koreans, seven Chinese, three Japanese, one Taiwanese, and one wild card, but an emergency situation arose as China decided not to send its team. As a result, it invited past winners, including Lee Chang-ho, Yoo Chang-hyuk, Wang Li-cheng and Zhang Xu (Japan), and Zhou Jun-shin (Taiwan), to the Chinese knight position.
LG suffered a crippling defeat in the 29th final held in January this year. China's Ke Jie 9 dan beat Bae Sang-il 9 dan in the first round, but became enraged when he lost the championship due to penalty points and foul play in the second and third countries. He claimed that he could not understand receiving penalty points for not putting his private seat on the lid or getting a foul play. The China Crisis Association also strongly protested the progress of the final. 안전놀이터
Eventually, the Korea Foundation decided to revise its private regulations, but the China Crisis Association declared a boycott of the tournament ahead of the LG Cup. Earlier this year, China decided to abolish the mercenary system in its A-group league and women's league, effectively preventing Korean knights from participating.
LG will have a round of 24 matches from May 19 after the opening ceremony on May 18. The round of 16 matches will be held on May 21, while the quarterfinals and semi-finals will be held in August. The third round of the finals, which will determine the winner, will be held early next year. LG's prize money is 300 million won and the runner-up prize money is 100 million won.