American Go E-Journal

Kim Yunyoung vs. Rui Naiwei in Female Kuksu final. Rui Naiwei 9P defeated Kim Hyeoilim 1P by resignation in the 16th Female Kuksu semifinals, which was held on January 20. Rui, the defending Female Kuksu title holder, will face Kim Yunyoung 1P in the title match. This should be an interesting three-game series. Kim has defeated Rui in the past, most recently in the first round of the 4th Female Gisung where Kim went on to capture the title. Lee Sedol falls to Mok Jinseok in Maxim Cup. On January 20, in the third round of the 12th Maxim Cup, Mok Jinseok 9P defeated Lee Sedol 9P by resignation after 163 moves. Mok will play the winner of the third-round match between Lee Changho 9P and Cho Hunhyun 9P, which will be played on February 2nd. Korea wins the Nongshim again. For a third straight year in a row Korea has won the Nongshim Cup. On January 20, Korea’s Choi Cheolhan 9P (l in match photo) defeated China’s Kong Jie 9P (r) by resignation in the final stage of the 12th Nongshim Cup. Choi has been playing very well as of late and gave Team Korea their 10th Nongshim Cup title. On January 19, Japan was eliminated when Choi defeated Yuki Satoshi 9P by resignation in the second round of stage three.
– JustPlayGo; edited by Jake Edge