Park Younghun 9P took the World Meijin title for Korea on Saturday (August 20), defeating China’s Jiang Weijie 5P and Japan’s Iyama Yuta 9P. The 2nd World Meijin tournament – officially called the China Changde Cup, World Mingren Championship – was a contest between the domestic Meijin title holders in China, Japan and Korea. In China and Korea the titles are called Mingren and Myeongin respectively. The format of the tournament was similar to the recent Bosai Cup. There were three rounds and two wins were required to take the title. In the first round, Park defeated Iyama, securing a place in the final. Jiang, who drew a bye in round 1, eliminated Iyama in round 2. Park won the final in 132 moves, after successfully fending off Jiang’s last ditch attempt to kill one of his groups. Congratulations Park Younghun!
Correction: While we’re on topic of Park Younghun, in last week’s article: Park Junghwan Wins Fujitsu Cup, Breaks Record we incorrectly reported that Park Junghwan 9P had broken Lee Sedol 9P’s record as the youngest ever winner of the Fujitsu Cup. While it’s true that Park Junghwan now holds that record, one sharp-eyed E-Journal reader pointed out that it was in fact Park Younghun’s record that was broken. Park Younghun broke Lee’s record by almost two months when he won the Fujitsu Cup in 2004. The original article has been updated.
– Jingning; based on her original article: Park Younghun wins 2nd World Meijin at Go Game Guru. Photo: Park Younghun 9P.
Collecting his first international title, Jiang Weijie 5P of China defeated Lee Changho 9P of Korea on February 15 in the final of the 16th LG Cup. The final started on February 13 and Jiang won the first game by resignation after unexpectedly killing a large white group late in the game. In Game 2, it was Lee who was on the attack. He put the 20-year-old Jiang through a severe test, but eventually resigned after 232 moves.