From the left, Secretary General Jae-ho Yang, Director Min-pyo Hong, and Jin-seo Shin.
Korea leads Korea to 4 consecutive wins with 6 consecutive wins and 16 total wins
Shin Jin-seo (23), 9th dan, who came back from the brink to win the Korean Baduk game by appearing as a short-term player, said he was “proud and honored.”
Shin Jin-seo defeated China’s No. 1 player Gu Zihao (25), 9th dan, by disqualification in the final match of the third round of the 25th Nongshim Shin Ramyun Cup World Baduk Championship held in Shanghai, China on the 23rd, leading Korea to its fourth consecutive victory in the tournament.
In particular, in a crisis situation where Korea’s leading runners in this tournament, 8th dan Seol Hyun-jun and 9th dan Byeon Sang-il, Won Seong-jin and Park Jeong-hwan, were eliminated early without even a single win, China’s top 5 riders and Japan’s captain Yuta Iyama 6th dan were selected. He achieved a new era by defeating them all on his own.
In the history of Nongshim Cup, Shin Jin-seo is the first player to win six straight games.
Shin Jin-seo recovering after the match
In addition, Shin Jin-seo achieved Pajuk’s 16th consecutive win starting from the 22nd tournament, leading Korea to its 4th consecutive victory.
His role model and idol, 9th Dan Lee Chang-ho, even broke the previous record of 14 consecutive wins set during the 1st to 6th competitions in this competition.
However, it does not mean that there was no crisis.
On this day, he was comfortably ahead until the middle of the final game, but suddenly made a mistake on the right side and the situation was reversed.
After the game that day, Shin Jin-seo expressed his true feelings through the Korea Foundation, saying, “Of course, today’s game was the most difficult,” and “(During the game), there was a time when I thought it would be difficult.”
However, Shin Jin-seo, who succeeded in a comeback after a persistent battle, said, “I am proud to have won a big game,” and added, “I thought it was a long way when I played the first game, but I am honored to have won 6 games in a row like this.”
Shin Jin-seo signing autographs for Chinese fans
He also said, “Thanks to coach Hong Min-pyo who took good care of me, my physical condition was not a problem. I shouldn’t think about winning when I play a game, but since I was vague, I felt like I played bad baduk later. But I was able to win if I kept my head up until the end.” “There was,” he said.
Regarding the situation in which he achieved five consecutive wins in Shanghai alone, he said, “I thought I had good numbers during the first match against 9th dan Iiyama,” and “I thought 9th dan Zhao Chenyu, whom I met in the second match, was an ambush, but winning gave me confidence.”
He set a record that no one has ever achieved in the previous Nongshim Cup, saying, “Korean Baduk had a difficult time in the Samsung Fire & Marine Cup last year, but we were able to gain strength thanks to the fans who continued to support us.” He added, “Thank you for your continued support in the future.” “I will do it,” he said. 섯다