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- ↑ "Mok Jinseok wins 1st title in 15 years – 20th GS Caltex Cup", Go Game Guru, 2015-04-03, archived from the original on 2015-09-21
- ↑ "'신공지능' 신진서, 변상일 꺾고 GS칼텍스배 4연패 달성", Yonhap News Agency (in Korean), 2021-08-02
- ↑ "'이창호 넘었다' 신진서, GS칼텍스배 우승 '대회 5연패'", Chosun Ilbo (in Korean), 2022-08-22
- ↑ "변상일, GS칼텍스배 첫 우승…세계기전 춘란배 이어 2관왕", Yonhap News Agency (in Korean), 2023-07-31