Go at the 2008 World Mind Sports Games

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The British Go Association's UK players for the Individual Women's Go event, at the 1st WMSG held in Beijing in 2008 BGA Individual Women's at WMSG.JPG
The British Go Association's UK players for the Individual Women's Go event, at the 1st WMSG held in Beijing in 2008

The ancient board game of Go was one of the 5 mind sports which featured at the inaugural World Mind Sports Games, held in Beijing, China in October 2008. There were six gold medals in Go events, within thirty-five gold medals vied for by 2,763 competitors (560 of whom were Go players), from 143 countries.

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One feature of this Go games is that it was the first time in history an international tournament of professional Go used the Proposed Rules of Go conceived by Toshio Ikeda (1923-1974). [1] [2] [3] This was deemed as an important trial of unifying the rules of Go. [4]

About the rules

There are no unified rules of Go. The two major scoring systems are so-called scoring by area and scoring by territory. Toshio Ikeda, a Japanese electrical engineer then working for Fujitsu, began his study on the rules in late 1960s, and published his work by a book On The Rules Of Go. Ikeda argued that the Chinese rules of Go, which use scoring by area, are almost perfect, except for one drawback, which was shown in an example named "the problem of reinforcing". [5] In fact, the focus issue is, how to define "the last competitive move". Ikeda found the solution, that is, to redefine the end of the game, and neutralize the value of the last move. [6] [7]

Ikeda died in 1974. In 1990s, Chen Zu-yuan, a Chinese engineer and amateur Go player, published his study on the rules of Go by a book, [8] in which he introduced Ikeda's work to Chinese readers. Chen does not like Ikeda's design, but after years of pondering, Chen made a compromise and proposed to WMSG to use this design in the inaugural 2008 games. [9] [10]

Medal table

Under the auspices of the International Go Federation 560 players participated in six medal events in Beijing. South Korea won half of the 18 medals and all were swept by competitors from Eastern Asia.

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's Individual Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Dongyun 7p [lower-alpha 1] Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jungsang 9p Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Zhe 6p
Women's Individual Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Song Ronghui 1p Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Minjin 5p Flag of South Korea.svg Pak Chi-eun 9p
Open Flag of North Korea.svg Jo Tae-Won 7d [11] Flag of South Korea.svg Ham Youngwoo 7d Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Yong Hee 6d
Men's Team Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Women's Team Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Pair Go Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Yizhong 7pFan Weijing 2p Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chou Chun-Hsun 9pHsieh Yi-Min 4p Flag of South Korea.svg On So Jin 4pLee Ha Jin 3p

Events

Note that the sections below show only the latter stages of the competition, after the qualifying rounds.

Men's Individual

[12] [13]

up to 5 players per team.

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Dong Yoon 8p1
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg Yamashiro Hiroshi 9p0
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Dong Yoon8p1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Li 9p0
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Li-Yu 7p0
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Li 9p1
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Dong Yoon8p1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Zhe 6p0
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Mok Jin Seuk 9p0
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Zhe 6p1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Zhe6p1
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg Yamada Kimio 9p0
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Li Xianyu 6d0
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg Yamada Kimio 9p1
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Dong Yoon8p1
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jung Sang 9p0
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xi 9p1
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Baek Hong Suk 6p0
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xi9p1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Xing 7p0
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Yi-Hsiu 4p0
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Xing 7p1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xi 9p0
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jung Sang9p1 Third place
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jung Sang 9p1
 
  
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wang Lih-Chen 9p0
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Jung Sang9p1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Zhe6p1
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Young Hun 9p0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xi 9p0
 
Flag of Japan.svg Mimura Tomoyasu 9p0
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Young Hun 9p1
 

Women's Individual

[14] [15]

up to 3 players per team.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Min Jin 5p1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Rui Naiwei 9p0
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Min Jin5p1
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg Mannami Kana 4p0
 
Flag of Japan.svg Mannami Kana 4p1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cao Youyin  [ zh ]2p0
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Min Jin 5p0
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Song Ronghui1p1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Song Ronghui  [ zh ]1p1
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg Ina Akiko 5p0
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Song Ronghui1p1
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Ji Eun 9p0 Third place
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joanne Missingham 1p0
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Ji Eun 9p1
 
Flag of Japan.svg Mannami Kana 4p0
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Ji Eun9p1
 

Open

[16] [17]

2 amateur players per team.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hu Yuqing 8d0
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Yong Hee 6d1
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Yong Hee 6d0
 
 
 
Flag of North Korea.svg Jo Tae Won7d1
 
Flag of North Korea.svg Jo Tae Won  [ zh ]7d1
 
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg Chow Guang 6d0
 
Flag of North Korea.svg Jo Tae Won7d1
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Ham Youngwoo 7d0
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Ham Youngwoo 7d1
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg Jie Li 7d0
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Ham Youngwoo7d1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Chen 6d0 Third place
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Yongfei Ge 7d0
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Chen 6d1
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Yong Hee6d1
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Chen 6d0
 

Men's team

[18] [19]

5 players with 1 substitute per team. (5 separate games per round, team with 3+ game wins wins).

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5
 
 
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 0
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 5
 
 
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4 Third place
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2
 

Women's team

[20] [21]

3 players with 1 substitute per team. (3 separate games per round, team with 2+ game wins wins the round).

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3
 
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 0
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2
 
 
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2
 
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2 Third place
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 0
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 

Pair Go

[22] [23]

1 male-female pair playing alternate moves without consultation

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Sung Ji 6p
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Eun Seon 3p
1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Lirong 5d
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xiangru 5d
0
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Sung Ji 6p
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Eun Seon 3p
0
 
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chou Chun-Hsun9p
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Yi-Min4p
1
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg Iurii Pliushch 5d
Flag of Ukraine.svg Mariya Zakharchenko 1k
0
 
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chou Chun-Hsun 9p
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Yi-Min 4p
1
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chou Chun-Hsun9p
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Yi-Min4p
1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Bin 9p
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li He 1p
0
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Bin 9p
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li He 1p
1
 
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg Tibor Pocsai
Flag of Hungary.svg Rita Pocsai
0
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Bin9p
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li He1p
1
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Seok Ui 6d
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Shin Young 5d
0
 
Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Seok Ui 6d
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Shin Young 5d
1
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg Toshiya Imamura 9p
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuko Konishi 8p
0
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chou Chun-Hsun 9p
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Yi-Min 4p
0
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Yizhong7p
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Weijing2p
1
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Chih-Han 8p
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Kai-Hsin 3p
1
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Hiraoka 8d
Flag of Japan.svg Yuriko Hiraoka 5d
0
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Chih-Han 8p
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Kai-Hsin 3p
0
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg On So Jin4p
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Ha Jin3p
1
 
Flag of North Korea.svg Jo Tae Won 7d
Flag of North Korea.svg Jo Sae Byol 7d
0
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg On So Jin 4p
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Ha Jin 3p
1
 
Flag of South Korea.svg On So Jin 4p
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Ha Jin 3p
0
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Yizhong7p
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Weijing2p
1 Third place
 
Flag of Japan.svg Satoru Kobayashi 9p
Flag of Japan.svg Kumiko Kanazawa 5p
1
 
  
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hora 6d
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jitka Bartova 3k
0
 
Flag of Japan.svg Satoru Kobayashi 9p
Flag of Japan.svg Kumiko Kanazawa 5p
0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Bin 9p
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li He 1p
0
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Yizhong7p
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Weijing2p
1 Flag of South Korea.svg On So Jin4p
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Ha Jin3p
1
 
Flag of Mongolia.svg Sansar Tsolmon 4d
Flag of Mongolia.svg Tungalag Ravjir 3d
0
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Yizhong 7p
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Weijing 2p
1
 

See also

Notes

  1. The numbers and letters after the players' names refer to their professional or amateur ranks.

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