The Korean Baduk League is a Go competition in South Korea. The league is made up of eight teams sponsored by several different companies. The tournament itself is sponsored by Baduk TV. [1]
Lee Sedol, or Lee Se-dol, is a former South Korean professional Go player of 9 dan rank. As of February 2016, he ranked second in international titles (18), behind only Lee Chang-ho (21). He is the fifth-youngest to become a professional Go player in South Korean history behind Cho Hun-hyun, Lee Chang-ho, Cho Hye-yeon and Choi Cheol-han. His nickname is "The Strong Stone" ("Ssen-dol"). In March 2016, he played a notable series of matches against AlphaGo that ended in 1–4.
The Myeongin is a Go competition in South Korea. The word myeongin in Korean language, literally meaning "Brilliant Man", is same as meijin in Japanese and as mingren in Chinese. The Myeongin is the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin title. The tournament was defunct from 2004-2006.
Choi Cheol-han is a South Korean professional Go player. He is the fourth youngest to become a professional Go player in South Korean history behind Cho Hun-hyun, Lee Chang-ho and Cho Hye-yeon. His nickname is "The Viper".
Mok Jin-seok is a professional Go player.
LG Cup World Baduk Championship is a Go competition.
The Chunwon was a Go competition in Korea. Begun in 1996, it was held nineteen times and was discontinued after 2015.
The Siptan was a South Korean Go competition. Begun in 2005, it was held eight times and was discontinued after 2013.
The GS Caltex Cup is a Go competition.
The Nongshim Cup is a Go tournament sponsored by Nongshim, an instant noodle food company of South Korea.
Park Jungsang is a Korean professional Go player.
Yun Junsang is a professional Go player.
Won Seong-jin is a professional Go player.
Heo Young-ho is a Korean professional Go player.
Myongji University is a private, Christian university founded in 1948 in South Korea. It provides higher education in the fields of engineering, sciences and humanities. It has two campuses: the Social Science Campus is located in Seoul and the Natural Science Campus is in Yongin which is 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of the capital. It is made up of 10 colleges, 42 departments, seven faculties and eight specialized postgraduate programs.
Kang Yootaek is a Korean 9 dan professional Go player. He was ranked #13 in the official rating system of the Korea Baduk Association.
The 2011 Korean Baduk League began on 12 May 2011.
Lee Younggu is a Korean professional Go player.
The 2010 Korean Baduk League began on 6 May 2010 and concluded on 23 January 2011. Shinan Chunil Salt defeated Hangame in the final, winning their first league title.
Kim Ji-seok is a Korean professional Go player.