Haeseong Women's Gi-Seongjeon, the largest women's go tournament..
The Haesung Women's Go Tournament, the largest women's go tournament in Korea, has begun its eighth edition.
The opening ceremony for the eighth tournament was held at The Plaza Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul, with officials from Korea Origin and Haesung Group in attendance.
After the grand opening ceremony, the tournament will hold preliminary rounds on the 24th and 25th.
A total of 49 female professional knights from Hankook Origin and four who passed the Ama-sen qualifiers will participate in the qualifiers to determine the 20 who will participate in the main event.
In the Ama qualifiers, which concluded on the 17th, Choi Min-seo, Song Yoo-jin, Lee Seo-young, and Kim Hyun-ah overcame a 7.75-to-1 odds to qualify for the combined qualifiers with professional knights.
The 20 qualifiers will compete in a round-of-24 tournament to determine the eventual winner, along with the nine teams of Kim Eun-ji, Choi Jeong-jeong, and Kim Chae-young, who are seeded in the electric competition, and the nine teams of Oh Yoo-jin, the sponsor's seed.
The women's event, which carries a prize pool of 50 million won for the winner and 20 million won for the runner-up, was highlighted by Kim Eun-ji's dramatic come-from-behind victory over Choi Jung in the final of the last tournament, winning two games in a row to take the title.
Kim Eun-ji, who first defeated Choi in the third round of the final, became the youngest and fastest 9th dan in Korean history to win the Women's Ki-Sung.
“The moment I won the Women's Ki-Sung last year was the happiest day since I started playing go,” Kim said at the opening ceremony, ”and I am grateful to Hae-Sung for creating such a wonderful tournament that allowed me to fulfill my dream.”
The main round of the Women's Ki Sungjeon will be broadcast live on Baduk TV every Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m. starting Sept. 9. 토토사이트