the Baduk world is really embarassing for the Japanese pros. Only two players qualified for the main round and they were seeded! OK, to the main post here:
This year four amateur players from Korea made it into the main round. That's more than Japan and Taiwan together! Ithink it is pretty bitter.
Here are the qualified players by country:
Tournament member;
Korea;
Lee Sedol(9d, champion),
Lee Changho(9d), Yoo Changhyuk(9d), Choi Cheolhan(9d), Park Junghwan(9d), Heo Yeongho(8d, Choi Kyubyeong(9d), Kim Seungjun(9d), Lee Sanghoon(9d),
Choi Myeonghun(9d), Ryu Jaehyeong(9d), Cho Hanseung(9d), Kim Juho(9d), Song Taekon(9d), Lee Younggu(8d), Yun Junsang(8d), Kim Jiseok(7d),
Lee Jaewong(6d),On Sojin(6d), Jin Donggyu(5d), Kim Kiyoung(5d), Han Sanghoon(5d),
Park Jinsol(4d), Park Jihoon(4d), Park Seunghwa(4d), Seo Jonghui(3d), Kang Yootaek(3d), Lee Taehyun(3d),
Kim Hyunseob(2d), Kim Sedong(2d),Kim Kiwon(2d), Lee Hyeongjin(2d),
An Kukhyun(2d), Whang Jinhyung(1d), Han Taehee(1d), Park Junseok(1d), Hong Moojin(ama), Lee Hoseung(ama), Min Sangyoun(ama), Kim Jinhwi(ama)
China;
Chang Hao(9d, runner-up),
Kong Jie(9d), Gu Li(9d),
Chen Yaoye(9d), Wang Lei(8d), Peng Quan(7d), Wu Guangya(6d), Piao Wenyao(5d), Zhou Ruiyang(5d),Zhong Wenjing(5d), Yan Huan(5d), Peng Liyao(5d), Tan Xiao(5d),
Jiang Weijie(5d), Mao Ruilong(4d),Sun Li(4d), Zhou Hexi(4d),
Dang Yifei(4d), Tang Weixing(3d), Li Xuanhao(3d), Fan Yunruo(2d)
Japan; Cho Chikun(9d), Sakai Hideyuki(8d)
Taiwan;
Chen Shiyuan(8d)
2 comments:
hey Ado,
Maybe you can tell me since you happen to be very strong for an amateur(or a1r :D I just dont know what rank you are)I know Japanese players don't seem to do well internationally but are they really that significantly worse? I mean are their games low level in comparison or something? To me all pros are astoundingly strong and I like the games that come from Japan as much as from the other pro nations. What do you think is at the core of their constant losing internationally? I just don't get it. Thanks
They are not significantly worse compared to amateurs however there is currently a gap between japanese and other pros in quicker time limited games according to what my teacher Kim Sung-ryong 9p said. In longer games which Japanese favour in domestic games it might be different but as it is I was told the difference between new Japanese professionals and top level Korean pros is up 3 stones (which does not mean that there are no exceptions possible) and Japanese top level professionals are up to -6.5 points komi weaker than top level Korean pros. For comparision my teacher said one could look at female Korean pros. They have a not so tough selection competition and thus the way to professional is a little easier in four group yeonguseng system than the 12 group system the males have. Like this my teacher told me he can give top female Korean professionals at least -3,5 komi handicap. Upsets are possible in games but in the majority of the games a dominance shows due to lighter competition and being used to different time limits as most international tournaments are quite fast-paced in professional standards.
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