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15 Aug 2010 No Comments

Day Two of the 5th Sydney KAC

After yesterday’s dramatic end to Division B (Tring Xu losing the deciding game to Sun Woong Choi 1d, letting him catch up to her and tie for first place on score, SOS and SDS), the kyu players got to have some fun in division C.

As I write this, the third round is about to finish up. When the round started, Tae Sun Min 1k and Lee Kang Hyun 2k were tied for the lead. Sixteen players are competing in C Division, three 1k, three 2k, two 3k (including your humble author, who apparently got promoted when he wasn’t looking) and the rest 4k and under. Notable in the first round was a jigo

Meanwhile, the A Division is finishing up the fifth round. At the start of the round, Bi Jang 7d and Miao Zhao 7d were sharing the lead on four victories and equal SOS and SDS, with Guyu Liu 7d in third.

Update 2:50pm: Third round started early and finished even earlier. Tae Sun Min 1k is in first place after easily crushing his third opponent. Lee Kang Hyun 2k is close behind in second place with three victories and a half a point less SOS. Oh Ryoon Kwon 1k is third, sort of.

Update 6:03 pm: ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner! The Sydney KAC Champion is Bi Jang 7d from Korea. Meanwhile in division C Oh Ryoon Kwon 1k has taken first place on four wins, beating Tae Sun Min 1k on SOS, who in turn beat Lee Kang Hyun 2k. Going to go listen to the trophy presentations now…

by aguido in Tournaments, Visiting Tags: , , ,

14 Aug 2010 No Comments

Day One of the 5th Sydney KAC

The fifth Korean Ambassador’s Cup in Sydney started ninety minutes ago. The A division has twenty players (nine 7d, three 6d, and eight 5d) in it, and the first victory of the first round has gone to Hae Taek Choi 6d, who defeated Kang Yong Lee 5d.

Meanwhile, in the B Division there are sixteen players (six 1d, four 2d, five 3d). This is a handicap division, which must make Hak Beom Seo 4d very happy. :) First blood in round one went to young Yelson Qian 1d (Australia’s representative at the recent Children’s Baduk Cup in Korea), defeating the visiting Gilbert Kim 3d. Also competing in this division is Tring Xu 3d, half of this year’s Australian team at the world pair go championships, who defeated Mark Law 1d.

Between them the two top divisions fill the room and then some, so C Division (1k to 9k) will be playing five rounds tomorrow. It’s quite an atmosphere here, what with a sizeable Korean delegation led by Sang-Dae Hahn and at least four professionals on the floor. I’ve counted half a dozen cameras, so there should be some pictures coming up soon, although as befits an intrepid go reporter I’ve left my camera cable behind, so they won’t be mine.

More updates as the weekend goes on…

Update 2:35pm: round 3 of B Division has just started; Tring Xu 3d, Duc Cho 2d, and Changup Son 1d are tied for first place. A Division is still grinding through its second round of games.

Update 6:50pm: the third round of A Division has finished, with Guyu Liu 7d, Miao Zhao 7d and Bi Jang 7d tied on three wins and separated on SOS. Meanwhile, Tring Xu has maintained her lead through to the final round of Division B and is playing out a thrilling endgame against Sun Woong Choi 1d. If she wins the game, she takes first place in the division, if she doesn’t…

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08 Aug 2010 No Comments

Teaching evening before Korean Ambassador’s Cup

August 13, 2010
7:00 pmto10:00 pm
7:00 pmto10:00 pm

An Younggil 8p sends word: the two Korean visiting professionals in Sydney will hold a teaching evening on Friday the thirteenth of August, the day before before the fifth Korean Ambassador’s Cup this weekend. Kickoff is at seven at the Young Go Academy; cost is $30. Details in the flyer posted on the AGA web pages.

by aguido in Announcements, Visiting Tags: , , ,

19 Jul 2010 2 Comments

Fifth Korean Ambassador’s Cup

August 14, 2010toAugust 15, 2010

The fifth Korean Ambassador’s Cup will be held on Saturday the 14th of August and Sunday the 15th of August at the Young Go Academy in Strathfield, Sydney. Attending as guests are An Younggil 8p and Kyung-Min Yu 6p from the YGA, and Youngmin Yoon 3p and Sohyun Park 3p from Korea.

  • Division A (fifth dan and stronger) will be played in six rounds over the two days.
  • Division B (first dan to fourth dan) will be played in five rounds on the Saturday.
  • Division C (ninth kyu to first kyu) will be played in five rounds on the Sunday.

Registration is 8:30 to 9:30 each morning, play starts at 10am each day. Prize money is $300 (first place), $200 (second place) and $100 (third place) for each division. Registration is $10 for seniors and students, and $30 for everyone else. Lunch and refreshments will be provided on both days. AGA representative points will be granted to members who compete, on the usual basis. For interstate visitors, remember that the YGA is open for play 2pm to 10pm, seven days a week.

For more information or to preregister, please contact Jungwoong Lee (0410 910 600) and Yoonguk Noh (0430 273 393) of the Korean Baduk Association of Australia (who are organising the tournament) or An Younggil of the YGA (anyoungkil@gmail.com).

Play at the Korean Ambassador's Cup, 2009

A report from last year’s KAC was posted to the Journal. It looks like this year’s will be even more fun.

by aguido in Announcements, Tournaments Tags: , , ,

10 Aug 2009 6 Comments

Report from the Fourth Korean Ambassador’s Cup

The Australian Korean Ambassador’s Cup championship, qualifying tournament for selection of the Australian Representative to the 4th Korean Prime Minister’s Cup to be held in Korea in October, was held on Saturday August 8. This is a 1-day event, with 5 rounds packed into an exciting day for the 42 participants, ranging from 7 dan players in Section A to kyu players and beginners in Section C.

Two of the strongest players at the 2009 Korean Ambassador's Cup in Sydney

Two of the strongest players at the 2009 Korean Ambassador's Cup in Sydney

Organised by the Sydney Korean Baduk Association, the venue was as usual the Shilla Restaurant in Campsie and included a delicious Korean lunch. Our “pro-in-residence”, Younggil An 6p, was in attendance and provided commentaries for the players as well as helping with the organisation. Younggil has been living in Sydney for the last year, and is hugely popular with everyone who has benefitted from his generous and lucid commentaries and teaching games — I am comforted by his style of commenting along the lines of “Yes, that’s a way to play; another way might be …” instead of the put-down “What! You can’t play that ridiculous move!. You should play…” (Younggil will be coming to the Nationals in Melbourne, October 3-4, so come along and meet him.)

Play at the Korean Ambassador's Cup, 2009

Play at the Korean Ambassador's Cup, 2009

Section A had a major upset in round 1, with 5 dan Joseph Choi defeating Yiming Guo 7d by 1.5 points. By the end if round 4, it was looking good for Miao Zhao (2008 AGA Champion) on 4 wins; the other strong contenders Guyu Liu (winner of both the the Sydney and ACT 2009 Championships) and David He (2009 Australian WAGC representative) were on 3 wins. But the final round produced two very exciting games, with Guyu Liu defeating Miao Zhao, and Yiming defeating David He in an upset. In the end Yiming, Guyu and Miao each had 4 wins, the same SoS, and only 1 point of difference in SoDoS in each case to determine the top 3 places. Yiming becomes our representative for the KPMC.

The winners at the 2009 Korean Ambassador's Cup in Sydney - and friends

The winners at the 2009 Korean Ambassador's Cup in Sydney - and friends

by neville in Photos, Tournaments Tags: , ,

28 Jun 2009 1 Comment

Fourth Korean Ambassador’s Cup

August 8, 2009

The 4th Korean Ambassador’s Cup in Sydney will be held at Sila Restaurant (161 Beamish Street, Campsie, phone 9718 1029) by the Sydney Ki-Won on Saturday the eighth of August. This is a one-day tournament and the open division will determine the Australian representative in the Korean Prime Minister’s Cup. For more details, contact Raphael Shin at the Sydney Korean Go Club.

(This is a placeholder for the event calendar. Will someone actually at the club please come forward and give us some more details to post?)

by aguido in Announcements, Events, Tournaments Tags: , ,