Mok Chin-seok 5-dan won the 19th KBS Cup for the King of Go (Baduk Wang) title on 20 December 2000 by defeating Yi Ch'ang-ho 9-dan.
It was one of the biggest upsets of the year given that Yi is currently enjoying a win-loss ratio of over 85%. But Mok didn't do it just once. He scored two victories to one defeat. It may be that the lightning format evens up the odds.
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Older News From 16 November 2000: YI AND MOK TO FIGHT FOR TITLE
The 19th KBS Cup, for the King of Go (Baduk Wang) title, is coming close to the coronation. The contenders began back in February 2000 under a new format, not as exciting as trial by fire but the tried and tested repechange format. Is it too cynical to wonder whether the older players voted for this, being tired of being outsmarted by the teenyboppers? There is no guarantee they will prevail, but at least they do get a second chance.
The winners' knockout section has been won by Yi Ch'ang-ho 9-dan on 6 September. The loser's knockout section, populated by those who lose in the winners' section, was won by Mok Chin-seok 5-dan on 11 October. Yi and Mok now play off on 25 November.
FULL RESULTS
(Note that there are two Yi Sang-hun's here, and also that there are seeds who enter late.)
Winners' section
Round 1
Yi Sang-hun 6d 1-0 Seo Pong-su 9d
Yun Hyeon-seok 5d 1-0 Cheong Tae-sang 8d
Pak Chi-eun 2d 1-0 Yi Tong-kyu 8d
Rui Naiwei 9d 1-0 Yun Seong-hyeon 7d
Kim Su-chang 9d 1-0 Na Chong-hun
Mok Chin-seok 5d 1-0 Kim Chu-ho 1d
Ch'oe Ch'eol-han 3d 1-0 Kim Chong-chun 4d
Im Seon-keun 9d 1-0 Kim Yeong-sam 4d
Round 2
Yi Sang-hun 6d 1-0 Cheong Su-hyeon 9d
Yun Hyeon-seok 5d 1-0 Pak Yeong-ch'an 2d
Pak Chi-eun 2d 1-0 Cho Hun-hyeon 9d
Yun Hyeok 2d 1-0 Rui Naiwei 9d
Yu Ch'ang-hyeok 9d 1-0 Kim Su-chang 9d
Yi Sang-hun 3d 1-0 Mok Chin-seok 5d
Yi Ch'ang-ho 9d 1-0 Ch'oe Ch'eol-han 3d
An Tal-hun 3d 1-0 Im Seon-keun 9d
Round 3
Yi Sang-hun 6d 1-0 Yun Hyeon-seok 5d
Pak Chi-eun 2d 1-0 Yun Hyeok 2d
Yi Sang-hun 3d 1-0 Yu Ch'ang-hyeok 9d
Yi Ch'ang-ho 9d 1-0 An Tal-hun 3d
Semi-finals
Yi Sang-hun 6d 1-0 Pak Chi-eun 2d
Yi Ch'ang-ho 9d 1-0 Yi Sang-hun 3d
Final
Yi Ch'ang-ho 1-0 Yi Sang-hun 6d
Losers' section
Round 1
Cheong Su-hyeon 9d 1-0 Im Seon-keun 9d
Ch'oe Ch'eol-han 3d 1-0 Pak Yeong-ch'an 2d
Mok Chin-seok 5d 1-0 Cho Hun-hyeon 9d
Rui Naiwei 9d 1-0 Kim Su-chang 9d
Round 2
Yun Hyeok 2d 1-0 Cheong Su-hyeon 9d
Yu Ch'ang-hyeok 9d 1-0 Ch'oe Ch-eol-han 3d
Mok Chin-seok 5d 1-0 An Tal-hun 3d
Yun Hyeon-seok 5d 1-0 Rui Naiwei 9d
Also known in the West as the Paduk Wang (meaning King of Go) or King of Paduk or Baduk
King, but always referred to in Korean by the name of its sponsors, the Korean
Broadcasting Service (KBS).
It is a televised quickplay event. The total prize fund in 1996 was 96m won (winner 11m
won; 2nd 4m won) but this was reduced in 1999 to 89,450,000 won total, though first prize
remained 11 million won. The winner and runner-up also qualify to play in the international
TV Asia Championship.
The main tournament is a 32-man knockout culminating in a three-game final which was
originally broadcast in August and September, but this has now been brought forward to
March-April.
Komi was still 5.5 points in the 1999 final. Time limits are 5 minutes each, with
overtime.
