The 20th KBS Cup for the King of Go (Baduk Wang) title got under way on 3 January 2001 and Round 1 was completed on 7 February. Holder Mok Chin-seok 5-dan has crashed out already.
The new 1-dan who is making a splash, Yi Chae-ung, is a 15-year-old who turned pro last year.
RESULTS
Round 1:
An Yeong-kil 3d 1-0 Yun Seong-hyeon 7d
Seo Neung-uk 9d 1-0 An Tal-hun 3d
Ch'oe Myeong-hun 7d 1-0 Yang Chae-ho 9d
An Cho-yeong 6d 1-0 Im Chang-sik 7d
Yi Seong-chae 6d 1-0 Na Chong-hun 4d
Yi Chae-ung 1d 1-0 Han Ch'oel-kyun 7d
Kim Yeong-hwan 6d 1-0 Kim Seung-chun 7d
Seo Pong-su 9d 1-0 Mok Chin-seok 5d
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.
