Myeongin
The Myeongin (Korean: 명인전, Hanja: 名人戰) is a Go competition in South Korea. The word myeongin in Korean language, literally meaning "Brilliant Man", is same as meijin in Japanese and as mingren in Chinese. The Myeongin is the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin title. The tournament was defunct from 2004-2006.
The tournament was discontinued again in 2016 after the 43rd tournament, but was revived in 2021 with the SG Group as the new sponsor.[1][2][3]
Outline
The Myeongin was formerly sponsored by the Kangwon Land Corporation.
The winner's prize is 70,000,000 won and the runner-up's prize is 25,000,000 won, as of 2023.[4] The format is double elimination. The sponsor is the SG Group, with the Hankook Ilbo newspaper and Korea Baduk Association as co-hosts.[3]
Past winners and runners-up
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1968 | Cho Namchul | 1–0 | Kim In |
| 2 | 1969 | Kim In | 3–1 | Cho Namchul |
| 3 | 1970 | Cho Namchul | 3–1 | Kim In |
| 4 | 1971 | Seo Bongsoo | 3–1 | Cho Namchul |
| 5 | 1972 | Seo Bongsoo | 3–0 | Jeong Chang-hyun |
| 6 | 1973 | Seo Bongsoo | 3–1 | Cho Hunhyun |
| 7 | 1974 | Seo Bongsoo | 3–0 | Cho Namchul |
| 8 | 1976 | Seo Bongsoo | 3–2 | Yun Kihyun |
| 9 | 1977 | Cho Hunhyun | 3–1 | Seo Bongsoo |
| 10 | 1978 | Seo Bongsoo | 3–1 | Cho Hunhyun |
| 11 | 1979 | Cho Hunhyun | 3–2 | Seo Bongsoo |
| 12 | 1980 | Cho Hunhyun | 3–1 | Seo Bongsoo |
| 13 | 1981 | Cho Hunhyun | 3–1 | Seo Bongsoo |
| 14 | 1983 | Seo Bongsoo | 3–2 | Cho Hunyhyun |
| 15 | 1984 | Cho Hunhyun | 3–1 | Seo Bongsoo |
| 16 | 1985 | Cho Hunhyun | 3–0 | Kim Su-chang |
| 17 | 1986 | Cho Hunhyun | 3–1 | Seo Bongsoo |
| 18 | 1987 | Cho Hunhyun | 3–0 | Chang Tu-chin |
| 19 | 1988 | Cho Hunhyun | 3–0 | Seo Bongsoo |
| 20 | 1989 | Cho Hunhyun | 3–0 | Seo Bongsoo |
| 21 | 1990 | Cho Hunhyun | 3–1 | Lee Chang-ho |
| 22 | 1991 | Lee Chang-ho | 3–0 | Cho Hunhyun |
| 23 | 1992 | Lee Chang-ho | 3–1 | Yang Chae-ho |
| 24 | 1993 | Lee Chang-ho | 3–2 | Yoo Changhyuk |
| 25 | 1994 | Lee Chang-ho | 3–0 | Im Seon-keun |
| 26 | 1995 | Lee Chang-ho | 3–0 | Yang Chae-ho |
| 27 | 1996 | Lee Chang-ho | 3–1 | Choi Myung-hoon |
| 28 | 1997 | Cho Hunhyun | 3–2 | Lee Chang-ho |
| 29 | 1998 | Lee Chang-ho | 3–1 | Cho Hunhyun |
| 30 | 1999 | Lee Chang-ho | 3–1 | Choi Myung-hoon |
| 31 | 2000 | Lee Chang-ho | 3–0 | Cho Hunhyun |
| 32 | 2001 | Lee Chang-ho | 3–2 | Yoo Changhyuk |
| 33 | 2002 | Lee Chang-ho | 3–0 | An Choyoung |
| 34 | 2003 | Lee Chang-ho | 3–2 | Cho Hunhyun |
| 35 | 2007 | Lee Sedol | 3–0 | Cho Hanseung |
| 36 | 2008 | Lee Sedol | 3–0 | Kang Dongyun |
| 37 | 2009 | Lee Chang-ho | 3–1 | Won Seong-jin |
| 38 | 2010 | Park Yeong-hun | 3–2 | Won Seong-jin |
| 39 | 2011 | 3–1 | Paek Hong-suk | |
| 40 | 2012 | Lee Sedol | 3–2 | |
| 41 | 2013 | Choi Cheol-han | 3–2 | Lee Sedol |
| 42 | 2014 | Park Yeong-hun | 3–1 | Lee Dong-hoon |
| 43 | 2015 | Lee Sedol | 3–1 | Park Junghwan |
| 44 | 2021 | Shin Jinseo | 2–1[5] | Byun Sangil |
| 45 | 2022 | Shin Min-jun | 2–0 | Shin Jinseo |
| 46 | 2023 | Shin Jinseo | 2–0[4] | Byun Sang-il |
See also
References
- ^ "전통의 명인전 부활한다". Korea Baduk Association (in Korean). 2020-12-04.
- ^ "时隔5年 韩国名人战再次重启". Sina (in Chinese). 2020-12-11.
- ^ a b "SG배 명인전, 본선 개막식 열려". Korea Baduk Association (in Korean). 2021-02-05.
- ^ a b "[SG배 한국일보 명인전]신진서, 제46기 명인전 우승". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 2023-12-16.
- ^ "[제44기 SG배 한국일보 명인전] '역전의 달인' 신진서, 생애 첫 명인 품었다". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 2021-08-07.
External links
- Sensei's Library
- Go to Everyone!
- Korea Baduk Association (in Korean)