2023-12-20 06:36:08
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Eunji Kim (16), 8th dan, known as the ‘Genius Girl’ of Baduk, defeated ‘Queen of Baduk’ Jeong Choi (27), 9th dan, to become a female champion. Kim Eun-ji, who joined in January 2020, became a professional knight in the shortest period of time and the youngest to reach 9th dan. Kim Eun-ji defeated Choi Jeong in 250 moves in the third final of the 7th Haeseong Women’s Game held at the Korea Baduk TV Studio in Seongdong-gu, Seoul on the night of the 19th. Eunji Kim lost her first match, but won her next two matches, giving her an overall record of 2-1. The Haesung Women’s Competition is the largest prize money among domestic women’s individual competitions, and the winner’s prize is 50 million won.
Kim Eun-ji was far behind Choi Jeong in her opponent’s record before this match, with 2 wins and 13 losses. He suffered at the top in all three previous finals matches. Choi Jeong is the strongest player in Korean women’s baduk and has been ranked first in the women’s rankings for 121 consecutive months. However, Kim Eun-ji continued her momentum, accumulating 14 wins in the past month of July, and finally defeated Choi Jeong.
With this win, Eunji Kim was promoted one level from 8th Dan to 9th Dan under special promotion rules. Kim Eun-ji, who joined the team in January 2020, set a record for becoming an entry god in the shortest period of time in Korean Baduk among men and women. She also broke her record as the youngest person to ever do so. Her previous record was Park Jeong-hwan’s 9th dan, which she entered at the age of 17 years and 11 months.
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