Byun Sang-il Wins First Major International Go Tournament, Taking the 'Chunlan Cup' Title

Li Xianhao 9-dan of China wins by resignation in 212 moves
Overall record 2-0, first major world championship victory

Byun Sang-il 9-dan, a professional Go player representing Korea, experienced his first world championship victory by winning the second match of the 14th Chunlan Cup World Go Championship.

On the 19th, the Korea Baduk Association announced, "In the second match (final match) of the best-of-three final of the 14th Chunlan Cup World Go Championship, Byun Sang-il 9-dan defeated China's Li Xuanhao 9-dan by resignation after 212 moves, securing his first major world championship title with an overall score of 2-0."

Professional Go player Byeon Sang-il 9-dan (left in the photo) [Photo by Korea Baduk Association]

Meanwhile, Byun Sang-il 9-dan was born in 1997 and became a professional Go player in 2012. He was promoted to 9-dan in 2018. Along with Shin Jin-seo 9-dan and Park Jung-hwan 9-dan, he is currently one of the leading professional Go players representing Korea.