Go pro Shin Jin-seo takes bronze in men's individual competition

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Go pro Shin Jin-seo takes bronze in men's individual competition

Published: 28 Sep. 2023, 19:45

Korean Go player Shin Jin-seo defeats Japan's Ryo Ichiriki to win bronze at the Asian Games on Thursday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Korean Go pro Shin Jin-seo took bronze in the men’s individual competition, defeating Japan’s Ryo Ichiriki 2-0 in his final match at the 19th Asian Games on Thursday.

Shin’s win marked Korea’s first medal from a board game at this year’s Asiad in Hangzhou, China. Shin, 23, earlier defeated Chinese Taipei’s Lai Jyunfu 2-0 during the quarterfinal round but lost to Chinese Taipei’s Hsu Haohung 2-0 in the semifinal match.

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Go — better known as Baduk in Korea — along with several other table games such as chess, xiangqi and bridge, is one of the “mind sports” in which countries can pick up medals at this year’s Asian Games.

The basic goal of Go, a two-person game played with black and white pieces on either side, is to surround more territory than your opponent on the board. The game ends when both players pass their turns or one player concedes.

Esports made its official Asiad debut in the category this year, with Korean pro gamer Kwak Jun-hyuk taking the national team’s first Esports medal with a bronze finish in EA Sports FC Online on Wednesday.

Go was not a medal sport at the last Games in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2018. It was offered only once before at the 2010 Games in Guangzhou, China.

The preliminary rounds for the men’s and women’s team Go competitions are set to begin on Friday.

BY MARY YANG [[email protected]]