Baek Hongseok Stopped Lee Sedol's Magical Streak

Returning from his hiatus, Lee Sedol seems to be in a super form. He won the 2nd BC Card World Championsip (beating Chang Hao by 3-0), successfully entering 38th Myeongin league, and advancing to the second round of domestic tournaments. He is also in a 24 winning streak.


Lee Sedol

However, every streak has an end.

Lee Sedol got his first lost from the league game of 38th Myeongin from Baek Hongseok (7 dan) by a surprising 8.5 points margin.

Here is the game record:

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]EV[38th Korean Myeongin, league A]DT[2010-05-04]
PB[Baek Hongseok]BR[7p]PW[Lee Sedol]WR[9p]KM[6.5]RE[B+8.5]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[pd];W[dp];B[qp];W[dd];B[fq];W[cn];B[lq];W[qf];B[qi];W[nd];B[pf];W[qc];B[pc];W[pg]
;B[qe];W[of];B[pe];W[rg];B[og];W[ph];B[rf];W[qh];B[qg];W[ri];B[ng];W[ql];B[jd];W[hc]
;B[cf];W[cd];B[he];W[fc];B[dj];W[ip];B[fo];W[dq];B[ho];W[jn];B[jo];W[ko];B[io];W[kp]
;B[kn];W[ln];B[km];W[lm];B[kl];W[ll];B[kk];W[lk];B[kj];W[oq];B[op];W[np];B[oo];W[pq]
;B[qq];W[mq];B[rm];W[jc];B[kc];W[kd];B[ld];W[ke];B[lc];W[jb];B[je];W[kf];B[nf];W[nb]
;B[me];W[fg];B[kb];W[ni];B[rl];W[li];B[jh];W[jg];B[ig];W[kh];B[ih];W[dg];B[oi];W[pb]
;B[rb];W[qf];B[qb];W[pp];B[po];W[qn];B[qo];W[rn];B[lp];W[lo];B[no];W[mp];B[qm];W[dl]
;B[ch];W[fj];B[dh];W[ki];B[ij];W[ji];B[ii];W[jj];B[jk];W[hl];B[il];W[hk];B[ik];W[hm]
;B[im];W[ck];B[fh];W[iq];B[pi];W[qk];B[rk];W[rj];B[oh];W[re];B[qg];W[gh];B[eg];W[qf]
;B[lj];W[mj];B[qg];W[pm];B[pn];W[qf];B[kq];W[jp];B[qg];W[sk];B[om];W[qf];B[mr];W[mo]
;B[qg];W[pl];B[ro];W[qf];B[nr];W[nq];B[qg];W[gp];B[rh];W[go];B[nk];W[mk];B[jr];W[fi]
;B[ef];W[ir];B[or];W[pr];B[js];W[ff];B[ee];W[jf];B[eh];W[os];B[ls];W[gg];B[fe];W[if]
;B[hf];W[bi];B[be];W[bd];B[bh];W[ci];B[ad];W[ac];B[ae];W[nl];B[ol];W[ok];B[pk];W[is]
;B[ns];W[di];B[bc];W[cc];B[bb];W[cb];B[ai];W[pj];B[qj];W[bj];B[qr];W[ie];B[ja];W[ia]
;B[ka];W[hg];B[jm];W[ge];B[ib];W[ic];B[ha];W[hb];B[ps];W[ia];B[hp];W[hq];B[ib];W[hn]
;B[in];W[ia];B[ab];W[le];B[ne];W[ga];B[ba];W[fd];B[ca];W[da];B[ed];W[ec];B[oj];W[nj]
;B[lg];W[nm];B[pk];W[mh];B[kg];W[mg];B[lf];W[id];B[mf];W[nn];B[hj];W[gj];B[ei];W[ej]
;B[aj];W[ak];B[ah];W[de];B[df];W[nk];B[jq];W[mi];B[ce];W[db];B[hi];W[gi];B[nh];W[hh]
;B[lh];W[on])