Park Yeonghun the New Myeongin

Park Yeonghun (9 dan) upsets Weon Sungjin (9 dan) who was leading the 38th Myeongin final by 2-1. Park won the last 2 games and become the new Myeongin.

Park won the fourth game by 1.5 points with the white stone.
Here is the game record:

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EV[38th Myeongin final round 4]
KM[6.5]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Park Yeonghun]
WR[9d]
DT[2010-11-09]
BR[9d]
RE[W+1.5]
PB[Won Sungjin]
;B[qd];W[pp];B[dd];W[dp];B[fq];W[cn];B[dr];W[cq];B[iq];W[oc];B[jc]
;W[pg];B[pe];W[lc];B[pc];W[od];B[oe];W[ne];B[nf];W[me];B[og];W[pi]
;B[oh];W[qm];B[cf];W[ph];B[nq];W[pq];B[no];W[oi];B[lg];W[je];B[hc]
;W[kp];B[kn];W[gp];B[gq];W[ip];B[jq];W[jp];B[fp];W[kq];B[pm];W[pn]
;B[on];W[pl];B[om];W[po];B[hp];W[in];B[kl];W[lo];B[mm];W[ho];B[go]
;W[gn];B[fn];W[gm];B[kd];W[lf];B[ld];W[kg];B[kh];W[pd];B[qe];W[qc]
;B[kf];W[jg];B[mf];W[pb];B[li];W[gi];B[gk];W[fm];B[ej];W[eh];B[en]
;W[dl];B[cj];W[ii];B[ik];W[fk];B[fj];W[gj];B[hl];W[gl];B[hk];W[ch]
;B[ek];W[el];B[bh];W[fe];B[he];W[hf];B[if];W[hg];B[ge];W[ff];B[cm]
;W[cl];B[bm];W[dm];B[bl];W[dn];B[cg];W[fc];B[jf];W[db];B[cb];W[de]
;B[ce];W[eb];B[cc];W[gb];B[mc];W[bk];B[ck];W[bn];B[nb];W[ob];B[bj]
;W[cr];B[or];W[pr];B[fl];W[eo];B[fo];W[fk];B[ed];W[fd];B[fl];W[kr]
;B[mr];W[fk];B[rg];W[rh];B[fl];W[hr];B[hq];W[fk];B[eg];W[fg];B[fl]
;W[em];B[pk];W[ql];B[ok];W[qk];B[hb];W[jh];B[da];W[dg];B[ef];W[fa]
;B[gc];W[ec];B[ha];W[ga];B[ps];W[qs];B[os];W[er];B[eq];W[dq];B[fr]
;W[ds];B[jr];W[qr];B[nd];W[nc];B[md];W[mb];B[lb];W[na];B[qg];W[rd]
;B[re];W[am];B[ak];W[la];B[kb];W[mn];B[ca];W[ea];B[nm];W[nj];B[ij]
;W[ki];B[lh];W[kj];B[hm];W[hn];B[ig];W[ih];B[gf];W[lj];B[gg];W[gh]
;B[hh];W[hi];B[jj];W[ji];B[mk];W[mj];B[im];W[rc];B[qh];W[qi];B[ri]
;W[rj];B[sh];W[nk];B[ol];W[jn];B[km];W[nh];B[df];W[dh];B[pj];W[qj]
;B[pf];W[mg];B[ee];W[ng];B[of];W[ks];B[gs];W[ms];B[ko];W[mp];B[np]
;W[lk];B[fk];W[sj];B[ka];W[ma];B[ml];W[si];B[ep];W[do];B[jo];W[io]
;B[rh];W[gd];B[hd];W[ci];B[bi];W[se];B[sf];W[sd];B[hg];W[an];B[al]
;W[mi];B[le];W[mh];B[lf];W[ll];B[mo];W[ln];B[lm];W[oq];B[nr];W[kk]
;B[jm];W[jk];B[jl];W[es];B[fs];W[js];B[is];W[ls];B[nn];W[lp];B[fi]
;W[fh];B[dk];W[di];B[oj];W[dj];B[dc];W[ei];B[nl];W[hj];B[lr];W[lq]
;B[mq];W[ns];B[op];W[oo])

Park then won the last game at November 11 to become the new Myeongin.


Park Yeonghun (left) vs. Weon Sungjin (right)

Here is the game record:

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EV[38th Myeongin final round 5]
KM[6.5]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Park Yeonghun]
WR[9d]
DT[2010-11-11]
BR[9d]
RE[W+R]
PB[Won Sungjin]
;B[pd];W[dp];B[qp];W[dc];B[oq];W[qf];B[qi];W[nd];B[qe];W[pf];B[oe]
;W[qc];B[pc];W[re];B[qd];W[rd];B[rc];W[nf];B[rg];W[rf];B[of];W[og]
;B[ne];W[me];B[qb];W[mf];B[pg];W[qg];B[ph];W[ri];B[rj];W[rh];B[ng]
;W[oh];B[qj];W[sd];B[mg];W[oi];B[lg];W[ok];B[qm];W[kd];B[nb];W[lj]
;B[ke];W[mb];B[nc];W[ld];B[ie];W[ic];B[ki];W[kj];B[jj];W[jk];B[ik]
;W[jl];B[il];W[jm];B[im];W[jn];B[in];W[io];B[ho];W[hp];B[ip];W[jo]
;B[gp];W[hq];B[gn];W[gq];B[fp];W[fq];B[ep];W[dq];B[gd];W[hd];B[ge]
;W[ji];B[ij];W[he];B[hf];W[gc];B[fc];W[fd];B[ed];W[fe];B[gf];W[ec]
;B[fb];W[ee];B[jc];W[jd];B[id];W[hc];B[kb];W[ib];B[lb];W[kg];B[je]
;W[kf];B[jh];W[kh];B[gb];W[if];B[jf];W[jg];B[ig];W[ih];B[cf];W[ce]
;B[if];W[le];B[be];W[de];B[hh];W[eb];B[jb];W[bd];B[eq];W[er];B[do]
;W[ci];B[ch];W[di];B[ii];W[jh];B[bi];W[bj];B[bg];W[ai];B[ah];W[bh]
;B[lf];W[lh];B[bi];W[co];B[cn];W[bh];B[mh];W[li];B[bi];W[dn];B[eo]
;W[bh];B[dr];W[cr];B[bi];W[bp];B[aj];W[mq];B[bo];W[cp];B[bn];W[eh]
;B[mp];W[nq];B[np];W[or];B[pq];W[pr];B[qr];W[lp];B[ad];W[ac];B[ae]
;W[bc];B[om];W[bk];B[dk];W[dg];B[cg];W[cm];B[cl];W[bm];B[dm];W[ao]
;B[en];W[an];B[lq];W[lr];B[kq];W[kr];B[ps];W[nr];B[jq];W[jr];B[lo]
;W[kp];B[ml];W[pl];B[ql];W[ej];B[od];W[fk];B[md];W[mi];B[bl];W[dn]
;B[cj];W[ll];B[mm];W[ln];B[lc];W[nh];B[mo];W[pm];B[pn];W[ol];B[nm]
;W[mk];B[qh];W[mn];B[nn];W[gl];B[lm];W[kn];B[fi];W[gh];B[gi];W[gg]
;B[ia];W[hg];B[hb];W[hi];B[hj];W[dj];B[ak];W[hh];B[gk];W[fm];B[qs]
;W[cn];B[el];W[em];B[fl];W[dl];B[fr];W[ek];B[es];W[gs];B[hl];W[gm]
;B[fn];W[ck];B[cs];W[br];B[al];W[km];B[pj];W[oj];B[ns];W[gr];B[os]
;W[mr];B[ms];W[ls];B[si];W[sg];B[bs];W[pk])

The total scale of the 38th Myeongin is 800 million Won (approx. $ 712,000) and first prize is 100 million Won (approx. $ 89,000). Except the first and second prizes, game winners are given 1.5 million Won (approx. $ 1,240), and the game losers are given 700 thousand Won (approx. $ 580).