Yeongjae

   

Korean tournament for young players, created in 2013.

The 1st edition, in Juanuary 2013, was not a true tournament and three young Korean pros (Byun Sangil, Shin Jinseo and Shin Minjun) played against some top 9 dan, winning two of the three games. Before that, there was a mini-tournament and Shin Jinseo beat Byun Sangil and Shin Minjun, winning the first place; second place went to Shin Minjun.

The 2nd edition was an official turnament and 8 pros palyed (1 hour per player). Prize was 7,000,000 for the winner. Finalists, in Juanuary 2014, were Shin Jinseo 2 dan (aged 13) and his brother Shin Minjun 1 dan (14). Shin Jinseo won the fnal match 2-0.

Tournament [ext] records (in Italian).


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