Korean Baduk League

Korean Team competition started in 2004: 8 teams compete in a robin round. Four teams compete in a play-off for the title.

Winners (with individual scores, from 2005):

• 2004, Team Hangame: Lee Sedol 3 dan (5-2), Kang Dongyun 3 dan (4-3), Yoo Jaehyung (7-0), Hong Minpyo 4 dan (4-3).

• 2005, Team Holy Construction: Park Yeonghun (Kisung) 7-0; Park Jungsang (5 dan) 3-4; Lee Heesung (6 dan) 5-2; Kim Yeong-hwan (7 dan) 3-4.

• 2006, Team GS KIXX: Choi Cheolhan (9 dan) 14-2; Park Jungsang (9 dan) 9-5; Hong Minpyo (5 dan) 7-6; Lee Jaewong (5 dan) 6-4; Choi Wonyong (4 dan) 3-8.

• 2007, Team Yeongnam Ilbo: Lee Yeongkyu (6 dan) 8-5; Kim Jiseok (4 dan) 12-4; Hong Minpyo (6 dan) 9-5; Son Geungi (3 dan) 1-2; Heo Yeongho (6 dan) 9-4; Kim Hyeongwoo (2 dan) 3-3.

• 2008, Team Yeongnam Ilbo: Kim Jiseok (4 dan) 8-7; Yun Junsang 7 dan (13-5); Kang Yutaek 2 dan (11-7); Cho Hyeyeon 8 dan (1-4); Heo Yeongho 6 dan (12-6); Kim Hyeongwoo 3 dan (8-5).

• 2009, Team Yeongnam Ilbo: Park Yeonghun (9 dan) 10-5, Kang Yootaek (3 dan) 7-8, Kim Jiseok (6 dan) 12-3, Kim Hyeongwoo (4 dan) 5-9, Yeom Cheong-hun (7 dan) 2-6, Yoo Changhyuk (9 dan) 3-4.

• 2010 (the final was played in January 2011), Team Shinan Chunil Salt: Lee Sedol 9 dan 16-2, Han Sanghoon 5 dan 9-9, Lee Chunkyu 3 dan 9-8, Lee Hobum 2 dan 8-6, Park Siyeol 3 dan 3-8, An Kukhyun 2 dan 10-6.

• 2011, Team Posco LED: Kang Dongyun 9 dan 13-2, Mok Jinseok 9 dan 10-4, Baek Hongsuk 9 dan 8-6, On Sojin 6 dan 1-10, Joo Hyeongwuk 6 dan 2-3, Kim Junghyun 3 dan 8-7.

• 2012, Team Hangame: Kim Jiseok 8 dan 13-6, Lee Donghoon 2 dan 11-9 (winner of the last game), Yun Junsang 9 dan 12-9, Lee Taehyun 4 dan 9-5, Kim Sedong 4 dan 9-7, Choi Kihoon 4 dan 3-3, Kang Byungkwon 2 dan 2-2, Park Kyungkun 1 dan 0-1, Kim Miri 2 dan 0-0.

• 2013 (the final ended on 2013-11-24. In brackets play-off results), Team Shinan Chunil Salt: Lee Sedol 9 dan 13-5 (5-1), Kang Yutaek 6 dan 7-12 (4-1; winner of the last game), Kim Junghyun 4 dan 16-4 (6-0), On Sojin 7 dan 9-8 (0-3), Yoo Jaehyung 9 dan 0-1, Lee Hobum 4 dan 7-8 (2-3), Park Daehyeong? 1 dan 2-3, Kang Jisung 9 dan 0-0, Kim Nahyun? 1 dan 0-0.

Notes on 2004 League at http://www.xs4all.nl/~rongen17/KBS/league.html

Notes on 2006 League at http://www.go4go.net/v2/modules/news/article.php?storyid=115

2014 League can be followed, with results and game registers up to date, in the English version of the League Website

valerio: the first edition was a single robin round. In 2009 only seven teams compete, but in 2010 the teams were nine. In 2012 the teams were ten (9 players per team, 5 play in each round); from 2012 there is also a "B League" (four players per team).