Myeongin
Keywords: Tournament
Korean title, equivalent to the Japanese Meijin and to the Chinese Mingren. Also written Myungin. Discontinued in 2004, but the 35th Myeongin is being held in 2007.
Winners and defeated finalists:
1st 1968 Cho Nam-ch'eol (d. Kim In) 2nd 1969 Kim In (d. Cho Nam-ch'eol) 3rd 1970 Cho Nam-ch'eol (d. Kim In) 4th 1971 Seo Pong-su (d. Cho Nam-ch'eol) 5th 1972 Seo Pong-su 6th 1973 Seo Pong-su (d. Cho Hun-hyeon) 7th 1974 Seo Pong-su (d. Cho Nam-ch'eol) 8th 1976 Seo Pong-su (d. Yun Kihyeon) 9th 1977 Cho Hun-hyeon (d. Seo Pong-su) 10th 1978 Seo Pong-su (d. Cho Hun-hyeon) 11th 1979 Cho Hun-hyeon (d. Seo Pong-su) 12th 1980 Cho Hun-hyeon (d. Seo Pong-su) 13th 1981 Cho Hun-hyeon (d. Seo Pong-su) 14th 1983 Seo Pong-su (d. Cho Hun-hyeon) 15th 1984 Cho Hun-hyeon (d. Seo Pong-su) 16th 1985 Cho Hun-hyeon (d. Kim Su-chang) 17th 1986 Cho Hun-hyeon (d. Seo Pong-su) 18th 1987 Cho Hun-hyeon (d. Chang Tu-chin) 19th 1988 Cho Hun-hyeon (d. Seo Pong-su) 20th 1989 Cho Hun-hyeon (d. Seo Pong-su) 21st 1990 Cho Hun-hyeon (d. Lee Changho) 22nd 1991 Lee Changho (d. Cho Hun-hyeon) 23rd 1992 Lee Changho (d. Yang Chae-ho) 24th 1993 Lee Changho (d. Yu Ch'ang-hyeok) 25th 1994 Lee Changho (d. Im Seon-keun) 26th 1995 Lee Changho (d. Yang Chae-ho) 27th 1996 Lee Changho (d. Ch'oe Myeong-hun) 28th 1997 Cho Hun-hyeon (d. Lee Changho) 29th 1998 Lee Changho (d. Cho Hun-hyeon) 30th 1999 Lee Changho (d. Ch'oe Myeong-hun) 31st 2000 Lee Changho (d. Cho Hun-hyeon) 32nd 2001 Lee Changho (d. Yu Ch'ang-hyeok) 33rd 2002 Lee Changho (d. An Choyeong) 34th 2003 Lee Changho (d. Cho Hun-hyeon) 2004 2005 2006 35th 2007 Lee Sedol (d. Cho Hanseung)