The Myeongin (

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: 명인전,

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: 名人戰) is a

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. The word ''myeongin'' in Korean language, literally meaning "Brilliant Man", is same as ''meijin'' in Japanese and as ''mingren'' in Chinese. The Myeongin is the

Hanguk Kiwon The Korea Baduk Association, also known as Hanguk Kiwon (), is the organization that oversees Go (''baduk'') and Go tournaments in South Korea. It was founded in 1945 by Cho Namchul as the ''Hanseong Kiwon''. Baduk is a game which was present i ...

equivalent to the

Nihon-Kiin The Nihon Ki-in (), also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, overseeing Japan's professional system and issuing diplomas for amateur dan rankings. It is based in Tokyo. The other major Go associat ...

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title. The tournament was defunct from 2004-2006. The tournament was discontinued again in 2016 after the 43rd tournament, but was revived in 2021 with the SG Group as the new sponsor.

Outline

The Myeongin was formerly sponsored by the Kangwon Land Corporation. The winner's prize is 70,000,000 won and the runner-up's prize is 25,000,000 won, as of 2023. The format is

double elimination A double-elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournament competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost ''two'' games or matches. It stands in contrast to a single-elimin ...

. The sponsor is the SG Group, with the ''

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'' newspaper and

Korea Baduk Association The Korea Baduk Association, also known as Hanguk Kiwon (), is the organization that oversees Go (''baduk'') and Go tournaments in South Korea. It was founded in 1945 by Cho Namchul as the ''Hanseong Kiwon''. Baduk is a game which was present ...

as co-hosts.

Past winners and runners-up

References

External links

Sensei's Library

Go to Everyone!

Korea Baduk Association
(in Korean) {{Professional sports in South Korea Go competitions in South Korea