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Post #1 Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:42 pm 
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If anyone wants to catch some good games, on Oro now is LG Cup matches
http://igo-kisen.hp.infoseek.co.jp/lg.html

And more importantly, Chen Yaoye vs Gu Li for Chinese Tianyuan
http://igo-kisen.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tn.html

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Post #2 Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:40 pm 
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Perhaps the most striking upset so far is Suzuki Ayumi defeating Gu Lingyi, a top-class Chinese pro who has beaten players such as Gu Li, Lee Sedol+Changho, and so on. It's a pity that the SGF was not uploaded to the site. I wonder if any amateurs will pull through to the end of the prelims; only 3 remaining :(.

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Post #3 Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:33 am 
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A Japanese report suggests that Suzuki's victory over Gu Lingyi was in no way flukish. She played a well balanced game that went down to the final half point. A slight let-down was that no-one in the Jpaanese team believed her when she said she'd won! She followed that up with victory over one of the Korean 9-dans, Mun Myeong-keun. Another Japanese lady, Okuda Aya, also had a moment of glory.

Kim Miri has also kept the ladies's flag flying nicely.

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Post #4 Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:37 am 
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John Fairbairn wrote:
A Japanese report suggests that Suzuki's victory over Gu Lingyi was in no way flukish.
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A slight let-down was that no-one in the Jpaanese team believed her when she said she'd won!

wait, isn't that a bit contradictory?

sounds like her team thought it was unexpected.

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Post #5 Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 11:32 am 
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xed_over wrote:
John Fairbairn wrote:
A Japanese report suggests that Suzuki's victory over Gu Lingyi was in no way flukish.
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A slight let-down was that no-one in the Jpaanese team believed her when she said she'd won!

wait, isn't that a bit contradictory?

sounds like her team thought it was unexpected.


Not really. A fluke implies a not-so-deserved win. The fact that no-one believed her may just be their lack of faith in her higher than expected playing form.

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Post #6 Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 11:53 am 
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Sadly, her great run came to end, losing to Heo Youngho by 2.5.

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Post #7 Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:07 pm 
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16 players are qualified via the preliminaries 11 of them are chinese, 5 korean, no taiwanese, no japanese (though from japan Ryu Shikun and Cho Sonjin were the only 9 dan taking part). Some youngsters (fresh 1 or 2 dans) fared pretty well though. Any comments?

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Post #8 Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:32 pm 
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I am extremely saddened that Cho Hunhyun didn't pull through, especially after beating Luo Xihe :(. Also, looks like no amateurs made it either.

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