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Post #1 Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:27 pm 
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The first game of the jubango is just 2 weeks away. Both player did not manage to win a single title in 2013. So the past year was bad for them. However, this is only on a relative term - they still managed to enter multiple finals.

Gu Li has been doing really well after the new year. He entered the last 4 of the Chinese Qisheng tournament. Then yesterday he came from behind to beat Li Zhe 2-1 in the final of Chinese Longxing tournament - he won his last title 15 months ago.

Lee Sodol on the other hand suffered another blow after the new year, losing to Cho Hanseung 3-1 in the Korean Kuksu tournament, his 6th (?) consecutive runner-ups.

So it looks like Gu Li is in a better position to enter the jubango.

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Post #2 Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 3:34 am 
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I remember that somebody assigns ELO type ratings to the Asian pros, but don't remember who. Does anybody know where Gu Li and Lee Sedol currently rate in this list? Thanks.

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Post #3 Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 6:57 am 
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There are individual ratings for the Korean and Chinese professional systems. Dr. Bae Taeil has developed a system for international ratings, but I haven't seen an update of it since 2011.

I might try and wade through the Korean/Chinese ratings to at least see how Lee and Gu compare against their compatriots, but it would be a heck of a lot easier for someone who reads Chinese or Korean to do it.

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Post #4 Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 7:38 am 
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According to the Korean Baduk site the current top 3 there are:
1. Park Junghwan
2. Kim Ji Suk
3. Lee Sedol

From what I can see Lee Sedol was ranked as nr 1 in November, but fell down to 3. place in the December rankings.

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Post #5 Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 8:26 am 
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Gu Li currently Chinese No. 4, after Shi Yue, Chen Yaoye and Wang Xi.

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Post #6 Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 2:51 am 
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Thanks. While I wish it was #1 vs #1, at least they are both still in the top five.

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