Professional qualification systems in Asia

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Re: Professional qualification systems in Asia

Post by tekesta »

My guess is that one becomes pro if they wish to dedicate their life to the game, instead of just making bank. The hard-core Go players of today may benefit from a monastic approach to Go. Makes me wonder why there has never been any return to the iemoto (headmaster) system in modern Go.
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