Life In 19x19

Players;
Korea:Park Junghwan(93), Choi Cheolhan(85), Kim Jiseok(89), Lee Hobeom(92), Lee Donghoon(98)

Park Junghwan was seeded and rest were selected through tournament.

China:Xie He(84), Jiang Weijie(91), Chen Yaoye(89), Wang Xi(84), Tan Xiao(93)

Chinese team were selected using tournament among high ranker.

Japan:Takao Shinji(76), Murakawa Daisuke(90), Anjai Nobuaki(85), Fujita Akihiko(91), Ida Atzushi(94)

Japan's selection process isn't known.

(Number) = Year born.

1st round (Pusan Korea)
1st game:10/16/12
2nd game:10/17/12
3rd game:10/18/12
4th game:10/19/12

2nd round(Beijing China)
5th game:11/26/12
6th game:11/27/12
7th game:11/28/12
8th game:11/29/12
9th game:11/30/12
10th game:12/1/12

3rd round(Shanghai China)
11th game:2/26/13
12th game:2/27/13
13th game:2/28/13
14th game:2/29/13


**** Lee Changho is missing in action in 14th cup.
He has been goal keeper for Korean team for the last 13 years. I miss him!!!!!!!!!!!

What are the numbers beside the names?

Year which players were born...

Wow, all but Takao Shinji are younger than I am.

p2501 wrote:Wow, all but Takao Shinji are younger than I am.

And 7 of them wouldn't be legal to drink in the US.

1st game Tan Xiao(China) vs Takao Shinji(Japan)

1st game Tan Xiao(China) defeated Takao Shinji(Japan) by resign.

2nd game Tan Xiao(China) vs Lee Donghoon(Korea)

Players;
Korea:Park Junghwan(93), Choi Cheolhan(85), Kim Jiseok(89), Lee Hobeom(92), Lee Donghoon(98)

China:Xie He(84), Jiang Weijie(91), Chen Yaoye(89), Wang Xi(84), Tan Xiao(93)

Japan:Takao Shinji(76), Murakawa Daisuke(90), Anjai Nobuaki(85), Fujita Akihiko(91), Ida Atzushi(94)

Bold case - remaining players

I think that the normal reading for one of the Japanese players is Anzai Nobuaki.

Best wishes.

TMark wrote:I think that the normal reading for one of the Japanese players is Anzai Nobuaki.

And the other would be Ida Atsushi.

However, I don't think they'll be in the tournament too long either way.

I'm debating whether Japan is being lazy and sending a b-team or if they're making a committed effort to getting their younger players on the international scene as early as possible to gain experience. Either way, it seems like another year where Japan will get no victories.

China and Korea both have preliminaries to choose who gets in. It's a bit strange that someone (who?) just chooses the Japanese team.

emeraldemon wrote:China and Korea both have preliminaries to choose who gets in. It's a bit strange that someone (who?) just chooses the Japanese team.

You're assuming they chose these people. It's very possible that they asked other "A-List" players, but they declined (because of the short time settings of course).

1st game Tan Xiao(China) defeated Takao Shinji(Japan) by resign.

2nd game Tan Xiao(China) defeated Lee Donghoon(Korea) by 0.5.

3rd game Tan Xiao(China) vs Ida Atzushi(Japan)

Players;
Korea:Park Junghwan(93), Choi Cheolhan(85), Kim Jiseok(89), Lee Hobeom(92), Lee Donghoon(98)

China:Xie He(84), Jiang Weijie(91), Chen Yaoye(89), Wang Xi(84), Tan Xiao(93)

Japan:Takao Shinji(76), Murakawa Daisuke(90), Anjai Nobuaki(85), Fujita Akihiko(91), Ida Atzushi(94)

Bold case - remaining players

It's also surprising how good the hapless Japanese teams of recent years have been: http://senseis.xmp.net/?NongshimCup%2FTeams. This is the first time in a few years any of those players would fall outside of their top ten.

1st game Tan Xiao(China) defeated Takao Shinji(Japan) by resign.

2nd game Tan Xiao(China) defeated Lee Donghoon(Korea) by 0.5.

3rd game Tan Xiao(China) defeated Ida Atzushi(Japan) by resign.

Tan Xiao(China) secured W10,000,000 which is about $8,000 by winning 3 games in a row. Each win from now will add $8,000 to his pocket.

4th game Tan Xiao(China) vs Lee Hobeom(Korea)

Players;
Korea:Park Junghwan(93), Choi Cheolhan(85), Kim Jiseok(89), Lee Hobeom(92), Lee Donghoon(98)

China:Xie He(84), Jiang Weijie(91), Chen Yaoye(89), Wang Xi(84), Tan Xiao(93)

Japan:Takao Shinji(76), Murakawa Daisuke(90), Anjai Nobuaki(85), Fujita Akihiko(91), Ida Atzushi(94)

Bold case - remaining players

What is the format in this tournament? Does Tan Xiao keep playing until he loses?