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4. World Domination of Korea Baduk
 
※ World Dominance of Korean Baduk
 
The Golden Age of Korean Baduk
After the rise in standard of Korean Baduk, as described previously, the top Korean professional players started to find success internationally. The first major achievement was in September 1989 when Cho Hoon-hyun became the champion in the first running of the Ing' s cup tournament (Baduk Olympiad), which takes place every four years, beating the Chinese number one Nie Weiping in the final.
Cho Hoon-hyun 9dan
the champion of the Ing' s cup tournament.
 
After Cho Hoon-hyun' s success and consequent popularization of Baduk in Korea, there was an explosion of interest from the general public, which was further fueled by the successful debut of Lee Chang-ho.
At this time Korean players won eight consecutive international tournaments, and as a result of these and many other successes, Korea was recognized as the world number one. In the mid 90' s Lee Chang-ho achieved a level of domestic hegemony that left the other top and rising players trailing in his wake.
Much of the international dominance was achieved solely by the group of four top players (Seo Bong-su, Cho Hoon-hyun, Yu Chang-hyuk and Lee Chang-ho).
Korean team winning the Jinro Cup in 1993.
 
 

 

 

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