Go at the 2008 World Mind Sports Games

The British Go Association's UK players for the Individual Women's Go event, at the 1st WMSG held in Beijing in 2008

The ancient board game of Go was one of the 5 mind sports which featured at the inaugural World Mind Sports Games, held in Beijing, China in October 2008. There were six gold medals in Go events, within thirty-five gold medals vied for by 2,763 competitors (560 of whom were Go players), from 143 countries.

One feature of this Go games is that it was the first time in history an international tournament of professional Go used the Proposed Rules of Go conceived by Toshio Ikeda (1923-1974). [1] [2] [3] This was deemed as an important trial of unifying the rules of Go. [4]

## About the rules

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There are no unified rules of Go. The two major scoring systems are so-called scoring by area and scoring by territory. Toshio Ikeda, a Japanese electrical engineer then working for Fujitsu, began his study on the rules in late 1960s, and published his work by a book On The Rules Of Go. Ikeda argued that the Chinese rules of Go, which use scoring by area, are almost perfect, except for one drawback, which was shown in an example named "the problem of reinforcing".[5] In fact, the focus issue is, how to define "the last competitive move". Ikeda found the solution, that is, to redefine the end of the game, and neutralize the value of the last move.[6][7]

Ikeda died in 1974. In 1990s, Chen Zu-yuan, a Chinese engineer and amateur Go player, published his study on the rules of Go by a book,[8] in which he introduced Ikeda's work to Chinese readers. Chen does not like Ikeda's design, but after years of pondering, Chen made a compromise and proposed to WMSG to use this design in the inaugural 2008 games.[9] [10]

See also: Rules_of_Go § World_Mind_Sports_Games_Rules

## Medal table

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Under the auspices of the International Go Federation 560 players participated in six medal events in Beijing. South Korea won half of the 18 medals and all were swept by competitors from Eastern Asia.

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men's Individual  |  Kang Dongyun 7p[a] |  Park Jungsang 9p |  Li Zhe 6p
Women's Individual  |  Song Ronghui 1p |  Lee Minjin 5p |  Pak Chi-eun 9p
Open  |  Jo Tae-Won 7d [11] |  Ham Youngwoo 7d |  Lee Yong Hee 6d
Men's Team  |  South Korea |  China  |  Japan
Women's Team  |  China  |  South Korea |  Japan
Pair Go  |  Huang Yizhong 7p ／ Fan Weijing 2p |  Chou Chun-Hsun 9p ／ Hsieh Yi-Min 4p |  On So Jin 4p ／ Lee Ha Jin 3p

## Events

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Note that the sections below show only the latter stages of the competition, after the qualifying rounds.

### Men's Individual

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up to 5 players per team.

| Round of 16| | Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

|  | | | | | | | |

| Kang Dong Yoon 8p| 1

| Yamashiro Hiroshi 9p| 0 |

| Kang Dong Yoon 8p| 1

| | Gu Li 9p| 0 |

| Chang Li-Yu 7p| 0

| |

| Gu Li 9p| 1 |

| Kang Dong Yoon 8p| 1

| | Li Zhe 6p| 0 |

| Mok Jin Seuk 9p| 0

|  |

| Li Zhe 6p| 1 |

| Li Zhe 6p| 1

| | Yamada Kimio 9p| 0 |

| Li Xianyu 6d| 0

| |

| Yamada Kimio 9p| 1 |

| Kang Dong Yoon 8p| 1

| | Park Jung Sang 9p| 0

| Wang Xi 9p| 1

|  |

| Baek Hong Suk 6p| 0 |

| Wang Xi 9p| 1

| | Liu Xing 7p| 0 |

| Lee Yi-Hsiu 4p| 0

| |

| Liu Xing 7p| 1 |

| Wang Xi 9p| 0

| | Park Jung Sang 9p| 1 | | Third place

| Park Jung Sang 9p| 1

|  | |

| Wang Lih-Chen 9p| 0 |

| Park Jung Sang 9p| 1 | Li Zhe 6p | 1

| | Park Young Hun 9p| 0 | | Wang Xi 9p | 0

| Mimura Tomoyasu 9p| 0

| |

| Park Young Hun 9p| 1 |

### Women's Individual

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up to 3 players per team.

| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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| Lee Min Jin 5p| 1

| Rui Naiwei 9p| 0 |

| Lee Min Jin 5p| 1

| | Mannami Kana 4p| 0 |

| Mannami Kana 4p| 1

| |

| Cao Youyin [zh] 2p| 0 |

| Lee Min Jin 5p| 0

| | Song Ronghui 1p| 1

| Song Ronghui [zh] 1p| 1

|  |

| Ina Akiko 5p| 0 |

| Song Ronghui 1p| 1

| | Park Ji Eun 9p| 0 | | Third place

| Joanne Missingham 1p| 0

| |

| Park Ji Eun 9p| 1 |

| Mannami Kana 4p| 0

| Park Ji Eun 9p| 1

### Open

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2 amateur players per team.

| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

|  | | | | |

| Hu Yuqing 8d| 0

| Lee Yong Hee 6d| 1 |

| Lee Yong Hee 6d| 0

| | Jo Tae Won 7d| 1 |

| Jo Tae Won [zh] 7d| 1

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| Chow Guang 6d| 0 |

| Jo Tae Won 7d| 1

| | Ham Youngwoo 7d| 0

| Ham Youngwoo 7d| 1

|  |

| Jie Li 7d| 0 |

| Ham Youngwoo 7d| 1

| | Wang Chen 6d| 0 | | Third place

| Yongfei Ge 7d| 0

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| Wang Chen 6d| 1 |

| Lee Yong Hee 6d| 1

| Wang Chen 6d| 0

### Men's team

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5 players with 1 substitute per team. (5 separate games per round, team with 3+ game wins wins).

| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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|  South Korea| 5

|  Czech Republic| 0 |

|  South Korea| 4

| |  Japan| 1 |

|  North Korea| 0

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|  Japan| 5 |

|  South Korea| 4

| |  China| 1

|  Chinese Taipei| 5

|  |

|  Hong Kong| 0 |

|  Chinese Taipei| 1

| |  China| 4 | | Third place

|  Ukraine| 0

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|  China| 5 |

|  Japan| 3

|  Chinese Taipei| 2

### Women's team

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[20] [21]

3 players with 1 substitute per team. (3 separate games per round, team with 2+ game wins wins the round).

| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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|  South Korea| 3

|  United Kingdom| 0 |

|  South Korea| 2

| |  North Korea| 1 |

|  North Korea| 2

| |

|  Chinese Taipei| 1 |

|  South Korea| 1

| |  China| 2

|  Japan| 3

|  |

|  Australia| 0 |

|  Japan| 1

| |  China| 2 | | Third place

|  Germany| 0

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|  China| 3 |

|  North Korea| 0

|  Japan| 3

### Pair Go

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1 male-female pair playing alternate moves without consultation

*     * Moves sequenced: black female, white female, black male, white male.

| Round of 16| | Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

|  | | | | | | | |

| Hong Sung Ji 6p
Kim Eun Seon 3p| 1

| Liu Lirong 5d
Wang Xiangru 5d| 0 |

| Hong Sung Ji 6p
Kim Eun Seon 3p| 0

| | Chou Chun-Hsun 9p
Hsieh Yi-Min 4p| 1 |

| Iurii Pliushch 5d
Mariya Zakharchenko 1k| 0

| |

| Chou Chun-Hsun 9p
Hsieh Yi-Min 4p| 1 |

| Chou Chun-Hsun 9p
Hsieh Yi-Min 4p| 1

| | Yu Bin 9p
Li He 1p| 0 |

| Yu Bin 9p
Li He 1p| 1

|  |

| Tibor Pocsai
Rita Pocsai| 0 |

| Yu Bin 9p
Li He 1p | 1

| | Hong Seok Ui 6d
Kim Shin Young 5d| 0 |

| Hong Seok Ui 6d
Kim Shin Young 5d| 1

| |

| Toshiya Imamura 9p
Kazuko Konishi 8p| 0 |

| Chou Chun-Hsun 9p
Hsieh Yi-Min 4p| 0

| | Huang Yizhong 7p
Fan Weijing 2p| 1

| Lin Chih-Han 8p
Chang Kai-Hsin 3p| 1

|  |

| Satoshi Hiraoka 8d
Yuriko Hiraoka 5d| 0 |

| Lin Chih-Han 8p
Chang Kai-Hsin 3p| 0

| | On So Jin 4p
Lee Ha Jin 3p| 1 |

| Jo Tae Won 7d
Jo Sae Byol 7d| 0

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| On So Jin 4p
Lee Ha Jin 3p| 1 |

| On So Jin 4p
Lee Ha Jin 3p | 0

| | Huang Yizhong 7p
Fan Weijing 2p| 1 | | Third place

| Satoru Kobayashi 9p
Kumiko Kanazawa 5p| 1

|  | |

| Jan Hora 6d
Jitka Bartova 3k| 0 |

| Satoru Kobayashi 9p
Kumiko Kanazawa 5p| 0 | Yu Bin 9p
Li He 1p | 0

| | Huang Yizhong 7p
Fan Weijing 2p| 1 | | On So Jin 4p
Lee Ha Jin 3p| 1

| Sansar Tsolmon 4d
Tungalag Ravjir 3d| 0

| |

| Huang Yizhong 7p
Fan Weijing 2p| 1 |

## See also

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* Go at the 2012 World Mind Sports Games

## Notes

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1. ^ The numbers and letters after the players' names refer to their professional or amateur ranks.

## References

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## External links

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* "World Mind Sports Games 2008 (Beijing) - kamyszyn". kamyszyn.go.art.pl. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
* "围棋_第一届世界智力运动会_NIKE新浪竞技风暴_新浪网". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 May 2019.
* "2008 World Mind Sports Games". www.usgo.org. American Go Association. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.
* "World Mind Sports Games: 2008". www.britgo.org. British Go Association.
* "World Mind Sports Games 2008". www.imsaworld.com. International Mind Sports Association. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
* "第一届世界智力运动会_新浪网". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 May 2019.
* "第一届世界智力运动会-搜狐体育". sports.sohu.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 May 2019.
* "The 1st world mind sports games - Bejing [sic] 2008". 24 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

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