Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance's 30th birthday World Go Masters opens in Jeju Island
Nov 09, 2025
The opening ceremony of the 2025 Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance World Baduk Masters was held at the Irish Ballroom on the second floor of Phoenix Island in Seogwipo, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province on the 8th.
As a result of the draw for the round of 32, Korea's No. 1 Shin Jin-seo 9 dan met China's Li Chin-cheng 9 dan and No. 2 Park Jung-hwan met Swae 9 dan. Lee Ji-hyun's 9th dan will play a Korea-Korea match with Ahn Sung-joon's 9th dan, while Kang Dong-yoon's 9th dan will meet Vietnam's Hakuyunan Ama 5th dan who passed the World Group.
Shin Jin-seo 9 dan said, "It is not easy to hold a competition for 30 years, but as a professional engineer, I thank Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance." Thanks to that, it seems that Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance has grown into a competition where all professional drivers want to win. This tournament is especially meaningful for the 30th anniversary, but I will aim to play good Go rather than greed" expressed his determination.
The 2025 Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance World Baduk Masters will stage a random competition from the round of 32 of the finals to be held on the 9th to determine the winner in the third round of the finals, which starts on the 16th.
Sponsored by Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. and hosted by JoongAng Ilbo, the prize money for the 2025 Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance World Baduk Masters is 300 million won and the runner-up prize is 100 million won. The time limit is 1 minute and 5 times of countdown in 2 hours each.
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Shin Jin-seo 9 dan said, "It is not easy to hold a competition for 30 years, but as a professional engineer, I thank Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance." Thanks to that, it seems that Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance has grown into a competition where all professional drivers want to win. This tournament is especially meaningful for the 30th anniversary, but I will aim to play good Go rather than greed" expressed his determination.
The 2025 Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance World Baduk Masters will stage a random competition from the round of 32 of the finals to be held on the 9th to determine the winner in the third round of the finals, which starts on the 16th.
Sponsored by Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. and hosted by JoongAng Ilbo, the prize money for the 2025 Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance World Baduk Masters is 300 million won and the runner-up prize is 100 million won. The time limit is 1 minute and 5 times of countdown in 2 hours each.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
