Shin Jin-seo, a 23-year-old Korean Go player who boasts absolutely invincible prowess, is trying to set countless records this year. 토토 It marked the most important turning point on the road to the record. It is Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., the ceremony of stars.

The 2023 Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Cup World Baduk Basters will enter a two-week heated competition starting with the draw ceremony at the Global Campus of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance in Goyang on the 15th. A total of 32 people, including 17 from South Korea, 4 from Japan, 1 from Taiwan and 1 from the European Union, submitted to the Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Ship, which marks its 28th anniversary this year. The round of 32 tournaments, which will begin on the 16th, will determine the finalists, and the winners will be determined through the third round of finals, which will begin on the 25th. In particular, it has been a non-face-to-face match for a long time due to COVID-19, and it will be a face-to-face match in four years.

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. is a mechanism that has drawn attention through various attempts, including the introduction of an open system that provides amateur participation opportunities, and the establishment of senior and women's groups. In particular, unlike other world mechanisms, fans' attention is focused on the competition to determine the winner by holding a non-stop match from the round of 32 to the final.

Shin Jin-seo is definitely the most interesting article in this competition. Shin Jin-seo, who stayed in second place in succession between 2020 and 2021, beat Choi Jung 9 dan to reach the top of the Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Cup for the first time in his life, will try to win two consecutive games this time. Lee Chang-ho, Cho Hoon-hyun, Lee Se-dol, and Ke Jie achieved the second consecutive victory. All of them were considered the No. 1 knights of the time.

Shin Jin-seo, who has been at the top of the Korean rankings for 47 consecutive months, is having a more overwhelming season than ever this year. He became the first knight to achieve 100 wins per year 103 wins and 12 losses and won six competitions, including Yongseongjeon, Eungsibae, YK Geongibae, Sopal Cosanobae, Maxim Coffee Cup, and KBS Badukwangjeon. Shin Jin-seo's highest number of wins per year is six, and if he wins the Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Cup, he can break his record with seven.

Above all, two things that are most notable for Shin Jin-seo this year, whether he breaks the record for the highest annual winning rate and the highest prize money, are another joy to see the Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance Cup. In the case of annual prize money, it is certain to be renewed as soon as the finals go up. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. will pay 300 million won to the winner and 100 million won to the runner-up. Shin Jin-seo's prize money so far is 1,356,399,514 won. Even if he adds 100 million won to the runner-up prize money, he can surpass the annual record of the most prize money 1.444,951,319 won set last year.

The annual winning rate record is also a matter of keen interest. In particular, Shin Jin-seo is challenging the "90% win rate" that no one seemed to be able to reach this year. Currently, Shin Jin-seo's winning rate is 89.57%. If Shin Jin-seo achieves a full victory without losing even once in the final in the third round of the tournament, he can enter the 90% range again with a 90.08% winning rate.

China, which will compete with South Korea for the championship in this tournament, is considered a strong candidate to block emerging powerhouses Gu Zhihao 9 dan and Dinghao 9 dan from Korea amid an unusual situation in which No. 1 Ke Jie 9 dan was eliminated from the Chinese selection. Japan will also have Japan's leading powerhouses, including Yuta Iyama and Xu Jiayuan, while Taiwan will have Xu Haohong, the men's individual gold medalist at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.

At the same time, attention is drawn to how much the veteran players can show their fighting spirit. In particular, Lee Chang-ho, a living legend of Korean Go, and Japan's Norimoto Yoda, the first winner of the Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Cup and the oldest participant in the tournament, are in the spotlight.