The Myeongin (Korean: 명인전, Hanja: 名人戰) is a Go competition in South Korea. The word myeongin in Korean language, literally meaning "Brilliant Man", is same as meijin in Japanese and as mingren in Chinese. The Myeongin is the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin title. The tournament was defunct from 2004-2006.

The tournament was discontinued again in 2016 after the 43rd tournament, but was revived in 2021 with the SG Group as the new sponsor.[1][2][3]

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The Myeongin was formerly sponsored by the Kangwon Land Corporation.

The winner's prize is 70,000,000 won and the runner-up's prize is 25,000,000 won, as of 2023.[4] The format is double elimination. The sponsor is the SG Group, with the Hankook Ilbo newspaper and Korea Baduk Association as co-hosts.[3]

Past winners and runners-up

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Year Winner Score Runner-up
1 1968 Cho Namchul 1–0 Kim In
2 1969 Kim In 3–1 Cho Namchul
3 1970 Cho Namchul 3–1 Kim In
4 1971 Seo Bongsoo 3–1 Cho Namchul
5 1972 Seo Bongsoo 3–0 Jeong Chang-hyun
6 1973 Seo Bongsoo 3–1 Cho Hunhyun
7 1974 Seo Bongsoo 3–0 Cho Namchul
8 1976 Seo Bongsoo 3–2 Yun Kihyun
9 1977 Cho Hunhyun 3–1 Seo Bongsoo
10 1978 Seo Bongsoo 3–1 Cho Hunhyun
11 1979 Cho Hunhyun 3–2 Seo Bongsoo
12 1980 Cho Hunhyun 3–1 Seo Bongsoo
13 1981 Cho Hunhyun 3–1 Seo Bongsoo
14 1983 Seo Bongsoo 3–2 Cho Hunhyun
15 1984 Cho Hunhyun 3–1 Seo Bongsoo
16 1985 Cho Hunhyun 3–0 Kim Su-chang
17 1986 Cho Hunhyun 3–1 Seo Bongsoo
18 1987 Cho Hunhyun 3–0 Chang Tu-chin
19 1988 Cho Hunhyun 3–0 Seo Bongsoo
20 1989 Cho Hunhyun 3–0 Seo Bongsoo
21 1990 Cho Hunhyun 3–1 Lee Chang-ho
22 1991 Lee Chang-ho 3–0 Cho Hunhyun
23 1992 Lee Chang-ho 3–1 Yang Chae-ho
24 1993 Lee Chang-ho 3–2 Yoo Changhyuk
25 1994 Lee Chang-ho 3–0 Im Seon-keun
26 1995 Lee Chang-ho 3–0 Yang Chae-ho
27 1996 Lee Chang-ho 3–1 Choi Myung-hoon
28 1997 Cho Hunhyun 3–2 Lee Chang-ho
29 1998 Lee Chang-ho 3–1 Cho Hunhyun
30 1999 Lee Chang-ho 3–1 Choi Myung-hoon
31 2000 Lee Chang-ho 3–0 Cho Hunhyun
32 2001 Lee Chang-ho 3–2 Yoo Changhyuk
33 2002 Lee Chang-ho 3–0 An Choyoung
34 2003 Lee Chang-ho 3–2 Cho Hunhyun
35 2007 Lee Sedol 3–0 Cho Hanseung
36 2008 Lee Sedol 3–0 Kang Dongyun
37 2009 Lee Chang-ho 3–1 Won Seong-jin
38 2010 Park Yeong-hun 3–2 Won Seong-jin
39 2011 3–1 Paek Hong-suk
40 2012 Lee Sedol 3–2
41 2013 Choi Cheol-han 3–2 Lee Sedol
42 2014 Park Yeong-hun 3–1 Lee Dong-hoon
43 2015 Lee Sedol 3–1 Park Jung-hwan
44 2021 Shin Jin-seo 2–1[5] Byun Sang-il
45 2022 Shin Min-jun 2–0 Shin Jin-seo
46 2023 Shin Jin-seo 2–0[4] Byun Sang-il
47 2024 Park Junghwan 2–0[6] Lee Ji-hyun

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "전통의 명인전 부활한다". Korea Baduk Association (in Korean). 2020-12-04.
  2. ^ "时隔5年 韩国名人战再次重启". Sina (in Chinese). 2020-12-11.
  3. ^ a b "SG배 명인전, 본선 개막식 열려". Korea Baduk Association (in Korean). 2021-02-05.
  4. ^ a b "[SG배 한국일보 명인전]신진서, 제46기 명인전 우승". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 2023-12-16.
  5. ^ "[제44기 SG배 한국일보 명인전] '역전의 달인' 신진서, 생애 첫 명인 품었다". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 2021-08-07.
  6. ^ "박정환 9단, 생애 첫 '명인' 타이틀 획득…'제47기 명인전' 우승". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 2024-12-11.
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