[27th Nongshim Cup] China and Korea get 2 wins each; Games to continue in November
Lee Jihyun (right) loses to Tan Xiao (left) after winning the 2 opening games
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In the first round of the 27th Nongshim Cup played in Qingdao, China, Lee Jihyun had a good start by having a perfect win against Li Qincheng and Fukuoka Kotaro. It’s not a bad performance considering that this is his first time playing in the tournament, and it has also been a while since Korea won games consecutively from the first game.
In the third game, Lee Jihyun also played well against Tan Xiao, establishing a lead into the middle game. However, Tan Xiao showed his shinogi skills and made a good shape inside black’s influence. Lee tried to go for the kill but it was an overplay and eventually he couldn’t hold it and lost the game. Tan Xiao displayed amazing shinogi skills again in the fourth game against Hsu Chiayuan and got two consecutive wins.
The round two of the tournament will be played in Busan, Korea in November this year. Kang Dongyun from Korea will be attempting to stop Tan Xiao’s streak in the fifth game.