[GS칼텍스배 프로기전] 정글 같은 예선… 박민규 탈락, 시드는 또 뒤집혔다

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Tournament Round of 16 Results:
Winner: Park Min-gyu (9-dan) vs. Kim Myung-hoon (9-dan)
The domestic qualification rounds for the international championship began on the 26th. Even for seasoned professionals, the preliminary stages feel like navigating through a jungle. When facing determined opponents who fight with everything they have, the moment you think merely winning equals breaking even, the game situation often becomes irreversible.
Kang Dong-yoon, ranked 6th nationally, advanced to the third round. However, Park Min-gyu, sitting at 7th place, lost his opportunity to reach the main international tournament bracket. Kim Myung-hoon, ranked 5th, had already secured his spot in advance.
Even maintaining the top national ranking for an extended period doesn’t guarantee first priority seeding for international competitions. Park Jung-hwan, ranked 2nd nationally and winner of the championship in the previous global tournament, received second-priority seeding. Shin Jin-seo, heading toward his seventh consecutive year at number one, was given third-priority seeding. Byun Sang-il and Kim Myung-hoon earned their seeds based on national team performance, fitting their 4th and 5th domestic rankings.
Strategic Analysis:
White extended with move 32. Despite knowing that Black’s two stones would be captured with White 38, Black retreated with move 33. Black abandoned the plan to attack White’s moving stones on the right side. Continuing with White 38 after move 1 would be too greedy—if Black responds with move 2 to save the two stones, the trapped White stones cannot survive. Black 39 targets a crucial point. If Black captures the two White stones on the right, White takes position 4. The game balance remains undecided at this stage.
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