Lee Ji-hyun wins Go championships

Lee Ji-hyun wins Go championships

South Korea's Go player Lee Ji-hyun (L) plays the final of the 26th Maxim Coffee Cup Best Contest, a professional board game championships, against his rival Shin Jin-seo in Seoul on April 7, 2025, en route to winning the championships sponsored by Dongsuh Foods Corp., in this photo released by the Korea Baduk Association. The Korean word "baduk" refers to the strategic two-person board game, which is popular in the two Koreas, China and Japan, and called "weiqi" in Chinese and Go in Japanese. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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