The Kiseong was a Go competition in South Korea.
The Kiseong was a Go competition used by the Hanguk Kiwon. It was the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Kisei competition and was sponsored by the Segye Ilbo (World Newspaper). The white komi was 6.5 points. The time limits for the final was five hours, while the rest of the tournament had four hours of thinking time. The winner's purse was 18,000,000 SKW ($18,000).
The last year of the competition was 2008.[1]
Player | Years Held | |
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Cho Hun-hyeon | 1990, 1991 | |
Yoo Changhyuk | 1991 | |
Lee Chang-ho | 1993 - 2003 | |
Choi Cheol-han | 2004 | |
Park Young-Hoon | 2005–2008 |