Ke Jie is in the game.
Image source: Chinese Weiqi Association
Chinanews.com, February 21. According to the Chinese Weiqi Association, in the 24th Nongshim Cup World Go Team Competition held on the 21st Beijing time, Ke Jie, the deputy coach of the Chinese team, challenged Park Ting-hwan, the third general of the South Korean team.
After 298 fierce battles, Ke Jie lost by half an eye.
Ke Jie did not play in the Nongshim Cup as the captain of the Chinese team for the first time. He has been in poor form since last year. He has 7 wins and 1 loss in the just-concluded 2022 Siege playoffs, and he has the potential to come back.
Ke Jie and Park Tinghuan are old rivals in the world of chess. Before this game, the two played against each other for 30 games, and each won 15 games, which was evenly divided.
The two were teammates in the China Siege, and they joined forces to help the Shenzhen Longhua team win the third place this season, and they will fight as opponents on the stage of the World Series.
In the end, Ke Jie lost half of his eyes to Pu Tinghuan.
After Ke Jie lost this game, the Chinese team only has the main player Gu Zihao, who will face the top three players in South Korea.
On the 22nd, Gu Zihao first challenged Park Tinghuan.
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