From 10-12 January the Nongshim Classic was played, not to be confused by the Nongshim cup, where this Nongshim Classic is a side event of. This Super Match is played in three rounds, where each player eventually plays all other opponents the following days. Each team consists of a top female player and, two “senior” go players.
The first day started with a win for China, with both Chang Hao and Yu Zhiying winning against Cho Hun-hyeon and Lee Changho respectively, but not being a clean sweep as Choi Jeong won against Liu Xiaoguang.
Round 1 | 10-01-2022 | Results |
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South-Korea | China | 1-2 |
Cho Hun-hyeon | Chang Hao | 0-1 |
Lee Changho | Yu Zhiying | 0-1 |
Choi Jeong | Liu Xiaoguang | 1-0 |
The second day proved to be better for the Korean team, as both Choi Jeong and Go legend Cho Hun-hyeon managed to win against their opponents. With Choi Jeong winning against Yu Zhiying, China’s top female player.
Round 2 | 11-01-2022 | Results |
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South-Korea | China | 2-1 |
Cho Hun-hyeon | Liu Xiaoguang | 1-0 |
Lee Changho | Chang Hao | 0-1 |
Choi Jeong | Yu Zhiying | 1-0 |

On the third day, both teams were still able to win the 60 million won prize (roughly 44.000 euros).
Choi Jeong was clearly on fire, and clearly showed why she is South-Koreas nr. 1 female pro, after winning in 177 moves from Chang Hao who was up until this point also unbeaten in this Super Match. Cho Hun-hyeon lost his game, but his former student and Go legend of his own Lee Changho won comfortably with 5,5 points after 243 moves, playing with white.
Round 3 | 12-01-2022 | Results |
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South-Korea | China | 2-1 |
Cho Hun-hyeon | Yu Zhiying | 0-1 |
Lee Changho | Liu Xiaoguang | 1-0 |
Choi Jeong | Chang Hao | 1-0 |
Cho Hun-hyeon (left), Lee Changho (center), and Choi Jeong (right) Choi Jeong (center), who has won three battles, was awarded 5 million won in prize money by Han Sang-yeol (left), vice president of the Korean Institute of Science and Technology, and Park Jun, CEO of Nongshim (right).
The event ended in a win for Korea, winning the second and third round. Having a 5-4 total score. Choi Jeong, managing a clean sweep was awarded an additional prize of 5 million won (around 3.700 euros).
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