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Bosai Cup

2011 Invitational Go competition

Summary

2011 Invitational Go competition

The Bosai Cup () was a 2011 invitational Go competition consisting of one player each from China, Japan, and South Korea.

Outline

The tournament consists of three players. One of the three players is given a bye. The remaining two players play a match, with the winner progressing to the final. The loser of the first match plays the player with the bye, with the winner of this match progressing to the final. The winner of the first match then plays the winner of the second match to decide the winner of the title.

Participants

The top players from China, Japan, and South Korea were invited to Chongqing to take part in the Bosai Cup.

China: Gu Li, 9p and World Meijin.
Japan: Iyama Yuta, 9p, Meijin and Judan.
South Korea: Lee Sedol, 9p, BC Card Cup, Siptan, and Prices Information Cup.

Results

Players taking black are listed first.

Game 1: Iyama Yuta v. Lee Sedol - B+R
Game 2: Gu Li v. Lee Sedol - B+R
Game 3: Gu Li v. Iyama Yuta - W+R

Winner		Runner-up		Third place
url=http://www.usgo.org/news/2011/05/iyama-yuta-wins-bosai-cup-for-japan/	title=Iyama Yuta Wins Bosai Cup for Japan	publisher=usgo.org	date=18 May 2011	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824033406/https://www.usgo.org/news/2011/05/iyama-yuta-wins-bosai-cup-for-japan/	archive-date=24 August 2019}}

Game 1

China representative Gu Li drew a bye in the first round, setting up a first round matchup between Japan's Iyama Yuta and South Korea's Lee Sedol. Yuta, taking black, defeated Sedol by resignation.

Game 2

Yuta's defeat of Sedol matched-up the BC Card Cup champion with Gu Li, who received a bye in the first-round. Sedol, taking white for the second match in a row, lost again by resignation.

Final

Yuta faced Li in the final, winning by resignation in 208 moves.

References

"Lee Sedol, Iyama Yuta and Gu Li go head to head". gogameguru.com.
(18 May 2011). "Iyama Yuta Wins Bosai Cup for Japan". usgo.org.
"Iyama Yuta defeats Gu Li, Japan wins Bosai Cup". gogameguru.com.
"Commentary: Gu Li vs Iyama Yuta – 1st Bosai Cup". gogameguru.com.

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