Hapcheon Legendary Youngjae Team VS Women's Top Winning Streak Competition Victory Ceremony Held

Hapcheon All-Time Youngjae Team Achieves 2 Consecutive Championships

Award Ceremony for the All-Time Genius VS. Female Champion Winning Streak Competition
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam Province held the award ceremony for the 2021 Hapcheon Legendary Young Talents vs. Women's Top Consecutive Wins Competition on the 11th at the small conference room on the 2nd floor of the county office.

The ceremony was attended by County Governor Moon Jun-hee, Chairman of the County Council Bae Mong-hee, Chairman of the Sports Association Kim Hae-eun, Vice Chairman of the Baduk Association Park Sang-gon, Director of the Baduk Association Ahn Dong-hwan, and Executive Director of the Baduk Association Jeong Min-hwa, who congratulated the Legendary Young Talents team for successfully defending their title for the second consecutive year.

The Hapcheon Legendary Young Talents vs. Women's Top Consecutive Wins Competition, which began in 2019, saw the Women's Top team crowned as the inaugural champion, followed by the Legendary Young Talents team winning last year, tying the record at 1:1. The third edition started on June 28 at the Hapcheon Blue House set with a match between 3-dan Jo Seung-ah and 3-dan Lee Yeon.

The Women's Top team initially took the lead with 3-dan Jo Seung-ah achieving two consecutive wins, but the third player of the Legendary Young Talents team, 4-dan Moon Min-jong, secured an impressive five consecutive wins against formidable Women's Top players including 3-dan Jo Seung-ah, 5-dan Oh Jung-ah, 9-dan Kim Hye-min, 6-dan Kim Chae-young, and 7-dan Oh Yoo-jin, confirming the team's second consecutive championship with an overall record of 5 wins and 2 losses.

Moon Min-jong, 4-dan, who played a decisive role in the team's second consecutive victory with his final five consecutive wins, said, "I tried to stay relaxed, which led to good results," and added, "I will show even better performances in the future."

In his congratulatory remarks, Governor Moon said, "This competition has become widely known and developed with each edition," and added, "I congratulate the young male talents on their team victory, and sincerely congratulate Moon Min-jong and Lee Yeon on their championship and runner-up titles in the Young Talents Strongest Competition."

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