Moon Junhee, Hapcheon County Governor, Receives 2021 Korea Baduk Awards 'Merit Award'

Recognized for Contributions Including Participation of the 'Suryohan Hapcheon Team'

Moon Jun-hee, Hapcheon County Governor, Receives the 2021 Korea Baduk Awards 'Merit Award'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 30th that Hapcheon-gun Mayor Moon Jun-hee received the ‘Merit Award’ at the 2021 Korea Baduk Awards Ceremony hosted by the Korea Baduk Association.

The Merit Award given this time is an award presented to large local governments, individuals, and companies that have made significant contributions to the development of Korean Baduk. Hapcheon-gun received the award in recognition of its contributions such as hosting the Ha Chan-seok Guksu Cup and participating in the KB Kookmin Bank Baduk League’s ‘Suryohan Hapcheon Team.’

The Ha Chan-seok Guksu Cup held in Hapcheon is a tournament started to honor the late Ha Chan-seok Guksu, who was produced by Hapcheon-gun. The first tournament was held in 2013, and it has continued up to the 9th tournament.

This tournament, known as a gateway for new Korean professional Baduk players, has now established itself as the most prestigious Baduk competition in Korea.

Professional Baduk players produced through the Ha Chan-seok Guksu Cup include Shin Jin-seo, Shin Min-jun, Byun Sang-il, and Moon Min-jong. These players have grown into world-class players representing Korea.

Also, the KB Baduk League ‘Suryohan Hapcheon Team,’ founded in 2019, achieved excellent results with 6th place in the 2019?2020 season and 4th place in the 2020?2021 league, and 4th place in the postseason.

This year, starting with a victory in the opening match on November 18, the team has recorded 3 wins and 2 losses and aims to win the 2021?2022 season championship.

Thanks to the outstanding performances of the professional players produced by the Ha Chan-seok Guksu Cup and the KB Baduk League Suryohan Hapcheon Team, Hapcheon-gun has gained significant promotional effects and has become an opportunity for many Baduk enthusiasts to visit Hapcheon.

Meanwhile, these efforts by Hapcheon-gun are expected to contribute to the development and popularization of Korean Baduk and further help the cultural development and tourism revitalization of Hapcheon-gun.

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