Dongseo Foods Hosts the 25th Maxim Coffee Cup Ibsinchoegang Tournament

Dongseo Foods announced on the 20th that it held the opening ceremony of the "25th Maxim Coffee Cup Ibsin Strongest Player Tournament" at the Korea Baduk Association in Seongdong-gu, Seoul.

At the event, tournament officials, last year's runner-up Lee Won-young 9-dan, and professional players Kim Jeong-hyun 9-dan, Han Woo-jin 9-dan, and Han Woong-gyu 9-dan, who are newly participating in this year's Ibsin Strongest Player Tournament, attended to celebrate the opening and conducted the draw for the matchups.

The "Maxim Coffee Cup Ibsin Strongest Player Tournament" is a competition sponsored by Dongseo Foods for the past 25 years to promote the development of Baduk culture in Korea, and only professional players with a 9-dan rank are eligible to participate. The winner receives the title of "Ibsin among Ibsin," along with a trophy and a prize of 50 million KRW, while the runner-up is awarded a trophy and a prize of 20 million KRW.

The 25th Maxim Coffee Cup Ibsin Strongest Player Tournament will begin with the first match of the new year on January 1st next year and will continue for about four months. The matches will be broadcast live every Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m. on "Baduk TV."

Choi Sang-in, Executive Director of Dongseo Foods, said, "We hope you look forward to the intense competition and excellent matches among Korea's top Baduk players in this Maxim Coffee Cup Ibsin Strongest Player Tournament," and added, "Dongseo Foods will continue to contribute to the expansion and development of the Korean Baduk community."

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