Muan-gun and Shangshu City, China, Showcase Friendship Built Through Baduk Again This Year

The 3rd Youth Online Baduk Tournament Held on the 22nd
7 Participants... An International Exchange Event to Promote Mutual Friendship

Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) announced on the 20th that it will hold the "3rd Youth Friendship Online Baduk Tournament" with its international sister city, Shangshu City, China, on the 22nd.

The Youth Friendship Online Baduk Tournament is an international exchange event held by Muan-gun and Shangshu City to promote mutual friendship and improve the Baduk skills of youth from both cities.

The photo shows the scene of the Youth Friendship Online Baduk Tournament held in Muan-gun last year.
[Photo by Muan-gun]

Following the first tournament hosted by Shangshu City, China in 2022, and the second tournament hosted by Muan-gun in 2023, this third tournament will once again be hosted by Shangshu City.

The tournament will feature seven Baduk players from both cities competing in a team match format, applying the Chinese Baduk rule of counting (Gye-gaje), and will be held on the Yike online Baduk platform.

Kim San, Governor of Muan-gun, said, "Regardless of winning or losing, I hope this event will serve as an opportunity for the future Baduk players of both cities to communicate and share friendship with open hearts."

Meanwhile, since signing a friendship exchange agreement in 2016, Muan-gun, Korea, and Shangshu City have shared their cultures face-to-face through exchange visits and youth homestays, and after COVID-19, they have further expanded and developed international exchange projects in youth and sports.

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