Kukgi
The Kukgi (국기, "National Game") was a Korean professional team league that predated the modern Korean Baduk League. The league format pitted teams of professionals against each other in a structured season, with the team dynamic adding a layer of strategy beyond individual play. The Kukgi helped establish the team competition format that would eventually be refined into the highly successful Korean Baduk League launched in 2004.
Country Korea
Type League
Format Team League
Cycle 1y
Komi 6.5
Editions 20
1996
Champion:
Lee Changho
· Runner-up:
Yang Chae-ho
Final
5 games
Challengers' Final
2 games
Semi-final
1 game
Quarterfinals
4 games
Round 1, extra game
1 game
Round of 16
8 games
Feb 22
Im Seon-keun
B+R
Kweon Kap-yong
Feb 26
Mok Chin-seok
B+1.5
Yi Seong-chae
Apr 13
Kim Weon
B+2.5
Kang Man-u
Jun 10
Paek Seong-ho
B+6.5
Kim Ki-heon
Jun 13
Kim Seung-chun
W+1.5
Ch'oe Kyu-pyeong
Jun 17
Kim Chwa-ki
W+R
Yang Chae-ho
Jun 17
Yu Ch'ang-hyeok
W+R
Yi Hong-yeol
Jun 18
Chang Su-yeong
B+R
Cheong Hyeon-san