SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s Go affiliation on Tuesday apologized over disputed guidelines that led Chinese Go participant Ke Jie to withdraw from the decisive third sport of the LG Cup finals final week.
The Korea Baduk Association (KBA) stated in an announcement that it apologizes to the Go followers who had excessive expectations for the Jan. 23 remaining match between world-class gamers Ke and South Korea’s Byun Sang-il.
The winner of the LG Cup, ruled by South Korea’s Go guidelines, was decided in an unprecedented method attributable to a violation relating to the place to put captured stones.
The KBA acknowledged that the foundations, revised in November, had been pre-notified however stated Chinese gamers might not have had adequate time to adapt.
Expressing hope that the incident wouldn’t injury belief between South Korea and China, the KBA known as for the problems to be resolved easily. The affiliation additionally pledged to carry discussions with Chinese and Japanese Go associations to ascertain unified guidelines for the sport, often known as weiqi in China and baduk in South Korea.
The controversy erupted throughout the third sport of the finals when Ke was penalized for failing to put a captured stone on the lid of the container. He requested a rematch, which was denied, after which withdrew from the match.
Ke had additionally been penalized throughout the second sport for lifting stones with out inserting them on the container’s lid. He misplaced that sport to Byun.
According to the revised Go guidelines of South Korea, if a captured stone just isn’t positioned on the lid of the container, the participant will obtain a warning and a 2-point penalty. Two warnings will result in a forfeit.