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Korea's Park Jeong Hwan 9P wins 2017 World Go Championship, claims "best player" title

Staking his claim as the best go player in the world, Park Jeong Hwan 9P of Korea has won the 2017 World Go Championship, defeating Mi Yu Ting 9P of China in the final on March 24. In third place was DeepZenGo with one win and Yuta Iyama 9P of Japan took fourth place. Details, including the tournament results table and game records, are here. The Nihon Kiin sponsored the tournament to decide "the best go player in the world." Park called the opportunity to compete in the tournament "an honor" and said that it was "a good opportunity to improve my skills."a good opportunity to improve my skills.a good opportunity to improve my skills.think that this is a good opportunity to improve my skills.