The "Jeong-ga-ne Sim-ga-ne Korea-China Women's Big 5 Match," which drew attention as a head-to-head competition between the top female Go players from Korea and China, concluded with Korea winning 3-2.
The tournament was held over five days starting December 2 at the Baduk TV studio of the Korea Baduk Association in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. The top five female players from Korea and China, based on March 2026 rankings, competed in matches pairing players of the same ranking.
The first match, held on December 2, was between the second-ranked players from both countries. Choi Jeong, 9-dan, defeated Tang Jiawen, 7-dan, by resignation with black in 205 moves, improving her head-to-head record from 1-1 to 2-1.
In the match between the top-ranked players on December 3, Kim Eun-ji, 9-dan, defeated Zhou Hongyu, 7-dan, by 4.5 points with black in 260 moves, defending Korea's pride. In the third match on December 4, Oh Yu-jin, 9-dan, lost to Yu Zhiying, 8-dan, by half a point with black in 287 moves. On December 5, Sumire, 6-dan, Korea's fifth-ranked female player, won by resignation with white in 210 moves in her first encounter with Lu Minquan, 7-dan.
In the final match on December 6, Kim Chae-young, 9-dan, lost to Wu Yiming, 7-dan, by 4.5 points with white in 258 moves, ending her three-game winning streak in their head-to-head record.
With victories from Choi Jeong, Kim Eun-ji and Sumire, Korea finished with a 3-2 record, while China concluded the tournament at 2-3.
Sponsored by Infovell and broadcast by Baduk TV, the Jeong-ga-ne Sim-ga-ne Korea-China Women's Big 5 Match gave each player 30 minutes of main time plus 30-second byo-yomi under a cumulative time format. There was no separate championship prize, but each winner received 5 million won per match and each loser received 2 million won.
