Go Commentary: Park Junghwan vs Shi Yue – 2013 Samsung Cup – Quarter Finals

This game was played between Shi Yue 9p and Park Junghwan 9p, in the quarter finals of the 2013 Samsung Cup, on October 10, 2013.

Park Junghwan

Park Junghwan is currently ranked #1 in Korea.

He’s very good at fighting, but it’s hard to describe his style of play. That’s because he’s something of an all rounder, so his game is well balanced.

Park won the 24th Fujitsu Cup in 2011, but he hasn’t managed to win any other international titles since then.

He’s in good form these days, and this Samsung Cup is a good chance for him to win again.

Park Junghwan 9 dan (right) plays Shi Yue 9 dan at the 2013 Samsung Cup.

Shi Yue

Shi Yue at the 2013 Samsung Cup.

Shi Yue is currently ranked #3 in China. He seems to like playing a thick and solid game.

His style of play is kind of defensive, but he doesn’t mind of fighting either.

Shi won the 17th LG Cup, defeating Won Seongjin 9p in the final, in February 2013.

His results in other tournaments haven’t been as impressive since then. However, he’s also been in good shape recently.

En route to the finals

Park Junghwan and Shi Yue defeated Zhou Ruiyang 9p and Ke Jie 3p respectively, in the round of 16. Their head to head record before this game was 2-1 in Shi’s favor.

Let’s have a look at the game!