Awards ceremony held for the 2024 NH Nokyo Bank Women's Go League, in which Nakamura Sumire 3-dan's team took second place

The 2024 NH Nonghyup Bank Korea Women's Go League, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, came to a close with an awards ceremony at The Plaza Hotel in Seoul on December 6th.
The NH Nonghyup Bank Korean Women's Go League kicked off on July 11 with its opening match, and a total of 56 matches and 168 games were played every Thursday through Sunday.
Following the first season, the top four teams competed for position in the postseason, and Boryeong Mud became the champion for the first time in four years, bringing an end to a long four-month journey.
The award ceremony was attended by Park Byung-gyu, chief vice president of NH Nonghyup Bank, the title sponsor, Kim Sang-taek, head of the PR department, Koo Ki-seong, deputy mayor of Boryeong City, and Kang Pal-moon, president of Pyeongtaek Urban Development Corporation.
The ceremony was attended by Korea Go Association Vice President Han Sang-yeol, players from the winning teams, and other related parties. The MVP award, which attracted much attention, was given to Kim Dayeon, 5th dan, of Boryeong Mad.
Kim Da-yeon (5th dan) won 9 games and 5 losses in the regular league and 3 games and 2 losses in the postseason, and was voted the most popular by Go fans and reporters to be selected as the 2024 Korean Go champion.
She was named the MVP of the Women's Go League. The Most Wins Award went to Kim Eun-ji, 9th dan, of Yeosu World Island Expo, who had a perfect record of 13 wins and 0 losses in the regular league.
At the team awards ceremony, Boryeong Mud, who won for the first time in four years, was awarded the Chan PO Trophy and 55 million won (approximately 5.75 million yen).
The winning prize was awarded to Pyeongtaek Brain City, who came in second, and they were awarded 35 million won (approximately 3.67 million yen) in runner-up prize money and a trophy.
On November 3rd, in the final match of the Champion PO Championship held at the Korea Go Association, Boryeong Mud defeated Pyeongtaek Brain City, which was founded this year, with a score of 2 wins and 1 loss.
Hirasawa Brain City took first place in the league thanks to the efforts of Nakamura Sumire, 3rd dan, but lost in the championship match and was eliminated in the semi-finals.
The winner of this championship match was decided after three close games in each of the three matches. After moving to Korea this year, Nakamura Sumire 3-dan has achieved amazing results. The team is the founding team.
Despite this, he came in second and advanced to the individual Kisei finals, where he won one game against world number one and South Korean number one Choi Jeong, 9th dan, with one game remaining this year.
If she wins the two finals on the 9th, she will become the first player to hold the titles of Kisei in both Japan and Korea.
She advanced to the finals of the national tournament and will play against Kim Chae Young on the 12th. The 2024 NH Nonghyup Bank Korea Women's Go League is sponsored by NH Nonghyup Bank and hosted by the Korea Go Association.
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