The games were played online at the Go TV studio of the Ki-in and the Nihon Ki-in in Tokyo, Japan. In the captain's match held on July 7, Kim Eun-ji (9th dan) defeated Fujisawa Rina (7th dan), followed by the match on the 9th.
In the second game, Oh Yujin (9th dan) defeated Ueno Risa (3rd dan), and in the third game, Nakamura Sumire (4th dan) defeated Ueno Asaki (6th dan), giving South Korea a record of three wins.
Prior to this, the Korean team recorded one win and two losses in the first round held on the 3rd and 7th.
The team won the championship by beating Japan with a combined score of 4 wins and 2 losses up until the second round. In particular, team captain Kim Eun-ji 9-dan won the second round after winning the first round, becoming the only player of the tournament to win the championship.
As a perfect winner, she played a major role in the Korean team's victory. The 2025 Japan-Korea Women's Go League All-Star Game will feature three players from each of the Japanese and Korean women's Go leagues, and the first and second rounds will feature three players from each of the Japanese and Korean women's Go leagues.
The Korean team was represented by Kim Eun-ji (28.3%), Oh Yujin (25.2%), and Nakamura Sumire (24.9%) through online voting in advance.
All matches were played in one-on-one format, with the winning team determined by the combined results of the first and second rounds.
The 2025 Japan-Korea Women's Go League All-Star Game was hosted and organized by the Korea Go Association.
The first place winner received 30 million won (approximately 3.2 million yen), and the runner-up received 10 million won. Each contestant was given one hour of time and five 40-second time limits.
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