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Kisung


The Kisung (Hangul기성전; Hanja棋聖戦; RRGiseongjeon; MRKisŏngjŏn) was a Go competition in South Korea.

The Kisung was a Go competition used by the Hanguk Kiwon. It was the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Kisei competition and was sponsored by the Segye Ilbo (World Newspaper). The white komi was 6.5 points. The times limits for the final was 5 hours, while the rest of the tournament had 4 hours of thinking time. The winner's purse was 18,000,000 SKW ($18,000).

The last year was held in 2008.


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