"KE JIE DID NOT LOSE, THE TRUE WINNER." SHOCKING WITHDRAWAL LOSS → CHINESE FANS DISAPPROVED... THE CHINA BADUK ASSOCIATION ALSO SAID, "WE CANNOT ACCEPT THE RESULT."

China's Ke Jie 9 dan declared abstention after another private controversy. Ke Jie 9 dan lost to Bae Sang-il after 159 moves in the final round of the 29th LG Bae Chosun Ilbo finals held at Singwan Daegukjang in Seongdong-gu, Seoul on Sunday. Bae Sang-il 9 dan won the title with a bitterness. The game was suspended just three hours and 45 minut