Chinanews.com client, February 4th. The 25th LG Cup World Chess Kings Finals ended on the 4th. In the deciding game of Sanfanqi, Ke Jie lost to the South Korean chess player Shin Min who broke into the World Championship finals for the first time. In the end, he lost the championship with a score of 1:2.

As a result, Ke Jie missed the chance to become the youngest "nine champion" in the history of professional Go, and Shen Minqi became the world champion for the first time.

​​​After the game, Ke Jie burst into tears and said "I'm sorry" to the chess fans.

Ke Jie is in the game.

Photo courtesy of China Go Association

　　In the previous two sets of clashes between the two sides, Ke Jie won the first set under insomnia, but in the second game on the 3rd, he lost due to a low-level error.

Therefore, the final set on the 4th directly determines the winner.

With Ke Jie's defeat this time, the goal of the ninth personal world championship can only be temporarily put on hold, and opponent Shen Minqi was crowned the world champion for the first time in his career.

　　Regret to miss the championship, Ke Jie was depressed in an interview after the game, and for a time wept bitterly.

Ke Jie cried bitterly after the game.

　　In the semi-finals of the 25th LG Cup World Go King Tournament held on November 11 last year, Ke Jie reversed and defeated South Korean player Bian Sang-il. This was his first time to enter the final of the tournament.

As of that semi-final, since the rematch of the Go Tournament in June last year, Ke Jie has maintained a record of victories against Korean players 13 times.

Ke Jie social media screenshot

　　However, Ke Jie's recent record is not very outstanding. He lost to Fan Tingyu and Tang Weixing in the Meng Lily Cup and Chunlan Cup successively, and missed the chance to win the championship.

However, thanks to his outstanding "anti-Korean" performance over the years, Ke Jie was the one to be favored in this final with Shen Min. If he wins this game successfully, he will become the youngest in the history of Go." Winner of Nine Crowns.

Data map: Ke Jie in the game.

　　This competition is Ke Jie's 10th appearance in the World Series finals. In the first 9 times, he won 8 victories, but it was the first time he broke into the LG Cup finals.

Opponent Shin Min-chi defeated compatriot Park Ting-hwan in the semi-finals. Promoting to the final was his best result in the World Series.

With Shen Minsi's victory in the final set, the record was further refreshed.

Netizen comment screenshot

　　After the game, netizens offered comfort to Ke Jie, who was crying bitterly. Some people commented: "Others' expectations are too great, but the audience's expectations have nothing to do with you. Just play it by yourself."

Netizen comment screenshot

　　"Dashen (Shen Minqi) can see that he has made sufficient preparations, and the instructions are very targeted. Jiebao (Ke Jie) is indeed not fully prepared this time", "Cry and cry, calm down and eat Eat and drink!"

Netizen comment screenshot

　　Ke Jie had previously won the 2nd Bailing Cup World Go Open Championship, the 20th Samsung Cup World Go Open Championship, the 2nd Dream Lily Cup World Go Open Championship, and the 21st Samsung Auto Insurance Cup World Go Master Championship, the first New Olympic Cup World Go Open Championship, the 23rd Samsung Cup World Go Open Championship, and the fourth Bailing Cup World Professional Go Championship.

At the 25th Samsung Cup World Go Masters last year, Ke Jie successfully crowned the "Eight Crown".

　　Although the youngest "Nine Champions" in this impact failed to succeed in one fell swoop, Ke Jie is still very hopeful in the future to surpass "Eight Champions" Gu Li and become the player who has won the most world championships in the history of Chinese Go.

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