When I mention Japan or China I include Taiwan in both.
Of course at the current moment there is a chronic lack of tournaments for China Qiwan pros. But I'm not to worries, since I'm sure weiqi will gaoin even more traction in China in the coming years of the sort that will inviite sponsors. Right now, however, Korea and Japan and other places could host more international tournaments. Now you may say, what about international tournaments in Beijing-controlled area? well, if they can't get enough sponsors for domestic tournaments at the moment, I'm not putting too much hope for international tournaments. And in addition, the Beijing-controlled Area isn't as safe.
Make BADUK Slowww Again
Yes, fast games are absolutely brilliant for drawing in a certain crowd in a certain way that other time limits simply can't. We need the new ryusei, YK Construction, etc. But. As a child I was actually more interested in the two day games, and if anything if you were to go to--in fact maybe try this expriment--go to someone who has absolutely no interest in baduk and see which one draws the most interest. Obviously it will be the two-day games most of the time! It's ridiculous to think that they can't draw in a general crowd, it's everything to do with how it's presented. Obviously I think only games with short time limits are appropriate for TV and TV baduk is the most important in terms of, but to completely discount two-day games is something from the KBA I simply cannot understand. It's like they're determined to avoid anything with long time limits . . . And you can save the trump jokes about baduk, walls and Korea. Although I can say that snooker can last many frames and the world championships are always on BBC2
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SO MORE international tournaments with greater VARIETY of time limits. But Also . . .
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this should be standard international tournament procedure. China focuses on goodness of youth and Korea confucially respects of old, although by stressing they are still capable, a very diffeent style to how Japan respects the old. Time doesn't exist in Korea, only competence, while Japan is cyberpunk. China's focus on life means they think Women and Youth matches are interested while in Korea respecting the old as still worthy to be treated as capable makes Women and Elder matches are interesting. I don't have time to go into these clear cultural connotations for China and Korea right now, but shouldn't an international tournament contain both since it's . . . international? Just like AI can learn from information from all people, the true potential of baduk can only be reached when all the cultures are authentically--not trivially, think of Jordan Peterson's fast food analogy--combined. Now is the perfect time to have a more international outlook for baduk and cater to all possible cultural viewpoints one practically could. When in comes to Western pros playing female pros first, well to me that's Western pros perogative. Maybe it's a pride issue? But Martin Stiassny seemed pretty humble about the pro system (which made me confused as to the Nihon Kiin response until I thought maybe they weren't aware of his statement equivalenting EGF pros to Chinese local pros. Anyway perhaps the Nihon Kiin should instead of being bumpained about the Kansai Kiin, China Qiyuan, and Hunguk Kiwon all getting in before them, they. But maybe if Staissny says to the Nihon Kiin that they want to play their female pros first it might make the EGF look more humble (more humble only because it distances them from higher-level pros implying they're too strong, not by implying female pros are weak) and heal relations faster.