The teams each have of one of the two players without a win— who don't meet.
Instead, Pan Yang 3p's chance this time was only against Kim Cheayoung 3p, ending in favour of the latter in only 172 moves. Nor could Kwon Juri 1p overcome Kim Hyeoimin 8p.
Lu Minquan 4p is proving a formidable power, likely to be watched in the second of of the regular league, taking the fixture and moving Seoul (Bukwang Pharmaceutical) closer to the top of the leaderboard after five consecutive team victories.
The third board game of fixture two had to be postponed due to Oh Yujin 5p being in China at the Huanglongshi Cup on the day where she grasped the first win for Korea, but a different fortune would follow Buan (Gomso Salt) as their revenge stepped off on the wrong foot. Kim Soojin 5p lead out of the middlegame against Heo Seohyun 1p, and as board one slowed, it showed Cho Seungah 1p ahead of Kim Minjeong 1p, who has yet to see victory since the second round.
Seogwipo (Chilisimni), moved up to fifth place from their fourth win— on the 17th, Oh Yujin 5p continued her form to defeat Oh Jeonga 3p, making it the first 2:1 one.
Each of the last three wins had been due to a 3:0 shutout, even against Chungnam (SG Golf), their accumulation of board points joint first with Chungnam (SG Golf) and Seoul (Bukwang Pharmaceutical), at 16 points. More wins, therefore, should plant Chungnam (SG Golf) into a strong position, a position that may arise out of a positive win precentage from Cho Seungah 1p, who currently stands at four wins five losses after this round. Kim Minjeong 1p, being new to the league, mentioned that her skills are likely behind most participating, but with three wins and three losses, her record is better than her team's.
Losing streaks in the league are more often than not the result of the tacit pressure on the shoulders of the players rather than ability, and in the case of three-member teams in the WKBL, where the difference between a win or loss is nearly always a single game, it rings especially true. The dilligence of Buan (Gomso Salt) coach An Hyungjoon showed throughout the season as he determinedly reviewed every game of the young team upon completion, the only hope they grow to task— another dropped fixture, and any hopes of entering the postseason vanish.
In the third fixture, Yeosu (Turtle Ship) maintained advantage. Hoping to improve upon a poor season last year, Lee Youngjoo 2p came off better on board one against Lee Minjin 8p, but along with Lee Sula 4p taking her seventh win of the season in her second board game against Park Jiyeon 5p, a mere two losses in in a stellar performance placing her second place on the individual leaderboard. On board three, Kang Jisoo 1p played in a roller-coaster game bringing much attention till it's finish in the favour of Kim Dayoung 3p, despite questionable physical condition after returning right away from the Huanglongshi Cup in Jiangsu, China.
Few may have been able to predict the result of the fourth fixture as Inje (Skydown) finished Chungnam (SG Golf) on home turf. Lee Yujin 1p eeked out an impressive oh-point-five outcome in her favour against Choi Jeong 9p on board 2. Song Hyeryung 2p couldn't hold onto a lead from from the opening allowing the emergnce of Kim Miri 3p in a comeback completed in 231 moves. Even Park Shiun 9p, who had the less fortunate half of fate on her side this season's first phase, took a pleasant win against Kim Sinyoung 2p in what may be a second-half-of-season's-league resurgence.
A big result from fixture four blow the field wide open from places three to seven on the team leaderboard; Pohang (POSCO Chemtech)— third place, five wins, three losses; Seoul (Baduk Elegance)— seventh place, four wins, five losses.
+R after 168 moves http://www.go4go.net/go/games/sgfview/72770
+R after 221 moves http://www.go4go.net/go/games/sgfview/72771