The Myungin (Korean: 명인전, Hanja: 名人戰) is a Go competition in South Korea. The word of myungin in Korean language, literally meaning "Brilliant Man", is same as meijin in Japanese and as mingren in Chinese. The Myungin is the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin title. The tournament was defunct from 2004-2006.

[edit] Outline

The Myungin is a Go competition used by the Hanguk Kiwon. It is sponsored by the Kangwon Land Corporation.

[edit] Past winners

Player	Years Held
Cho Namchul	1968, 1970
Kim In	1969
Seo Bongsoo	1971 - 1976, 1978, 1983
Cho Hun-hyeon	1977, 1979 - 1981, 1984 - 1990, 1997
Lee Chang-ho	1991 - 1996, 1998 - 2003
Lee Sedol	2007, 2008

[edit] See also

• Meijin
• Mingren