NHN announces 2026 Hangame Baduk Festival

NHN has announced the 2026 Hangame Baduk Festival (HBF), a customer appreciation event for players of Hangame Baduk & Omok. The festival features a total prize pool of 21 million won and includes both online qualifiers and an offline main event.

The tournament consists of a ‘19-Line Tournament’ divided into Expert, Intermediate, and Beginner divisions. Online qualifiers will run from October 27 to November 9, with the top 32 players from each division advancing to the offline finals. The main event is scheduled for November 28 at the S-Factory in Seongsu-dong, Seoul.

Additionally, the festival will host a ‘Pro Simultaneous Exhibition Event’ where professional Go players Go Yoon-seo and Yoon Ra-eun will compete against participants. Sixteen players will be selected via lottery for this event.