Chen Shih-yuan, 22, who studied at Kwon Kam Hyo's Baduk Academy for eight years, points out that Go is so popular in Korea that one out of four people there know how to play it. The government and private citizens have spared no effort promoting it, not only establishing Go departments at colleges but also excusing Go world champions from military service.
今年 22 歲，曾在韓國著名的「權甲龍道場」修業 8 年的陳詩淵即指出，韓國棋風鼎盛，號稱每 4 人即有 1 人懂得下棋，政府和民間的提倡也不遺餘力，不但在大學設立圍棋系所，還提供贏得世界賽冠軍即可免服兵役的誘因，選手比賽時也特別拚命。