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The "Withers Pharmaceutical 2026 Folk Ssireum Uiseong Garlic Master Ssireum Tournament" will be held for seven days, from the 31st to November 6, at the Uiseong Comprehensive Gymnasium in Uiseong County, Gyeongsangbuk-do.
Hosted by the Korea Ssireum Association and organized by Uiseong COLONY Yukhoe and the Uiseong County Ssireum Association, this tournament will feature men's weight-class Master matches (Sobaek class, Taebaek class, Geumgang class, Halla class, Baekdu class), women's weight-class Master matches (Maehwa class, Gukhwa class, Mugunghwa class), and team events for both the men's and women's divisions. A total of 219 athletes will participate in the competition.
Starting with the women's individual and team preliminaries on October 31, the schedule will proceed as follows: the women's team final and weight-class Master decision matches on November 1; the Sobaek Master (72 kg or under) decision match on the 2nd; the Taebaek Master (80 kg or under) decision match on the 3rd; the Geumgang Master (90 kg or under) decision match on the 4th; the Halla Master (105 kg or under) decision match on the 5th; and the Baekdu Master (140 kg or under) decision match along with the men's team final on the 6th.
All matches will be conducted in a tournament format. The team event will follow a best-of-seven series between teams (best-of-three sets between individuals). Individual event matches from the preliminaries through the semifinals will be decided by a best-of-three format. In the weight-class Master decision matches, the women's division will use a best-of-three format, while the men's division will use a best-of-five format. The Master in each weight class will receive a Master certification, a Master touring trophy, a Master trophy, a performance enhancement support fund, and a floral necklace.
The weight-class Master decision matches held from October 31 to November 6 can be viewed on KBS N SPORTS. All matches during the tournament period can be watched live on the YouTube channel "Ssabba TV." For more details, please visit the Korea Ssireum Association's official website.
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