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| The 15th Samsung Cup preliminary was held from 8/2 to 8/6. Total 209 players were divided into 19 groups, after four rounds of intensive fights, total eleven Korean players, seven Chinese players and one Japanese player advanced to the main event. | 2010-08-06 |  |
| The final of 23rd Fujitsu Cup took place between the current two world strongest players on 7/5, as a result Kong Jie 9p defeated Lee Sedol 9p by 12.5 points and won his third world champion. The champion prize is 15 million Yen. Besides this champion, Kong Jie also keeps other three world champions (LG Cup, Samsung Cup and Asian TV Cup Fast Game) and achieves a great victory to become the world #1 player. | 2010-07-05 |
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| In the game 2 of 14th Samsung Cup best-of-3 final held on Dec. 17th, Kong Jie 9p defeated Qiu Jun 8p again by resignation and won the champion by 2:0. This is Kong Jie's first world champion in major Go tournaments and he also becomes the sixth Chinese world champion after Ma Xiaochun, Yu Bin, Luo Xihe, Chang Hao and Gu Li. | 2009-12-17 | |
| The 14th Samsung Cup best-of-3 final starts to play in Shanghai, China. In the first game held on Dec. 15th, Kong Jie 9p defeated Qiu Jun 8p by resignation and takes 1:0 lead. This year the final of Samsung Cup has very special meaning and will produce the hundredth champion in world major Go tournaments, and neither of these two players won major world champion before, so a new world champion will be born. The second game will take place on Dec. 17th. | 2009-12-15 | |
| In the semi final of 14th LG Cup held on 11/11, Kong Jie 9p defeated Park YuongHoon 9p by resignation and Lee Changho 9p beat Piao Wenyao 5p by resignation. Kong Jie advances to another major world championship final after making Samsung Cup final last week. The best-of-3 final between Kong Jie and Lee Changho will take place from 2/22 to 2/25 in 2010. | 2009-11-11 | |
| The decisive game 3 of 14th Samsung Cup semi final was held on 11/5 in Shanghai, China, Qiu Jun 9p defeated Lee Changho 9p by resignation, wins the series by 2:1 and will meet Kong Jie 9p in the final, it is the fifth time Chinese will take top two places in major world Go events, no matter who wins in the end it will be an important breakthrough for either player. The best-of-3 final will take place in Shanghai, China on 12/15, 12/17 and 12/18 respectively. | 2009-11-05 | |
| In the semi final game 2 of 14th Samsung Cup held on 11/4, Kong Jie 9p defeated Gu Li 9p by 2.5 points, won the best-of-3 series by 2:0 and first advances to the final. In the other game, Lee Changho 9p defeated Qiu Jun 9p by resignation and tied the series at one a piece. Tomorrow (11/5) the decisive game 3 between Lee Changho and Qiu Jun will take place. | 2009-11-04 | |
| The best-of-3 semi final of 14th Samsung Cup starts to play on 11/2, in the game one, Qiu Jun 9p defeated Lee Changho 9p by resignation and Kong Jie 9p defeated Gu Li 9p by resignation. After one-day rest, the game two will take place on 11/4. | 2009-11-02 | |
| In the quarter final of the 14th Samsung Cup held on 10/14 in Taejon, South Korea, Lee Changho defeated Zhou Ruiyang luckily by half point, Kong Jie knocked out Park YuongHoon by resignation, Qiu Jun eliminated Heo Youngho by resignation and Gu Li beat his teammate Chen Yaoye by resignation. The semi final will take place from 11/2 to 11/5 in Shanghai, China, the parings are Gu Li vs. Kong Jie and Lee Changho vs. Qiu Jun. | 2009-10-14 | |
| The final sixteen round of the 14th Samsung Cup was held on 10/13 in South Korea, in the two key fights between China and Korea, Chen Yaoye defeated Choi Cheolhan by 5.5 points and Lee Changho beat Ding Wei by resignation, other winners are Gu Li, Zhou Ruiyang, Kong Jie, Qiu Jun, Park YuongHoon and Heo Youngho, Chinese take 5 out of 8 seats in the quarter final. | 2009-10-13 | |
| The first round of the 14th Samsung Cup was held from 9/10 to 9/12 in Korea. The first round uses the double-elimination format, some winners were decided after three games. In the end, Chinese take ten out sixteen seats in the round 2, ten Chinese players are Chang Hao, Gu Li, Wang Yao, Kong Jie, Ding Wei, Zhou Heyang, Liu Xing, Zhou Ruiyang, Chen Yaoye and Qiu Jun, Korean have five players advanced, Lee Changho, Park YuongHoon, Heo Youngho, Choi Cheolhan and Song TaeKon, only one Japanese player Yamashita Keigo advanced. The second and third round will take place on 10/13 and 10/14 respectively. | 2009-09-14 | |
| The 14th Samsung Cup preliminary event was held from 7/30 to 8/8, 309 players from the world were separated into 15 groups, after five rounds of intense fight, seven Chinese and eight Korean players advanced to the main event. Plus the seed players, among 32 total players in the main event, there are 15 Korean, 13 Chinese, 3 Japanese and 1 player from Taiwan. The main event will start on 9/8, the champion prize and the runner-up prize are increased to 250 and 70 million South Korean Won respectively. | 2009-08-10 | |
| In the game 2 of the 7th Chunlan Cup held on 6/24, Chang Hao 9p defeated Lee Changho 9p by resignation and won the champion by 2:0, Chang Hao also obtains the champion prize of US$150,000. This is Chang Hao's personal third world champion after Ing Cup and Samsung Cup champion. | 2009-06-24 |
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| In the game 4 of the 1st World BC Card Cup best-of-5 title match, Gu Li 9p defeated Jo HanSeung 9p by resignation and won the title by 3:1. Gu Li also won the champion prize of 300 million South Korean Won, Jo HanSeung won the runner-up prize of 50 million Won. This champion is also Gu Li's sixth world champion, so far there are total seven worldwide major Go championship events, Gu Li holds five champions (LG Cup, Chunlan Cup, Fujitsu Cup, Toyota Cup World Oza and World BC Card Cup), Choi Cheolhan holds Ing Cup and Lee Sedol owns Samsung Cup. | 2009-05-04 | |
| The final game 2 of 13th Samsung Cup was held on 1/21, as a result, Lee Sedol 9p defeated Kong Jie 7p by 2.5 points and won the champion by total score of 2:0 in best-of-3 final. Lee Sedol successfully defended his champion, this is also Lee Sedol's 10th world champion. The champion and runner-up prize are 200 million (about 145 thousands USD) and 50 million South Korean Won respectively. | 2009-01-21 |
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| The best-of-3 final of 13th Samsung Cup starts to play. In the game 1 held on 1/19, Lee Sedol 9p defeated Kong Jie 7p by resignation and takes 1:0 lead. The game 2 will continue on 1/21. | 2009-01-20 | |
| The game 2 of the 13th Samsung Cup best-of-3 semi final was held on 12/17, as a result, Lee Sedol 9p defeated Huang Yizhong 7p by resignation and Kong Jie 7p also beat Zhou Ruiyang 5p by resignation. Therefore, both Lee Sedol and Kong Jie advanced to the final by defeating their opponents respectively by 2:0. The best-of-3 final will take place from 1/19 to 1/22 in 2009. The champion prize is 200 million South Korean Won. | 2008-12-17 | |
| The semi final of the 13th Samsung Cup starts to play. In the game 1 of best-of-3 semi final held on 12/15, Lee Sedol 9p defeated Huang Yizhong 7p by 0.5 point and Kong Jie 7p beat Zhou Ruiyang 5p by 0.5 point. The game 2 will continue on 12/17. | 2008-12-15 | |
| The last two quarter-final games of the 13th Samsung Cup were held on 11/19, Lee Sedol 9p defeated Lee Changho 9p by resignation, Huang Yizhong 7p beat Wang Xi 9p by 1.5 points. So far, the quarter final comes to an end, the semi final pairings are Huang Yizhong vs. Lee Sedol and Kong Jie vs. Zhou Ruiyang. The best-of-3 semi final will take place from 12/15 to 12/18 in Korea. | 2008-11-19 | |
| The quarter final of the 13th Samsung Cup started to play on 11/18. As a result, Kong Jie 7p defeated Yamashita Keigo 9p by resignation and Zhou Ruiyang 5p beat teammate Li Zhe 5p by resignation. Tomorrow the other two quarter final games will be held, Lee Changho 9p vs. Lee Sedol 9p, Wang Xi 9p vs. Huang Yizhong 7p. | 2008-11-18 | |
