It was 8 vs 8, now it is 4 vs 4 between Korea and China. 

Competition is very balanced between Korea and China. 

The round of 16 of 2015 SamSung Cup has been held in Korea, and 4 players each from Korea and China got into the round 8. 2

From Korea, Park JungHwan, Lee SeDol, Byun Sangil and Kim DongHo.

From china, Shi Yue, Ke Je, Tang WeiXing and Jang Tao.

Park JungHwan 9P let his win for the first time against Juo Heshi 7P. After that, Lee SeDol 9P also won against Yu ZhiYing 3P and Byun Sangil also beats against Kan ShiYang. The last win for Korea is very unexpected that Kim DongHo ranked 40th in Korea beats Jang Weijie 9P from China who has won the world championship.

But other matches wenf for china all. Shi Yue 9P won agaisnt Kim JiSuk 9P who is a depending champion and Park YoungHun 9P lost against Jang Tao 7P. Ke Je 9P also beats Na Hun 7P and Tang WeiXing 9P won against Lee ChangHo 9P in the end.

In the follwoing round 8, Kim DongHo vs Shi Yue, Lee SeDol vs Jang Tao, Park JungHwan vs Tang WeiXing and Byun Sangil vs Ke Je.

The round 8 will be continuded on 8th.