Won Sungjin 9P, the runner up of the last year Myeongin, has advanced to the 38th Myeongin final match, taking the Semi-Final best of three series by 2:0 against Kang Dongyoon 9P. On Sep. 19, He defeated Kang Dongyoon by resignation after 124 moves.
Semi final matches between Lee Changho 9P and Park Younghoon 9P will start on Sep. 28, and it will be live broadcast on WBaduk.

Time:

Korea        10:30 a.m. (Tues & Thurs)
Berlin          3:30 a.m. (Tues & Thurs)
Bangkok      8:30 a.m. (Tues & Thurs)
Vancouver   6:30 p.m. (Mon & Wed)
New York    9:30 p.m. (Mon & Wed)

The 38th Myeongin is sponsored by High 1 resort and Hankuk Ilbo, and managed by Baduk TV and Korea Baduk Association.

Each player is given 2 hours and 1 minute for 3 times for the overtime.

The total scale of the 38th Myeongin is 800 million Won (approx. $ 712,000) and first prize is 100 million Won (approx. $ 89,000). Except the first and second prizes, game winners are given 1.5 million Won (approx. $ 1,240), and the game losers are given 700 thousand Won (approx. $ 580).