In the quarter finals, young players had good results. Kim Jisuk 7P, Heo Youngho7P, and Park Junghwan 8P advanced to the semi finals defeating Kongjie 9P, Heo Youngho7P and Won Sungjin 9P. Especially the game between Kim Jisuk 7P and Kongjie 9P was surprisingly fun to watch. There were full of fighting sprites by the two players.

Lee Sedol 9P was eliminated by Gu Li 9P, so Gu Li is only Chinese player in the semi finals. Though Korea secured 3 spots, Gu Li of China is definitely a favorite to win.

The 15th Samsung Cup is managed by JoongAng Dialy and KBS, supported by Samsung. Each player is given 2 hours and 5 times of 1 minute for overtime. The champion prize money is 200 million Won (approx. 171,673 $), and the tot al prize money is 606 million Won (approx. 520,000 $)

¡Ø Schedule of the 15th Samsung Cup Finals

Semi Finals (Best of three series) : Nov. 1, 3, 4 (Korea)
Final Match (Best of three series) : Dec. 6, 7, 9