Gu Li 9P and Heo Youngho 7P both advanced to the 15th Samsung cup title match. They again won the second round of semi finals. Gu Li defeated Kim Jisuk 7P by only 0.5 point, and Heo Youngho defeated Park Junghwan 8P by resignation after 221 moves.

The 15th Sumsung cup final matches are best of three series.

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 $)