Xie He 7P of China and Lee Sedol 9P of Korea face in the title match of the 8th Chunlan Cup.

In the semi final matches played on Dec. 16, Xie He 7P defeated Heo Youngho 7P by resignation after 217 moves, and Lee Sedol 9P defeated Gu Ling Yi 5P by resignation after 216 moves.

The final match will be held in the coming spring.

Chunlan Cup is the first world championship which China holds. It started from 1999 and is sponsored by Chunlan groups (appliance company). Each player is given 3 hours and 1 minute's overtime counting for 5 times for the time. The compensation points are 7.5 and the champion and runner-up prize are $150,000 and $50,000 million respectively.