Korea won the 12th Nongshim Cup. In round 13, Choi Chulhan defeated the last player of China, Kong Jie 9P by resignation after 176 moves. He had his four-game winning streak, and finished the Nongshim Cup.

The game was totally better for Kong Jie till the amazing move 156 played. Choi Chulhan was never in a great position before that move. It just brought the victory to him.

Before the game, Choi Chulhan showed his will to win the cup saying, winning streak does not mean anything if I can't finish the cup. Eventually, he did as he wished.

For Korea, this is Korea's 10th victory in Nongshim cups.

The 12th Nongshim Cup is a ring contest where five representative players of Korea, China, and Japan participate to determine the winner of the country. Each player who wins continues to play opponents from the other two teams, alternating between them until there are no more opponents left.

The champion prize is 200 million won (approx. 1,200,000 RMB), and each player is given 1 hour and 1 period of 60 seconds for over time.

The 12th Nongshim Cup is sponsored by managed Nongshim Co., Ltd., and managed by Korea Baduk Association.

¡Þ Match Results
1 Round : Lee Sedol 9P vs. Wang Xi 9P
2 Round : Lee Sedol 9P vs. Iyama Yuta 9P
3 Round : Lee Sedol 9P vs. Xie He 7P
4 Round : Sakai Hideyuki 8P vs. Xie He 7P
5 Round : Park Seunghwa 4P vs. Xie He 7P
6 Round : Hane Naoki 9P vs. Xie He 7P
7 Round : Mok Jinsuk 9P vs. Xie He 7P
8 Round : Mok Jinsuk 9P vs. Takao Shinji 9P
9 Round : Tuo Jia Xi 3P vs. Takao Shinji 9P
10 Round : Choi Chulhan 9P vs. Takao Shinji 9P
11 Round : Choi Chulhan 9P vs. Zhou Rui Yang 5P
12 Round : Choi Chulhan 9P vs. Yuki Satoshi 9P
13 Round : Choi Chulhan 9P vs. Kong Jie 9P

¡Þ Representative players
Korea: Lee Sedol 9P, Lee Changho 9P, Choi Chulhan 9P, Mok Jinsuk 9P, Park Seunghwa 4P
China: Kong Jie 9P, Wang Xi 9P, Xie He 7P, Zhou Rui Yang 5P, Tuo Jia Xi 3P
Japan: Iyama Yuta 9P, Hane Naoki 9P, Takao Shinji 9P, Yuki Satoshi 9P, Sakai Hideyuki 8P

¡Þ 12th Nongshim Cup World Baduk Championship Schedule
First matches: Oct. 18 ~ Oct. 21, 2010 – Beijing, China
Second matches: Nov. 29 ~ Dec. 4, 2010 – Busan, Korea
Third matches: Jan. 18 ~ Jan. 21, 2011 – Shanghai, China