The 15th LG Cup title matches have been started in Seoul, Korea. The finalists are Piao Yen Yao 5P and Kong Jie 9P. Both of them are from China.

In the first round of the best of three series, Piao Yen Yao defeated Kong Jie by resignation after 123 moves. The two players focused on building big territories till the middle game, and the game was not good for any player. However, Piao Wen Yao invaded into Kong Jie's biggest territory on the upper left corner and lived inside. After that Kong Jie resigned.

The 15th LG Cup World Baduk Championship is sponsored by LG and supervised by the Korea Baduk Association. It allows each player 3 hours and 1 minute's overtime counting for 5 times for the time control. The winner's prize is 250 Million Won (about $ 223,934) and runner-up prize is 80 Million Won (about $ 71,658)

￡￡ The 15th LG Cup Title Match Best of Three Series Schedule (Korean Standard Time)
   Round 1: Feb. 21, 10 a.m.
   Round 2: Feb. 23, 10 a.m.
   Round 3: Feb. 24, 10 a.m.