¡®The oldest participant' Cho Chihun 9P (born in 1956) advanced to the quarterfinals defeating Qiu Jun 8P by resignation; the game lasted till 7:10 p.m. He is the last player of Japan.

Japan did not get good results in the 2nd Round. On the other hands, China did well. 5 Chinese players advanced to the quarterfinals.

Korea has two players left; Lee Sedol 9P and Heo Yongho 7P.

Gu Ling Yi 5P said, "I was nervous today to play against Lee Changho 9P. I am looking forward to meet Lee  Sedol 9P in quarterfinal round.

Chunlan Cup is the only 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.

  ¡a Iyama Yuta 9P vs. Xie He 7P

  ¡a Gu Ling Yi 5P vs. Lee Changho 9P

  ¡a Sun Teng Yu 7P vs. Lee Sedol 9P

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