Lui Nai Wei 9P brought tension to the 9th KGC World Ladies' Cup.
In round 12 & 13, Lui Nai Wei defeated Lee Hajin 3P and Park Jiyeon 2P by resignations. She has defeated three of Korean players so far that team Korea also has one player left, Park Jieun 9P.
Since Moon Dowon 2P of Korea had seven consecutive wins and swept the first stage, Korea has expected the victory. However, Korea and China are in the same situation now.
The next round will be played on Mar. 28, 14:00 (Korean Standard Time), and it will be live broadcast on WBaduk.
The 9th KGC World Ladies' 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.
Top prize is 75,000,000 Won (approx. $ 67,000), and for runner up 15,000,000 Won (approx. $ 14,000). Each player is given 1 hour and 3 periods of 40 seconds for the overtime.
The 9th KGC World Ladies' Cup is sponsored by Korea Ginseng Corp. and managed by KBA, WorldCyberkiwon Corp., and BadukTV.
¢®¨ Representative players
Korea: Park Jieun 9P, Lee Hajin 3P,Moon Dowon 2P, Park Jiyeon 2P,Kim Miri 1P China: Lui Nai Wei 9P,Song Rong Hui 5P, Li He 2P, Lu Jia 2P,Tang Yi 2P Japan:Aoki Kikuyo8P,Yoshida Mika 8P, Chinen Kaori4P, Suzuki Ayumi 5P, Mukai Chiaki 4P