Xie He 7Dan brought the win forChina. Lee 9Dan played his best but lost in the end.
On 24^th, Lee ChangHo 9Dan lost against Xie He 7Dan by 3.5 pointswith white in the 13^th NongSim Cup. Xie He 7Dan brought the finalwin for China by this game.
Lee 9Dan had better position in the beginning, but Xie 7Dan got points in thecenter in the middle game. Lee 9Dan tried to get back the better position butXie 7Dan defended well and this led his win. Lee 9Dan counld not give up easilyas he knows many baduk fan's expectation for him and this made him last thegame in the end.

Heo Y oungHo 9Dan commented that Lee 9Dan was leading in the beginning, butmade mistakes in the middle game, after that it was hard to get back theposition. Lee 9Dan seemed to feel so burden for the expectations from badukfans as he has brought the final win for Korea in the NongSim Cup. Actually heshowed his great ability in the NongSim Cup as his record shows 18 wins 2loses. But this time was exception for him.

Xie 7Dan brought the final win for China, and this is 3^rd time Chinawins this Cup. Before this time, Korea won two times in a row but China took itthis time.

The heroes of this Cup are Tan Shao 5Dan and Xie He 7Dan who are 1 rank inChina, Tan 5Dan made 4 wins in the beginning and Xie 7Dan won 3 games.