The second round of the "2026 Samsung Fire Cup World Baduk Masters" continued on Friday, November 13, following the previous day's play, at the Samsung Fire Global Campus in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Representing Japan, Kotaro Fukuoka 8-dan faced Hsu Hao-hung (許皓鋐) 9-dan (Chinese Taipei). Fukuoka 8-dan won by half a point playing Black and advanced to the third round. The third round will be held on Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15. The results of the second round and the pairings for the third round are as follows. Round 2 Results: Winner on the left, △ indicates Black Friday, November 13 — Games begin at 12:00 (Japan time) △Fukuoka Kotaro 8-dan won by half a point Hsu Hao-hung 9-dan (Chinese Taipei) Third Round Pairings November 15 (Sun.) Play begins at 12:00 (Japan time) Fukuoka Kotaro 8-dan - Byun Sangil 9-dan (South Korea) Tournament Overview Tournament name 2026 Samsung Fire Cup World Baduk Masters Organizer JoongAng Ilbo Host Korea Baduk Association Sponsor Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. Game Summary Date and Time of Game Venue Samsung Fire Global Campus, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea Format 32-player knockout tournament (single-elimination through the semifinals; the final is a best-of-three) Komi 6.5 points, 2 hours of main time each, five 60-second byo-yomi periods Prize for the winner 300 million won Participating Players Japan Shibano Toramaru 9-dan Fukuoka Kotaro 8-dan South Korea Mok Jin-seok (睦鎮碩) 9-dan, Kang Dong-yun (姜東潤) 9-dan, Park Jung-hwan (朴廷桓) 9-dan, An Sung-joon (安成浚) 9-dan, Byun Sang-il (卞相壹) 9-dan, Shin Min-jun (申旻埈) 9-dan, Shin Jin-seo (申眞諝) 9-dan, Han Seung-joo (韓昇周) 9-dan, Kim Myung-hoon (金明訓) 9-dan China Liao Yuanhe (廖元赫) 9-dan, Ding Hao (丁浩) 9-dan, Wang Xinghao (王星昊) 9-dan, Dang Yifei (党毅飛) 9-dan, Yang Kaiwen (楊楷文) 9-dan, Yang Dingxin (楊鼎新) 9-dan, Zhao Chenyu (趙晨宇) 9-dan, Gu Zihao (辜梓豪) 9-dan, Li Qincheng (李欽誠) 9-dan, Xie Ke (謝科) 9-dan, Lian Xiao (連笑) 9-dan, Fan Yin (范胤) 9-dan, Tan Xiao (檀嘯) 9-dan, Shi Yue (時越) 9-dan, Jiang Weijie (江維傑) 9-dan, Xia Chenkun (夏晨琨) 9-dan, Wang Shuo (王碩) 8-dan, Zhou Hongyu (周泓余) 7-dan, Tu Jikang (涂季康) 6-dan Chinese Taipei Hsu Hao-hung (許皓鋐) 9-dan World Xu Xiaofan, amateur (Singapore)
