On November 4, the Chinese team selection tournament for the 2nd Shinhan Bank Cup World Baduk Masters (第2届新韩银行杯世界围棋棋仙战) concluded at the Intellectual Building of the Hangzhou Qiyuan (杭州棋院). The selection tournament used a single-elimination format, with 16 top professional players competing for 4 spots in the main tournament. After two rounds of play, Li Qincheng (李钦诚), Yang Dingxin (杨鼎新), Shi Yue (时越) and Li Weiqing (李维清) have all qualified. Together with last edition's runner-up Wang Xinghao (王星昊) and national seeds Ding Hao (丁浩), Dang Yifei (党毅飞) and Xu Jiayang (许嘉阳), they make up the eight-player Chinese team. The first stage of the 2nd Shinhan Bank Cup World Baduk Masters will be held in Seoul, South Korea, from December 18 to 23. The winner will receive a prize of 400 million won, and the runner-up will receive 100 million won.
