The 2026 Samsung Fire & Marine Cup World Baduk Masters opened on Tuesday, November 10, at the Samsung Fire Global Campus in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The first round is being played over two days, Tuesday, November 10, and Wednesday, November 11. From Japan, Torumaru Shibano 9-dan and Kotaro Fukuoka 8-dan are competing. In the first round on Tuesday the 10th, Fukuoka 8-dan defeated Lian Xiao 9-dan (China) to advance to the second round. Shibano 9-dan will face Shin Jinseo 9-dan (South Korea) on Wednesday the 11th. The second round will be held on Thursday, November 12, and Friday, November 13. The results and pairings for the first round are as follows. First Round Results: Winner on the left, △ indicates Black Tuesday, November 10 Game starts at 12:00 (Japan time) Fukuoka Kotaro 8-dan won by resignation △Lian Xiao 9-dan (China) First Round Pairings Wednesday, November 11 Game starts at 12:00 (Japan time) Shibano Toramaru 9-dan - Shin Jinseo (신진서) 9-dan (South Korea) Tournament Overview Tournament name 2026 Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Cup World Baduk Masters Organizer JoongAng Ilbo Host Korea Baduk Association Sponsor Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. Game Overview Game Date and Time Venue Samsung Fire & Marine 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; time limit: 2 hours each, with five 60-second byo-yomi periods Prize for the winner 300 million won Participating Players Japan Shibano Toramaru 9-dan Fukuoka Kotaro 8-dan (福岡航太朗) 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)
