On November 11, the lower-half matches of the Round of 32 at the 2026 Samsung Cup World Go Masters concluded at the Samsung Fire Global Training Center in South Korea. In the games played that day, China's Ding Hao (丁浩) 9-dan, Dang Yifei (党毅飞) 9-dan, Yang Dingxin (杨鼎新) 9-dan, Li Qincheng (李钦诚) 9-dan and Xie Ke (谢科) 9-dan each defeated their opponents to advance to the Round of 16. With that, the Round of 16 spots are distributed as follows: 10 from China, 4 from South Korea, 1 from Japan, and 1 from Chinese Taipei. Results from the lower half of the Round of 32: Zhou Hongyu (周泓余) 7p (China) lost to Li Qincheng (李钦诚) 9p (China) Dang Yifei (党毅飞) 9p (China) defeated Kim Myeong-hun (金明训) 9p (Korea) Yang Kaiwen (杨楷文) 9p (China) lost to Hsu Hao-hung (许皓鋐) 9p (Chinese Taipei) Liao Yuanhe (廖元赫) 9p (China) lost to Xie Ke (谢科) 9p (China) Yang Dingxin (杨鼎新) 9p (China) defeated Tan Xiao (檀啸) 9p (China) Tu Jikang 6p (China) lost to Ding Hao 9p (China) Kang Dongyun (姜东润) 9p (Korea) lost to Park Jeonghwan (朴廷桓) 9p (Korea) Shin Jinseo (申真谞) 9p (Korea) defeated Shibano Toramaru 9p (Japan) After the round, the draw for the round of 16 was held. The top half of the round of 16 will begin at 11:00 Beijing time on November 12, with China's Yang Dingxin (杨鼎新) 9-dan facing South Korea's Shin Jinseo (申真谞) 9-dan. The specific pairings are as follows: Dang Yifei (党毅飞) 9-dan (China) VS Mok Jin-seok (睦镇硕) 9-dan (Korea) Xie Ke (谢科) 9-dan (China) VS Xia Chenkun (夏晨琨) 9-dan (China) Shi Yue (时越) 9-dan (China) VS Park Jungwhan (朴廷桓) 9-dan (Korea) Yang Dingxin (杨鼎新) 9p (China) vs. Shin Jin-seo (申真谞) 9p (Korea) Pairings Zhou Hongyu (周泓余) 7p (China) lost to Li Qincheng (李钦诚) 9p (China) Dang Yifei (党毅飞) 9-dan (China) defeats Kim Myungwan (金明训) 9-dan (Korea) Yang Kaiwen (杨楷文) 9-dan (China) lost to Hsu Hao-hung (许皓鋐) 9-dan (Chinese Taipei) Liao Yuanhe (廖元赫) 9-dan (CHN) lost to Xie Ke (谢科) 9-dan (CHN) Yang Dingxin (杨鼎新) 9p (CHN) defeated Tan Xiao (檀啸) 9p (CHN) Tu Jikang 6d (China) lost to Ding Hao 9d (China)
