On November 12, the first-half matches of the Round of 16 at the 2026 Samsung Cup World Baduk Masters concluded at the Samsung International Training Institute in South Korea. In the Round of 16 games played that day, China's Shi Yue (时越) 9-dan and Dang Yifei (党毅飞) 9-dan defeated South Korea's Park Jeonghwan (朴廷桓) 9-dan and Mok Jinseok (睦镇硕) 9-dan respectively, while China's Xia Chenkun (夏晨琨) 9-dan, playing Black, beat his teammate Xie Ke (谢科) 9-dan; China's Yang Dingxin (杨鼎新) 9-dan lost to South Korea's Shin Jinseo (申真谞) 9-dan. With that, three Chinese players became the first to advance to the quarterfinals. Round of 16, Top Half Results: Dang Yifei (党毅飞) 9-dan (China) defeated Mok Jin-seok (睦镇硕) 9-dan (Korea) Xie Ke (谢科) 9p (China) lost to Xia Chenkun (夏晨琨) 9p (China) Shi Yue (时越) 9p (China) defeated Park Jungwhan (朴廷桓) 9p (Korea) Yang Dingxin (杨鼎新) 9p (China) lost to Shin Jinseo (申真谞) 9p (Korea) The bottom half of the Round of 16 will be played at 11:00 Beijing time on November 13. The pairings are as follows: Wang Xinghao (王星昊) 9P (China) VS Byun Sang-il (卞相壹) 9P (Korea) Li Qincheng (李钦诚) 9-dan (China) vs. Ding Hao (丁浩) 9-dan (China) Fan Yin 9-dan (China) vs. Gu Zihao 9-dan (China) Fukuoka Kotaro 8P (Japan) VS Hsu Hao-hung 9P (Chinese Taipei) Pairings Dang Yifei (党毅飞) 9-dan (center) defeated Mok Jin-seok (睦镇硕) 9-dan (Korea) Xie Ke 9P (China) lost to Xia Chenkun 9P (China) Shi Yue (时越) 9p (China) defeated Park Jeonghwan (朴廷桓) 9p (Korea) Yang Dingxin (杨鼎新) 9p (China) lost to Shin Jin-seo (申真谞) 9p (Korea)
