Following the previous day, the first round of the "2026 Samsung Fire Cup World Baduk Masters" continued on Wednesday, November 11, at the "Samsung Fire Global Campus" in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. From Japan, Shibano Toramaru 9-dan competed and faced Shin Jinseo (신진서) 9-dan (South Korea). Shin Jinseo 9-dan won by resignation playing Black, and Shibano 9-dan was eliminated in the first round. The second round will be held on Thursday, November 12, and Friday, November 13. The first-round results and second-round pairings are as follows. First Round Results: Winner on the left, △ indicates Black November 11 (Wednesday) 12:00 (Japan time) Games begin △Shin Jinseo (신진서) 9-dan (South Korea) won by resignation against Shibano Toramaru 9-dan Second-Round Pairings Friday, November 13, 12:00 (Japan time) game start Fukuoka Kotaro 8p - Hsu Hao-hung 9p (Chinese Taipei) Tournament Overview Tournament 2026 Samsung Fire Cup World Go 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 Insurance Global Campus, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea Format 32-player 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 First prize 300 million won Participating Players Japan Shibano Toramaru 9-dan (芝野虎丸) Fukuoka Kotaro 8-dan (福岡航太朗) South Korea Mok Jinseok (睦鎮碩) 9p, Kang Dongyun (姜東潤) 9p, Park Jeonghwan (朴廷桓) 9p, An Sungjoon (安成浚) 9p, Byun Sangil (卞相壹) 9p, Shin Minjun (申旻埈) 9p, Shin Jinseo (申眞諝) 9p, Han Seungjoo (韓昇周) 9p, Kim Myeonghun (金明訓) 9p China Liao Yuanhe (廖元赫) 9p, Ding Hao (丁浩) 9p, Wang Xinghao (王星昊) 9p, Dang Yifei (党毅飛) 9p, Yang Kaiwen (楊楷文) 9p, Yang Dingxin (楊鼎新) 9p, Zhao Chenyu (趙晨宇) 9p, Gu Zihao (辜梓豪) 9p, Li Qincheng (李欽誠) 9p, Xie Ke (謝科) 9p, Lian Xiao (連笑) 9p, Fan Yin (范胤) 9p, Tan Xiao (檀嘯) 9p, Shi Yue (時越) 9p, Jiang Weijie (江維傑) 9p, Xia Chenkun (夏晨琨) 9p, Wang Shuo (王碩) 8p, Zhou Hongyu (周泓余) 7p, Tu Jikang (涂季康) 6p Chinese Taipei Hsu Haohung (許皓鋐) 9p World Xu Xiaofan, amateur (Singapore)
