[LG Cup] Park Junghwan wins against Shin Jinseo after 17 consecutive losses over 3 years; Ichiriki and Hsu Haohung get into the top 8
LG Cup Top 8
Park Junghwan (left) wins against Shin Jinseo (right) after losing 17 times consecutively
Ichiriki Ryo (right) wins against Kim Beomseo (left)
Sumire (left) loses to Hsu Haohung (right)
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All matchups and kifus can be found here.
Results for Round of 16:
Ichiriki Ryo 1-0 Kim Beomseo
Shin Jinseo 0-1 Park Junghwan
Iyama Yuta 0-1 Kang Dongyun
Seol Hyunjun 1-0 Hwang Jaeyeon
Sumire 0-1 Hsu Haohung
Choi Jung 0-1 Ahn Kukhyun
Zhou Junxun 0-1 Byun Sangil
Cho U 0-1 Shin Minjun
Matchups for Quarterfinals:
Ichiriki Ryo VS Ahn Kukhyun
Seol Hyunjun VS Hsu Haohung
Park Junghwan VS Byun Sangil
Kang Dongyun VS Shin Minjun
Schedule:
Round of 24: 19th May 2025
Round of 16: 21st May 2025
Quarterfinals: 4th August 2025
Semi-finals: 6th August 2025
Finals Game 1: 19th January 2026
Finals Game 2: 21st January 2026
Finals Game 3: 22nd January 2026
All games begin at 10:00 AM (GMT+9) and have a time limit of 3 hours per player, plus a 40-second byoyomi 5 times.
The prize money is 300 million Korean won for the winner, 100 million Korean won for the runner-up, 24 million Korean won for the semifinalists, 12 million Korean won for the quarterfinalists, 6 million Korean won for the round of 16 participants, and 4 million Korean won for the round of 24 participants. Historically, Korea has won the tournament 14 times, China 12 times, Japan 2 times, and Taiwan 1 time.