
Round of 32 Streams:
Games will start on 2025-11-09T03:00:00Z.
For the full match-ups and info, please refer to here.
The Vietnamese player Ha Quynh Anh is very visible wearing a bright orange red coat. And I think she is also the youngest player here (I believe she was born in 2006, not yet 20 years old)
Fu Jianheng is also born in 2006, and Ye Changxin is born in 2007 so she’s not the youngest. But yeah, she’s the most obvious here haha. She also beat the oldest player in the final game in the selections.
Kim Jiseok beats Wang Xinghao! Wow!

Round of 16 Day 1 Streams:
Games will start on 2025-11-10T03:00:00Z
BadukTV - Park Junghwan 9p (Korea) VS Shibano Toramaru 9p (Japan)
For the full results and match-ups, please refer to here.
Kim Jiseok beats Lian Xiao and gets into Top 8! Amazing!
Round of 16 Day 2 Streams:
Games will start on 2025-11-11T03:00:00Z
BadukTV – Shin Jinseo 9p (Korea) VS Liao Yuanhe 9p (China)
For the full results and match-ups, please refer to here.
That was an interesting sacrifice of the lower left corner, got a lot out of it.
It was a mistake according to AI though haha.
Shin Jinseo has been eliminated by Liao Yuanhe in the round of 16!
There were quite a few upsets already. Let’s see if there will be more for the upcoming rounds.
Would’ve been a big upset if Ding Hao also lost but he still has a chance to be the champion for the third consecutive time.

Round of 8 Day 1 Streams:
Games will start on 2025-11-12T03:00:00Z
BadukTV - Tan Xiao 9p(China) VS Ding Hao 9p (China)
For the full results and match-ups, please refer to here.
Ding Hao wins by 0.5 points and gets into Top 4!
Round of 8 Day 2 Streams:
Games will start on 2025-11-13T03:00:00Z
BadukTV – Park Junghwan 9p (Korea) VS Yang Dingxin 9p (China)
TygemTV – Kang Dongyoon 9p (Korea) VS Kim Jiseok 9p (Korea)
For the full results and match-ups, please refer to here.
Park Junghwan beats Yang Dingxin to get into Top 4!
The semi-finals line-up will be Korea 2 and China 2.

Semi-final Day 1 Streams:
Park Junghwan 9p (Korea) VS Liao Yuanhe 9p (China)
Games will start on 2025-11-14T03:00:00Z
For the full results and match-ups, please refer to here.
Do you think Park Junghwan can avenge Shin Jinseo?
- Yes, he’s the avenger
- No, Liao Yuanhe beat Korea No. 1, he won’t have problems with No. 2
Semi-final Day 2 Streams:
Kim Jiseok 9p (Korea) VS Ding Hao 9p (China)
The game will start at 2025-11-15T03:00:00Z
For the full results and match-ups, please refer to here.
Poll: Who will get another chance to be the Samsung Cup champion?
- Ding Hao, he won the previous two Samsung Cups, surely he can’t lose here
- Kim Jiseok, it’s time for Prince Kim to shine again!
I can’t not comment on this…
For such a prestigious competition, the lighting is appalling. The massive black shadows covering vast chunks of territory cannot be considered neutral. Perhaps Black eases off, feeling that they are further ahead than what they really are, or perhaps White starts playing more aggressively than needed erroneously thinking themselves to be further behind. “They’re professionals” I hear you say. Yes, but they’re still human. Better lighting please Samsung, this is what the fans want. This is what the players deserve.
