Nong Shim Cup Final Round to start from 17th Feb
The third and final round of the 26th Nongshim Cup will start as planned on 17 February 2025. Here are the remaining players from each country:
China (3): Li Xuanhao, Ding Hao, Xie Erhao (3 wins)
Korea (2): Shin Jinseo, Park Junghwan
Japan (1): Shibano Toramaru
In Game 10 on the 17th, Shibano Toramaru, the last man standing in Japan will challenge Xie Erhao who has won 3 games consecutively against Kim Myunghun, Ichiriki Ryo and Shin Minjun in Round 2. Before that, Kim Myunghun won 4 games consecutively and Ke Jie won 2 games consecutively before losing to Kim Myunghun by time.
Games will be played every day at 3pm KST until all players from the countries other than the winning country are eliminated. There will be a minimum of 3 games and a maximum of 5 games. Games would be broadcast on most Asian Go servers. There will also be video streams on channels such as BadukTV.
The winning team of Nongshim Cup will receive a prize of 500 million won. An additional prize of 10 million won will be awarded for three consecutive wins (an additional 10 million won will be paid for each additional win after three consecutive wins). Each player is given one hour of thinking time with one 60-second overtime.
Will Shibano Toramaru break through Xie Erhao and help Japan survive a bit longer? Stay tuned to find out!
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