The 26th Samsung Cup Korea qualifier continued on August 23, with the open group Park Yongxun defeating Yoo Min-young, Yoon Chan-hee defeating 5th-ranked Won Sung-hyun, Lee Chang-seok (10th) defeating Park Seung-hwa, Hong Sang-ji defeating Kwon Hyo-jin, Lee Dong-hoon (5th), Ahn Sung-jun (8th), Park Ha-min, Cho Han-seung and so on.
The women's group was the most competitive, with a 35-1 exit rate. Cui Jing defeated Wu Youzhen in the 26th hand-draw to advance to the final four of the group, and tomorrow will face Lee Hyun-jin, with Cao Seung-ya and Park Ji-juan vying for another final spot.
The elder group Lee Chang-ho will fight Kim Il-hwan and Yoo Chang-hyuk will play against Choi Myung-hoon.
Among the new talents, Lim Jin-wook Han Sang-hoon, who made his debut, and Kim Seung-jin, who entered the section in April this year, and Kim Seung-jin, who entered the section in June, continued to advance. Amateur players Kim Yun-tae and Kim Seung-joo reached the third round, but lost to Choi Hyun-joon and Choi Chul-han respectively.
Open Qualifier Semifinals Matchups:
Lin Jinyu-Yoon Chan-hee, Lee Ho-bum-Park Ha-min;
Li Yuanrong - Li Dongxun, Zhao Hancheng - Kang Youhe;
Lee Chun-woo-Ahn Sung-jun, Park Yong-hoon-Kim Chang-hoon;
Han Seung-joo -Park Chang-jin, Park Shin-young-Hong Sang-ji;
Lee Chang-seok-Jin Seung-jin, Cho Wan-joo-Joo-young;
Jin Mingxun-Hong Maozhen, Li Yuan-Jin Shengzhen;
Hyun-joon-joon Park Hyun-so, Kim Jin-hye-Choi Chul-han.
According to gender and age, the Korean Qualifiers are divided into open group, women's group, and elder group (born before August 19, 1976), and the selection quota is 7 people in the open group, 1 person in the women's group, and 1 member in the elder group. The open group consisted of 12 amateur players (6 in the house and 6 in the amateur rankings). The qualifiers will be held at the Korea Chess Academy Stadium, with 5 rounds of open groups and 6 rounds of women's and seniors. The 9 contestants who have qualified will participate in the competition together with 7 Other Chinese players, 2 Japanese players and 1 Taiwanese player.
The 13 freed seeds were the top 4 of the previous year (Ke Jie, Shin Jin-chen, Yang Dingxin, Xie Erhao), 8 national seeded players (4 from South Korea, 2 from China, 2 from Japan), and 1 wild card. South Korea's seeds are Shin Min-gil (LG Cup winner), Park Young-hwan (second), Bian Sang-il (third) and Kim Ji-seok (fifth). It is expected that the wild card will still be a Korean chess player, so the round of 32 will include 15 south Koreans, 12 chinese, 4 japanese and 1 taiwanese player. The round of 32 to the final of the tournament will be held from October 19 to November 3. The time spent in the Korean preliminary selection is 40 minutes per side, and the competition is 2 hours per side, and 5 times 1 minute second reading. The prize money for the champion is 300 million, and the runner-up is 100 million won.
Samsung Cup Past Champions and Runners-up:
The second year of the year won the score and the second place
1 1996 Yitian Kiki 9th Dan 2-1 Liu Changhe 9th Dan
2 1997 Lee Chang-ho 9-dan 3-0 Kobayashi Kyaw 9-dan
3 1998 Lee Chang-ho 9-dan 3-2 Ma Xiaochun 9-dan
4 1999 Lee Chang-ho 9-dan 3-0 Cho Sun-jin 9-dan
5 2000 Liu Chang-hyuk 9-dan 3-1 Yamada Nori 3Sei 8-dan
6 2001 Cho Hwan Hyun 9 Dan 2-1 Chang Hao 9 Dan
7 2002 Cao Xuanxuan Nine Duan 2-0 Wang Lei Eight Duan
8 2003 Cho Ji-hoon 9-dan 2-1 Park Yong-hoon 4-dan
9 2004 Lee Sedol Nine Duan 2-0 Wang Tan 5 Duan
10 2005 9 sections of the Roche River 2-1 Lee Chang Ho 9 sections
11 2006 Chang Hao 9 Dan 2-0 Lee Chang Ho 9 Dan
12 2007 Lee Se-seok 9 Dan 2-1 Park Yong Xun 9 Dan
13 2008 Lee Sedol 9 dan 2-0 Kong Jie 7 dan
14 2009 Kong Jie 9 sections 2-0 Qiu Jun 8 sections
15 2010 Coulee 9-dan 2-1 Xu Yinghao 8-dan
16 2011 Yuan Sheng Qin 9 segments 2-1 Coulee 9 segments
17 2012 Lee Sedol 9 dan 2-1 Coulee 9 dan
18 2013 Tang Weixing 3rd Dan 2-0 Lee Sedol 9th Dan
19 2014 Kim Ji-seok 9-dan 2-0 Don Wei-sung 9-dan
20 2015 Ke Jie nine segments 2-0 times more than nine segments
21 2016 Ke Jie Nine Duan 2-1 柁嘉熹九段
22 2017 Gu Zihao 5 dan 2-1 Tang Weixing 9 dan
23 2018 Ke Jie Nine Duan 2-1 An Guo Hyun Eight Duan
24 2019 Tang Weixing 9th Dan 2-1 Yang Dingxin 9th Duan
25 2020 Ke Jie Nine Duan 2-0 Shen Zhen Zhen Nine Duan
Liu Chang-hyuk, who won the chief executive duel, was the winner of the 2000 Samsung Cup
After 15 years, he met Kim Young-sam of Liu Chang-hyuk again
Kim Il-hwan
Lee Chang-seok in the 7th year of conquest
Junjun
Park Only-hyun, who encounters Hyun-joon-joon
Kim Seung-joo, a 15-year-old student, lost to Choi Chul-han
Choi Chul-han
Lee Hyun Lee Ke Song Zhi Xun
Kim Seung-jae, who reached the round of 16 of the 2014 Samsung Cup
At the age of 15, Kim Seung-jae-jin half-eye was promoted
Hongmao Town time wins
Choi Myung-hoon, who played in the Seniors group for the first time, was promoted
Cui Jing has reached the round of 16 of the Samsung Cup
Wu Youzhen was no match for Cui Jing
Li Weizhen, who met Cui Jing
Cao Chengya, who is constantly advancing
Will play against Park Ji-juan of Cho Seung-ya
Willow
Lee Du String
Park Ji-young
Qualifier semi-finals on the 24th (via hangame)