Lee Sedol (9d) defeated Lee Changho (9d) by resignation in the first round of the 6th Price Information Cup. Sedol leads the best of 3 series 1:0. The second round will be played on September 15th.
Iyama Yuta (9d) defeated Takao Shinji (9d) by 6.5 points in the first round of the 35th Meijin title match. Iyama Yuta is the defending Meijin title holder. Takao Shinji held the title in 2006, defeating Cho U 4:2. The second round will be played on September 16-17.
In the second round of the 6th Qiwang, Tuo Jiaxi (3d) defeated Kong Jie (9d) by resignation. Kong Jie who is the current Qiwang title holder has now been eliminated from tournament play. In other second-round matches: Li Zhe (6d) defeated Piao Wenyao (5d); Wu Guangya (6d) defeated Tan Xiao (5d); Peng Liyao (5d) defeated Nie Weiping (9d); Gu Lingyi (5d) defeated Chang Hao (9d); Xie He (7d) defeated Shi Yue (5d); Zhang Li (5d) defeated Ding Wei (9d); Qui Jun (8d) defeated Chen Yaoye’s (9d).
In third round play of the 15th GS Caltex Cup challenger tournament, Kim Jiseok (7d) defeated Choi Cheolhan (9d) by resignation. The semifinals will pit Kim Jiseok against Won Sungjin (9d) on September 29th and Park Yeonghun (9d) against Lee Younggu (8d) on September 15th.
Jiang Weijie (5d) defeated Li Zhe (6d) by resignation in the third and final round of the 23rd Mingren challenger decision match, thus winning the series 2:1. Jiang Weijie will now face Gu Li (9d) for the Mingren title.
