Lee Changho today improved his chances of advancing to the 38th Myeongin semifinals by defeating Kim Seongjae (4d) by resignation. Changho now stands at 2:2 with one league game left to play. That last game, however, will be against Lee Sedol. Kang Dongyun is in the best position at the moment with a 2:0 record but he too will have to face Sedol in one of his last two games. It’ll be interesting to see what, if any, affect Sedol’s recent loss to Kong Jie has on his game from here on out.
Kong Jie defeated Lee Sedol by a massive 12.5 points in the 23rd Fujitsu Cup title match. This is the first Fujitsu Cup title for Kong Jie, adding to an already impressive list of international titles. Following some unfavorable exchanges early on, Lee Sedol fought to reverse the flow and come from behind. Kong Jie, nevertheless, stayed the course and was successful in shutting him down. This is obviously a major win for Kong Jie, solidifying his #1 status on the international stage.
Lee Sedol and Kong Jie each won their respective semifinal matches today in the 23rd Fujitsu Cup. Sedol defeated Piao Wenyao (5d) by resignation and Jie defeated Qiu Jun (8d) by resignation (games below). They face each other for the title match on July 5th in what will certainly be one of the top matches of the year.
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