8th LG Cup

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The 8th LG Cup featured:

South Korea Republic in East Asia

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and lying to the east of the Asian mainland. The name Korea is derived from Goguryeo which was one of the great powers in East Asia during its time, ruling most of the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, parts of the Russian Far East and Inner Mongolia, under Gwanggaeto the Great. South Korea lies in the north temperate zone and has a predominantly mountainous terrain. It comprises an estimated 51.4 million residents distributed over 100,363 km2 (38,750 sq mi). Its capital and largest city is Seoul, with a population of around 10 million.

An Young-gil is a South Korean professional Go player of 8-dan rank. As of 2011, An Young-gil was living in Australia promoting the game of Go. Co-founder of Go Game Guru, an open membership organization to promote Go to English-speaking students.

Lee Chang-ho South Korean Go player

Lee Chang-ho is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank. He is regarded by many as the best Go player of the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was a student of Cho Hun-hyun 9-dan. He is the second youngest to become a professional Go player in South Korean history behind Cho Hun-hyun. He is the only player to have won all eight international competitions at least once.

Out of the 24 players that participated, the holder of the 7th LG Cup, Lee Sedol, and runner-up Lee Chang-ho were given automatic berths.

The 7th LG Cup featured:

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
              
      
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Bin   0
  Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sedol  1  
  Lee Sedol   0
  Cho Hanseung  1  
  Flag of Europe.svg Alexander Dinerchtein   0
  Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Hanseung  0  
  Cho Hanseung   0
  Lee Chang-ho  1  
  Flag of Japan.svg Cho Chikun   0
  Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Chang-ho  1  
 Lee Chang-ho  1
   Kim Joo-ho   0  
  Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Joo-ho  1
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Heyang   0  
 Lee Chang-ho  3
   Mok Jin-seok   1
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Lei  1
  Flag of South Korea.svg Song Tae Kon   0  
  Wang Lei   0
  Mok Jin-seok  1  
  Flag of South Korea.svg Mok Jin-seok  1
  Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Hunhyun   0 
 Mok Jin-seok  1
   Won Seong-jin   0  
  Flag of South Korea.svg Won Seong-jin  1
  Flag of the United States.svg Michael Redmond   0  
 Won Seong-jin  1
   Chang Hao   0  
  Flag of South Korea.svg Yoo Changhyuk   0
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chang Hao  1  

Final

Player 1 2 3 4 5 T
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Chang-ho Loss Won Won Won N.P. 3
Flag of South Korea.svg Mok Jin-seok Won Loss Loss Loss N.P. 1
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