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 | 6th Jeongganjang Cup Final. (4/3/2008)  |
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| The game 13 of the 6th Jeongganjang Cup Women Go Contest was held on 4/3, Lee Minjin 5p defeated Rui Naiwei 9p by 7.5 points and again helped Korean team to win the champion with three consecutive wins. So far, this contest came to an end, both Chinese team and Japanese just won three games each, Korean team won total seven games. Korean chief commander Park JiEun 9p didn't get to play and Korean team successfully defended their champion. The game rules are one hour each side in regular time and three times 40-second overtime. The champion and runner-up prize are 75 million and 15 million South Korean Won respectively. |
| 6th Jeongganjang Cup Game 9. (3/6/2008) |
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| The game 9 of the 6th Jeongganjang Cup Women Go Contest was held on 3/6, as a result Tang Yi 2p of China defeated Lee Hajin 3p of Korea by 7.5 points. The game 10 (the last game of this phase) will continue on 3/7, Yashiro Kumiko 5p of Japan will challenge Tang Yi 2p. |
| 6th Jeongganjang Cup Game 8. (3/5/2008) |
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| In the game 8 of the 6th Jeongganjang Cup Women Go Contest held on 3/5, Lee Hajin 2p of Korea beat Mannami Kana 4p of Japan and achieved two straight wins. The game 9 will continue on 3/6, Chinese player Tang Yi 2p will challenge Lee Hajin. |
| 6th Jeongganjang Cup Game 7. (3/4/2008) |
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| The game 7 of the 6th Jeongganjang Cup Women Go Contest continues on 3/4, Lee Hajin 2p of Korea defeated Fan Weijing 2p of China by resignation. So far, only two Chinese players are left in this contest, and both Korea and Japan still have 3 players. The game 8 will be held on 3/5, one Japanese player will challenge Lee Hajin. |
| 6th Jeongganjang Cup Game 5. (3/2/2008) |
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| The second phase of the 6th Jeongganjang Cup Women Go Contest starts to play on 3/2. In the game 5, Aoki Kikuyo 8p of Japan defeated Kim Sesil 2p of Korea by 2.5 points and achieved three straight wins in this event so far. The champion team prize is 75 million South Korean Won. The game 6 will continue on 3/3, one Chinese player will challenge Aoki Kikuyo. |
| The game 13 of the 9th Nong Shim Cup Ring Contest was held on 2/21, as a result, Chang Hao 9p of China defeated Park YuongHoon 9p of Korea by resignation. Thus Chang Hao achieved four straight wins and also helped Chinese team to win the first champion of this ring contest. The champion team prize is 150 million South Korean Won and Chang Hao also wins the 4th consecutive win prize of 20 million South Korean Won. |
| 9th Nong Shim Cup Ring Contest Game 12. (2/20/2008) |
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| In the game 12 of the 9th Nong Shim Cup Ring Contest held on 2/20, Chang Hao 9p of China defeated Lee Changho 9p of Korea by 0.5 point, so far Chang Hao won his third consecutive game in this term and also successfully ended Lee Changho's 18 consecutive wins in this tournament. Chinese team is just one victory away from winning this contest for the first time. Tomorrow Park YuongHoon will challenge Chang Hao. |
| 9th Nong Shim Cup Ring Contest Game 11. (2/19/2008) |
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| The game 11 of the 9th Nong Shim Cup Ring Contest was held on 2/19, as a result, Chang Hao 9p of China defeated Takao Shinji 9p of Japan and won his second consecutive game. So far, both China (Chang Hao and Gu Li) and South Korea (Park YuongHoon and Lee Changho) still have two players left, and Japanese team was all knocked out from this tournament. Tomorrow (2/20), Park YuongHoon may challenge Chang Hao. |
| Lee Sedol: 12th Samsung Cup champion. (1/24/2008) |
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In the decisive game 3 of the 12th Samsung Cup final held on 1/24, Lee Sedol 9p  defeated Park YuongHoon 9p by 1.5 points and won Samsung Cup champion for the second time, this is also Lee Sedol's eighth world champion (Fujitsu Cup 3 times, Samsung Cup 2 times, Toyota Cup World Oza 2 times, LG Cup 1 time). So far, South Korean players won total 47 world individual champions, Japanese 11, China 8 and China Taipei 1. |
| Gu Li: 4th Chang-ki Cup champion. (1/18/2008) |
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| In the decisive game 3 of the 4th Chang-ki Cup best-of-3 final held on 1/18, Gu Li 9p defeated Liu Xing 7p by resignation and won this champion for the first time by total score of 2:1. The champion and runner up prize are 400,000 and 100,000 Yuan respectively. So far, Gu Li has won champions in all national tournaments and becomes 'all champion' king (2nd Liguang Cup champion, 16th CCTV Cup champion, two time Xingren Wang champion, two time Ahan Tongshan Cup champion, three time NEC Cup champion, four time Mingren Title and five time Tianyuan Title). |
| Gu Li: 13th NEC Cup Champion. (1/12/2008) |
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| In the 13th Chinese NEC Cup final held on 1/12, Gu Li defeated Kong Jie by resignation and won this champion for the third time, tying Chang Hao three-champion record in this event. The champion and runner up prize are 200 thousands and 80 thousands Chinese Yuan respectively. |
| 20th Mingren Title. (12/28/2007) |
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| In the game 3 of the 20th Chinese Mingren Title best-of-5 final held on 12/28, Gu Li 9p defeated Ding Wei 8p by resignation. Therefore, Gu Li successfully defended his title again by 3:0 and achieved the 4th consecutive title in this event, and in the four title matches Gu Li all beat his opponents by 3:0 and made twelve straight wins in Mingren Title match. The champion and runner-up prize are 100 thousands and 50 thousands Yuan respectively. |
| 9th Nong Shim Cup Ring Contest Game 10. (12/1/2007) |
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| In the game 10 of the 9th Nong Shim Cup Ring Contest held on 12/1, Chang Hao 9p of China defeated Mok Jinseok 9p of Korea by resignation. So far, the second phase (game 5-10) comes to an end, both China (Chang Hao and Gu Li) and South Korea (Park YuongHoon and Lee Changho) have two players left, Japan has only one player (Takao Shinji) left. The third and final phase will start on 2/19/2008 in Shanghai, China. |
| 9th Nong Shim Cup Ring Contest Game 9. (11/30/2007) |
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| Mok Jinseok 9p of Korea defeated Yoda Norimoto 9p of Japan by resignation in the game 9 of the 9th Nong Shim Cup Ring Contest held on 11/30 and won his third consecutive game in this event. On 12/1, Chang Hao 9p of China will challenge Mok Jinseok. |
| 9th Nong Shim Cup Ring Contest Game 8. (11/29/2007) |
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| In the game 8 of the 9th Nong Shim Cup Ring Contest held on 11/29, Mok Jinseok 9p of Korea defeated Hu Yaoyu 8p of China luckily by half point. In the game 9 tomorrow, Yoda Norimoto will challenge Mok Jinseok. |
| 12th Samsung Cup Semi Final. (11/23/2007) |
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| The semi final decisive game 3 of the 12th Samsung Cup was taken place on 11/23. As a result, Park YuongHoon 9p defeated Gu Li 9p again by 1.5 points and won the best-of-3 semi final by 2:1. Thus, two Korean players Lee Sedol and Park YuongHoon meet in the final. The best-of-3 final will start on 1/21/2008. |
| 9th Nong Shim Cup Ring Contest Game 4. (10/19/2007) |
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| In the last game (game 4) of phase 1 of the 9th Nong Shim Cup Ring Contest held on 10/19, Wang Xi 9p of China defeated Kono Rin 9p of Japan by 2.5 points and ended the first phase with two consecutive wins. The second phase (game 5-10) will take place from 11/26-12/1. |
| 9th Nong Shim Cup Ring Contest Game 1. (10/16/2007) |
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| The 9th Nong Shim Cup Ring Contest starts to play. In the first game held on 10/16, Hane Naoki 9p of Japan defeated Peng Quan 7p of China luckily by half point. Tomorrow (10/17) one Korean player will challenge Hane Naoki. |
| Park JiEun won 1st Dali Tourism Cup Champion. (7/23/2007) |
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| In the decisive game 3 of the 1st Dali Tourism Cup Women Go Contest best-of-3 final, Park JiEun 7p defeated Kim Hyeoimin 4p by 1.5 points and won the champion by total score 2:1. After this victory, Park JiEun 7p will be promoted to 8p by Korean Go Association related rules and most likely will become the 1st female 9 dan professional player in Korea. The champion and runner-up prize are 100,000 and 30,000 Yuan respectively. |
| Gu Li: 6th Chunlan Cup Champion. (3/25/2007) |
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| Gu Li 9p won the champion of 6th Chunlan Cup by a total score of 2:0 in best-of-3 final after he defeated Chang Hao 9p again by resignation in the final game 2 on 3/25. This is Gu Li's second world champion following LG Cup champion last year. The champion prize is $150,000. |
