‘Japanese Killer’ Shin Jin-seo, wins all 46 games... Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance advanced to the round of 16

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Cheon Byeong-hyuk = Shin Jin-seo, 9th Dan, went undefeated against Japanese professional players and passed the first round of the Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Cup.

On the second day of the round of 32 of the 2026 Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance World Baduk Masters final held at the Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Global Campus in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do on the 11th, Shin Jin-seo was defeated by Japan's powerhouse Doramaru Shibano in 221 moves.

Shin Jin-seo, who caught the black, was in a somewhat disadvantageous situation as he suffered a loss in the left-hand battle against Shibano, who has recently emerged as Japan's number one player.

However, Shin Jin-seo, who balanced the situation in the battle on the right side, entered the final game and was slightly ahead in the center finish.

Afterwards, as the differences between the houses widened little by little, Shibano threw a stone.

Since joining the pro ranks, Shin Jin-seo has won all 46 matches against Japanese players.

9th dan Park Jeong-hwan defeated 9th dan Kang Dong-yoon in a ‘brother showdown’ after 159 moves and joined the round of 16.

9th dan Kim Myung-hoon was eliminated after losing to 9th dan Dang Yifei of China.

In Korea, a total of four players, including 9th dan Byun Sang-il and Mok Jin-seok, who won the round of 32 the previous day, advanced to the round of 16.

11 people from China and 1 person from Japan joined the round of 16.

After the round of 32, the round of 16 draw resulted in Korea all facing Chinese players.

On the first day of the round of 16 held on the 12th, Shin Jin-seo will face 9-dan Yang Ding-shin, Park Jeong-hwan will face 9-dan Swe, and Mok Jin-seok will face 9-dan Dang Yifei.

Byeon Sang-il will face 9th Dan Wang Xinghao on the 13th.

The prize money for the winner of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance is 300 million won, and the prize money for the runner-up is 100 million won.

The time limit is 5 1-minute countdowns for each 2 hours.