1, Introduction: Samsung Cup was founded in 1996, co-sponsored by Korea Central Daily News and KBS * *, and sponsored by Samsung Fire and Maritime Insurance Company of Korea, with the first prize of 200 million won and the second prize of 50 million won. Players from all over the world won the championship right of 16 through the qualifiers, and another 16 was the seed player, who was not selected and entered the championship directly. Now, the final is three defenses.
2. Previous champions and winning history: the first session: yoda norimoto (Jin Xiuzhuang,,, Liang,) the second session: Li Changgao (Lin Haifeng, Paul Yu Pin, Naotahiko, Ma Xiaochun, Kobayashi) the third session: Li Changgao (Zhao Jinshan, Kudo Jifu, Kobayashi, Zhao Zhixun, Ma Xiaochun) the fourth session: Joo-ho.