China representative Gu Li drew a bye in the first round, setting up a first round matchup between Japan's Iyama Yuta and South Korea's Lee Sedol.
[1] Yuta's defeat of Sedol matched-up the BC Card Cup champion with Gu Li, who received a bye in the first-round.
Sedol, taking white for the second match in a row, lost again by resignation.
[1] Yuta faced Li in the final, winning by resignation in 208 moves.
[Yuta]’s endgame was perfect, and [Li] didn’t get any chances afterwards.