Liu Shizhen 5-dan of China found playing away on Cheju island in Korea no problem as he wrapped up the 3rd China-Korea King of the New Stars title on 30 June 2000. Opponent Yi Sang-hun was unable even to make an endgame fight of it and had to resign on move 204.

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Liu Shizhen 5-dan, 22, of China has taken the lead in the 3rd best-of-three match between the Kings of the New Stars of China and Korea. In Game 1 on 28 June 2000 he defeated Yi Sang-hun 3-dan, 25, in Seoul.

Liu was the winner of the Xinren Wang title in February whilst Yi took the BC Card Cup: King of the New Stars in May.

The Chinese appear to regard Yi's younger brother, Se-tol 3-dan, as a tougher opponent. Sang-hun is noted as a strong attacking player keen on keeping the initiative, but apt to be unsteady. Even if this is true, Sang-hun's record this year so far, apart from winning the BC Card Cup, is an impressive 16-5.

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Game 2 (and 3 if needed) will be on Cheju island, Korea, on 30 June and 2 July respectively.

The event is between the winner of the King of the New Stars titles in each country (Xinren Wang in China, BC Card Cup: King of the New Stars in Korea). The main sponsor is the Korean BC Card group.

The winner of a best-of-three final gets 5 million won and the runner-up 2 million won.