If anyone wants to catch some good games, on Oro now is LG Cup matches
http://igo-kisen.hp.infoseek.co.jp/lg.html

And more importantly, Chen Yaoye vs Gu Li for Chinese Tianyuan
http://igo-kisen.hp.infoseek.co.jp/tn.html

Perhaps the most striking upset so far is Suzuki Ayumi defeating Gu Lingyi, a top-class Chinese pro who has beaten players such as Gu Li, Lee Sedol+Changho, and so on. It's a pity that the SGF was not uploaded to the site. I wonder if any amateurs will pull through to the end of the prelims; only 3 remaining .

A Japanese report suggests that Suzuki's victory over Gu Lingyi was in no way flukish. She played a well balanced game that went down to the final half point. A slight let-down was that no-one in the Jpaanese team believed her when she said she'd won! She followed that up with victory over one of the Korean 9-dans, Mun Myeong-keun. Another Japanese lady, Okuda Aya, also had a moment of glory.

Kim Miri has also kept the ladies's flag flying nicely.

wait, isn't that a bit contradictory?

sounds like her team thought it was unexpected.

Not really. A fluke implies a not-so-deserved win. The fact that no-one believed her may just be their lack of faith in her higher than expected playing form.

Sadly, her great run came to end, losing to Heo Youngho by 2.5.

16 players are qualified via the preliminaries 11 of them are chinese, 5 korean, no taiwanese, no japanese (though from japan Ryu Shikun and Cho Sonjin were the only 9 dan taking part). Some youngsters (fresh 1 or 2 dans) fared pretty well though. Any comments?

I am extremely saddened that Cho Hunhyun didn't pull through, especially after beating Luo Xihe . Also, looks like no amateurs made it either.