Ke Jie withdrew from the game and missed out on the 200 million won prize money. Nie Weiping called this game a tragedy for the Go world.

The 29th LG Cup World Go Championship finals ushered in the decisive game. When Chinese chess player Ke Jie played Black and Korean chess player Byun Sang-il reached the 159th move, the referee came and called a timeout, saying that Ke Jie's moves were against the rules, and then the game was closed and suspended. Ke Jie believed that the timing of the referee's enforcement was inappropriate, and protested at the scene and asked for a rematch, but the Korean side insisted on penalizing 2 black pieces and continuing the game.

In the end, Ke Jie withdrew from the competition and missed out on the 200 million won prize money. The Chinese Go Association responded that it did not accept the result of the third game of this LG Cup.

Regarding South Korea's penalty, Go champion Nie Weiping publicly stated, "This LG Cup final is a tragedy for the Go world. This kind of thing has not happened in so many years. I feel very sorry for Ke Jie. South Korea should have done better! Ke Jie's withdrawal was violent! It took a lot of effort to go from the qualifiers to the final. South Korea does not respect the labor of the players."

In addition, many chess players also publicly complained that the Korean referee was too shady this time.