The Match (2025 film)
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| Hangul | 승부 |
| Hanja | 勝負 |
| Lit. | The Game |
| RR | Seungbu |
| MR | Sŭngbu |
| Directed by | Kim Hyung-joo |
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| Produced by | Kim Tae-won |
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| Cinematography | You Eok |
| Edited by | Kim Sang-bum |
| Music by | Jo Yeong-wook |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$14.6 million |
The Match (Korean: 승부) is a 2025 South Korean biographical sports drama film directed and written by Kim Hyung-joo, based on two real-life notable Go players Cho Hun-hyun and Lee Chang-ho. It stars Lee Byung-hun, Yoo Ah-in, Ko Chang-seok, Hyun Bong-sik, Moon Jeong-hee, and Kim Kang-hoon. The film was released theatrically on March 26, 2025. It grossed a total of $13,852,771 domestically becoming the seventh highest-grossing film in South Korea in 2025.