LG Cup (Go)
| LG Cup (Go) | |
|---|---|
| Full name | LG Cup World Baduk Championship |
| Started | 1996 |
| Sponsors | LG |
| Prize money | 300,000,000 Won ($266,000) |
LG Cup World Baduk Championship (Korean: LG배 세계기왕전, Hanja: LG杯 世界棋王戰) is a Go competition.
Outline[]
The LG Cup is organized by the Chosun Ilbo newspaper and sponsored by the LG Group of Korea.[1] The LG Cup was created after the (기왕; 棋王) title from Korea was abolished. There are 16 players who compete in a preliminary, and another 16 players are invited. The latest edition had 256 competitors in the preliminary, the biggest in history. The players are invited from the following Weiqi/Go/Baduk associations.
- 2 from the holder and runner-up of the previous year.
- 6 from
South Korea - 3 from
Japan - 3 from
China - 1 from
Chinese Taipei - 1 wildcard
The final is a best-of-three match. The komi is 6.5 points, and each player has 3 hours main time and five 40-second byoyomi periods. The winner's purse is 300,000,000 won and the total prize pool is 1.3 billion won.[2]
Winners & runners-up[]
| Edition | Years | Nat. | Winner | Score | Nat. | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–1997 | 
|
Lee Changho | 3–0 | 
|
Yoo Changhyuk | |
| 1997–1998 | 
|
O Rissei | 3–2 | |||
| 1998–1999 |
|
Lee Changho | 3–0 | 
|
Ma Xiaochun | |
| 1999–2000 |
|
Yu Bin | 3–1 |
|
Yoo Changhyuk | |
| 5th | 2000–2001 |
|
Lee Changho | 3–2 | Lee Sedol | |
| 6th | 2001–2002 | Yoo Changhyuk | 3–2 | Cho Hunhyun | ||
| 7th | 2002–2003 | Lee Sedol | 3–1 | Lee Changho | ||
| 8th | 2003–2004 | Lee Changho | 3–1 | Mok Jinseok | ||
| 9th | 2004–2005 | 
|
Cho U | 3–1 |
|
Yu Bin |
| 10th | 2005–2006 |
|
Gu Li | 3–2 | Chen Yaoye | |
| 11th | 2006–2007 | 
|
Chou Chun-hsun | 2–1 | Hu Yaoyu | |
| 2007–2008 |
|
Lee Sedol | 2–1 |
|
Han Sanghoon | |
| 2008–2009 |
|
Gu Li | 2–0 | Lee Sedol | ||
| 2009–2010 | Kong Jie | 2–0 | Lee Changho | |||
| 15th | 2010–2011 | Piao Wenyao | 2–0 |
|
Kong Jie | |
| 16th | 2011–2012 | Jiang Weijie | 2–0 |
|
Lee Changho | |
| 2012–2013 | Shi Yue | 2–0 | Won Seongjin | |||
| 2013–2014 | Tuo Jiaxi | 2–1 |
|
Zhou Ruiyang | ||
| 2014–2015 |
|
Park Junghwan | 2–1 |
|
Kim Jiseok | |
| 2015–2016 | Kang Dong-yun | 2–1 | Park Yeonghun | |||
| 2016–2017 |
|
2–0 |
|
Zhou Ruiyang | ||
| 2017–2018 | 2–1 |
|
Iyama Yuta | |||
| 2018–2019 | Yang Dingxin | 2–1 |
|
Shi Yue | ||
| 2019–2020 |
|
Shin Jin-seo | 2–0 |
|
Park Junghwan | |
| 2020–2021 | Shin Min-jun | 2–1 |
|
Ke Jie |
By nation[]
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea
|
11 | 15 |
| China
|
11 | 9 |
| Japan
|
2 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei
|
1 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "LG Cup World Baduk Championship". Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Ke Jie loses LG Cup final 1-2 to top Korean Shin Min-jun, misses opportunity to become youngest nine-time champion". Tencent Sports (in Chinese). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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