LG Cup (Go)
LG Cup World Baduk Championship (Korean: LG배 세계기왕전, Hanja: LG杯 世界棋王戰) is a Go competition.
| LG Cup (Go) | |
|---|---|
| Full name | LG Cup World Baduk Championship |
| Started | 1996 |
| Sponsors | LG |
| Prize money | 300,000,000 Won ($266,000) |
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 Kiwang (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1996-1997 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
Lee Changho | 3–0 | |
Yoo Changhyuk |
| 2nd | 1997-1998 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
O Rissei | 3–2 | ||
| 3rd | 1998-1999 | |
Lee Changho | 3–0 | |
Ma Xiaochun |
| 4th | 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 | |
| 12th | 2007-2008 | |
Lee Sedol | 2–1 | |
Han Sanghoon |
| 13th | 2008-2009 | |
Gu Li | 2–0 | Lee Sedol | |
| 14th | 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 | |
| 17th | 2012-2013 | Shi Yue | 2–0 | Won Seongjin | ||
| 18th | 2013-2014 | Tuo Jiaxi | 2–1 | |
Zhou Ruiyang | |
| 19th | 2014-2015 | |
Park Junghwan | 2–1 | |
Kim Jiseok |
| 20th | 2015-2016 | Kang Dong-yun | 2–1 | Park Yeonghun | ||
| 21st | 2016-2017 | |
Dang Yifei | 2–0 | |
Zhou Ruiyang |
| 22nd | 2017-2018 | Xie Erhao | 2-1 | |
Iyama Yuta | |
| 23rd | 2018-2019 | Yang Dingxin | 2-1 | |
Shi Yue | |
| 24th | 2019-2020 | |
Shin Jin-seo | 2-0 | |
Park Junghwan |
| 25th | 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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