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 | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1996–1997 | Lee Changho |
3–0 | Yoo Changhyuk |
| 2nd | 1997–1998 | O Rissei |
3–2 | Yoo Changhyuk |
| 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 |
| 26th | 2021–2022 | Shin Jin-seo |
2–0 | Yang Dingxin |
By nation
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
12 | 15 |
| China |
11 | 10 |
| 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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