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LG Cup (Go) 
Summary
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 edit
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 edit
| 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 Sang-hoon
|
| 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[3] | 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[4] | Shi Yue
|
| 24th | 2019–2020 | Shin Jin-seo
|
2–0 | Park Junghwan
|
| 25th | 2020–2021 | Shin Min-jun
|
2–1[5] | Ke Jie
|
| 26th | 2021–2022 | Shin Jin-seo
|
2–0[6] | Yang Dingxin
|
| 27th | 2022–2023 | Ding Hao
|
2–0[7] | Yang Dingxin
|
| 28th | 2023–2024 | Shin Jin-seo
|
2–0 | Byun Sang-il
|
By nation edit
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea
|
13 | 16 |
| China
|
12 | 11 |
| Japan
|
2 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei
|
1 | 0 |
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Park Junghwan wins 19th LG Cup – Breaking international title drought". Go Game Guru. 2015-02-12. Archived from the original on 2015-09-21.
- ^ "21岁的杨鼎新：仍是当年最值得期待的少年棋手". sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2019-11-26.
- ^ "LG杯决赛柯洁1-2负韩国名将申旻埈 无缘成为最年轻九冠王". Tencent Sports (in Chinese). 2021-02-04.
- ^ "'직선 공격' 신진서, 짜릿한 재역전극으로 LG배 우승(종합)". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 2022-02-09.
- ^ "22岁丁浩LG杯夺冠！00后棋手也是时候担起大任了". Xinmin Evening News (in Chinese). 2023-02-02.