List of professional Go tournaments

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This is a list of professional Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of Go. The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo Tournament in Japan, is for an event to be run annually, leading up to a title match and the award of a title for one year to the winner. Tournaments do not consist, generally, of players coming together in one place for a short period, but are spread out over time.

[edit] International

[edit] Open

Major

  • Ing Cup is a tournament sponsored by Ing Chang-ki, Ing, Yomiuri Shimbun, the Nihon-Kiin and the Kansai-Kiin every four years. The winner's purse is $500,000. The current title holder (2008) is Choi Cheol-han.
  • BC Card Cup is a tournament sponsored by BC Card every year. The winner's purse is 300,000,000 Won/$300,000. The current title holder (2009) is Gu Li.
  • World Oza is a tournament sponsored by Toyota Denso every two years. The winner's purse is 30,000,000 Yen/$285,000. The current title holder (2008) is Gu Li.
  • LG Cup is a tournament sponsored by LG Group. The winner's purse is 250,000,000 Won/$250,000. The current title holder (2009) is Gu Li.
  • Samsung Cup is a tournament sponsored by Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance (which is a branch of the Samsung Group) and the Hanguk Kiwon. The winner's prize is 200,000,000 Won/$200,000. The current title holder (2008) is Lee Sedol.
  • Chunlan Cup is a tournament sponsored by the Chunlan Group of China every two years. The winner's purse is 1,200,000 Yuan/$170,000. The current title holder (2009) is Chang Hao.
  • Fujitsu Cup is a tournament sponsored by Fujitsu and Yomiuri Shimbun. The winner's purse is 15,000,000 Yen/$141,000. The current title holder (2009) is Kang Dongyun.
  • Zhonghuan Cup is a title sponsored by the Taiwan Qiyuan and JPMorgan Chase. The winner's purse is 2,000,000 TWD/$62,000. The competition is arguably a major tournament because players from China have never participated and the prize money is considerably less than other major ones. The current title holder (2007) is Lee Chang-ho.

[edit] Defunct Tournaments

[edit] Women's

  • Dali Cup is a tournament sponsored by Dali Travel.

[edit] Defunct Tournaments

  • Haojue Cup

[edit] Continental

[edit] Open

[edit] Asia

Major

Team

[edit] Defunct Tournaments

  • Jinro Cup
  • Teda Cup Super Match

[edit] China-Korea

[edit] Team

[edit] China-Japan

[edit] Defunct Tournaments

[edit] China-Taiwan

[edit] Team

[edit] Taiwan-USA

  • Chai-chin Cup

[edit] Women's

[edit] Asia

[edit] Team

  • Jeongganjang Cup is a title sponsored by Jeongganjang. The current title holder is Team China.

[edit] Defunct Tournaments

  • Bohae Cup
  • Eastern Airlines Cup
  • Women Go Contest


[edit] South Korea South Korea

[edit] Open

Major

  • GS Caltex Cup is a title sponsored by GS Caltex. The winner's purse is 50,000,000 won/$51,000. The current title holder is Park Young-Hoon.
  • Kisung is a title sponsored by the World Newspaper. The winner's purse is 18,000,000 Won/$19,000. The current title holder is Park Young-Hoon.
  • Guksu is a title sponsored by the Far East Daily News. The winner's purse is 40,000,000 Won/$42,500. The current title holder is Lee Sedol.
  • Myungin is a title sponsored by the Kangwon Land Corporation. The current title holder is Lee Sedol.
  • Sibdang Cup is a title sponsored by the Wonik Corporation. The winner's prize is 25,000,000 Won/$26,000. The current title holder is Park Junghwan.
  • Prices Information Cup is a title sponsored by Korean Prices Information Foundation. The winner's purse is 22,000,000 Won/$23,000. The current title holder is Kim Jiseok.
  • Chunwon is a title sponsored by Sports Korea. The winner's purse is 20,000,000 Won/$21,000. The current title holder is Kang Dongyun.

Minor

  • BC Card Cup is a title sponsored by Sports Korea and BC Card. The winner's purse is 20,000,000 Won/$21,000. The current title holder is Kim Ki-young.
  • SK Gas Cup is a title sponsored by SK Gas. The winner's purse is 10,000,000 Won/$8,500. The current title holder is Yun Junsang.
  • Osram Cup is a title sponsored by Baduk TV. The current title holder is Kang Dongyoon.
  • Ch'eongpung Cup is a title sponsored by Sungpu Air Purifiers. The current title holder is Kim Dongyeop.
  • Maxim Cup is a title sponsored by Baduk TV and Dong Suh Foods. The winner's purse is 15,000,000 Won/$16,000. The current title holder is Choi Cheol-han.
  • Yeongnam Ilbo Cup The winner's purse is 25,000,000 Won/$26,000. The current title holder is Park Young-Hoon.

Hayago

  • Electron-Land Cup is a title sponsored by Korean Economic News, Baduk TV, and Cyber Kiwon. The winner's purse is 40,000,000 Won/$42,500. The current title holder is Lee Chang-ho.
  • KBS Cup is a title sponsored by KBS. The winner's purse is 20,000,000 Won/$21,000. The current title holder is Lee Chang-ho.

Leagues

  • Korean Baduk League is a league sponsored by Baduk TV. The current title holder is Youngnam Ilbo.

[edit] Defunct Tournaments

[edit] Women's

  • Female Guksu is a title sponsored by Korean Daily News. The winner's purse is 10,000,000 Won/$10,500. The current title holder is Rui Naiwei.
  • Female Myungin is a title sponsored by Lami Cosmetics. The winner's purse is 8,000,000 Won/$8,500. The current title holder is Rui Naiwei.
  • Female Kisung The current title holder is Rui Naiwei.

[edit] People's Republic of China People's Republic of China

[edit] Open

Major

  • Mingren (Meijin) is a title sponsored by the Zhongguo Qiyuan. The winner's purse is 25,000 CY/$3,000. The current title holder is Gu Li.
  • Tianyuan (Tengen) is a title sponsored by Zhongguo Qiyuan, New People's Evening News and New People's Weiqi Monthly Magazine. The winner's purse is 50,000 CY/$6,000. The current title holder is Gu Li.
  • Chang-ki Cup is a title sponsored by the Zhongguo Qiyuan. The winner's purse is 400,000 CY/$49,500. The current title holder is Kong Jie.

Minor

  • Liguang Cup is a title sponsored by Ricoh. The winner's purse is 80,000 CY/$9,700. The current title holder is Hu Yaoyu.
  • CCTV Cup is a title sponsored by the CCTV. The winner's purse is 80,000 CY/$9,700. The current title holder is Piao Wenyao.
  • Xinren Wang (Shinjin-O) is a young players tournament for players under 30 and 7 dan. It is sponsored by Shanhai Qiyuan. The winner's purse is 20,000 CY/$2,400. The current title holder is Zhou Ruiyang.
  • National Go Individual The current title holder is Wang Xi.
  • National Sports Mass Meeting The current title holder is Wang Xi.
  • Lanke Cup The winners purse is 150,000 CY/$19,400. The current holder is Yu Bin.

Hayago

  • NEC Cup is a title sponsored by NEC. The winner's purse is 200,000 CY/$24,000. The current title holder is Qiu Jun.
  • Ahan Tongshan Cup (Agon Cup) is a title sponsored by Agon Shu. The winner's purse is 15,000 CY/$1,800. The current title holder is Liu Xing.
  • Xinan Wang is a title sponsored by Gyuqjing. The winner's purse is 30,000 CY/$3,600. The current title holder is Gu Lingyi.

Leagues

  • Chinese A League The current title holder is Team Chongqing.

[edit] Defunct Tournaments

  • Bawang
  • All Chinese Championship
  • Da Guo Shou
  • Five Cows Cup
  • Friendship Cup
  • Lebaishi Cup
  • Nanfang Cup
  • NEC Xinxiu Cup
  • New Sports Cup
  • New Physical Education Cup
  • Qisheng
  • Qiwang
  • Top Ten Tournament
  • Yongda Cup

[edit] Women's

  • Female Weiqi Title is a title sponsored by Guodu. The current title holder is Ye Gui.
  • Xianye Cup is a title sponsored by Xianye. The current title holder is Zhang Xiang.
  • Bailing Cup is a title sponsored by Bailing Medicine Manufacturer. The current title holder is Li He.
  • Women's Xinren Wang is a title sponsored by the Zhongguo Qiyuan. The current title holder is Cao Youyin.

[edit] Republic of China Taiwan (Republic of China)

Major

  • Tianyuan (Tengen) is a title sponsored by Minsheng Newspaper and the Taiwan Qiyuan. The current holder is Zhou Junxun.
  • Wangjia (Oza) is a title sponsored by the Taiwan Qiyuan. The current holder is Zhou Junxun.
  • Guoshou (National Champion) is a title sponsored by the Taiwan Qiyuan. The current holder is Chen Shien.

Minor

  • CMC TV Cup is a title sponsored by the Taiwan Qiyuan. The current holder is Lin Zhihan.
  • Donggang Cup is a title sponsored by Donghe Gangtie and the Taiwan Qiyuan. The current holder is Zhou Junxun.
  • Zhonghuan Cup is a title sponsored by the Taiwan Qiyuan. The current holder is Yoo Kyeongmin.
  • New Star Match is a title sponsored by the Taiwan Qiyuan. The current holder is Yoo Kyeongmin.

[edit] North America

  • US Open The current title holder is Myungwan Kim, 2007 title holder is Yongfei Ge, 2006 title holder is Andy Liu.
  • North American Ing Cup is a title sponsored by the Ing Foundation. The current title holder is Yun Feng, 2007 title holder is Mingjiu Jiang, 2006 title holder is Zhaonian Chen.
  • North American Redmond Cup is a title named for US-born Japanese pro Michael Redmond and funded by the Ing Foundation. It has two divisions, junior and senior. Current junior title holder is Hugh Zhang and senior title holder is Gansheng Shi, 2007 junior title holder is Calvin Sun and senior title holder is Curtis Tang.
  • U.S.-Canada Team Tournament The current winner is U.S. team.

[edit] Japan Japan

[edit] Open

[edit] Nihon Ki-in

Major

  • Kisei is a title sponsored by the Yomiuri Shimbun Newspaper. The winner's purse is 42,000,000 Yen/$365,000. The current title holder is Yamashita Keigo.
  • Meijin is a title sponsored by the Asahi Newspaper. The winner's purse is 36,000,000 Yen/$330,000. The current title holder is Iyama Yuta.
  • Honinbo is a title sponsored by the Mainichi Shimbun Newspaper. The winner's purse is 32,000,000 Yen/$280,000. The current title holder is Hane Naoki.
  • Judan is a title sponsored by the Sankei Newspaper. The winner's purse is 14,500,000 Yen/$126,000. The current title holder is Cho U.
  • Tengen is a title sponsored by the Three Newspaper Companies Newspaper. The winner's purse is 14,000,000 Yen/$122,000. The current title holder is Cho U.
  • Oza is a title sponsored by the Nihon Keizai Newspaper. The winner's purse is 13,500,000 Yen/$118,000. The current title holder is Cho U.
  • Gosei is a title sponsored by the Regional Newspapers League. The winner's purse is 7,700,000 Yen/$67,000. The current title holder is Cho U.

Minor

  • Shinjin-O is a title sponsored by the Akahata Newspaper. The winner's purse is 3,280,000/$29,000. The current title holder is Ri Ishu.
  • Okan is a title sponsored by the Chunichi Newspaper. The winner's purse is 1,700,000 Yen/$15,000. The current title holder is Naoki Hane.
  • Daiwa Cup is a title sponsored by Daiwa Securities Group. The winner's purse is 1,500,000 Yen/$12,700. The current title holder is Kono Rin.

Hayago

  • NEC Cup is a title sponsored by NEC. The winner's purse is 15,000,000 Yen/$130,000. The current title holder is Hane Naoki.
  • Agon Cup is a title sponsored by Agon Shu. The winner's purse is 10,000,000 Yen/$86,000. The current title holder is Hane Naoki.
  • NHK Cup is a title sponsored by NHK. The winner's purse is 5,000,000 Yen/$43,000. The current title holder is Yuki Satoshi.
  • Ryusei is a title sponsored by the Satellite Culture Japan. The winner's purse is 5,000,000 Yen/$43,000. The current title holder is Iyama Yuta.

[edit] Kansai Ki-in

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[edit] Defunct Tournaments

[edit] Women's

[edit] Nihon Ki-in

  • Female Honinbo is a title sponsored by Kyodo News Agency. The winner's purse is 5,800,000 Yen/$50,000. The current title holder is Xie Yimin.
  • Female Meijin is a title sponsored by Fuji Evening Newspaper. The winner's purse is 5,100,000 Yen/$44,500. The current title holder is Xie Yimin.
  • Female Kisei is a title sponsored by NTT DoCoMo. The winner's purse is 5,000,000 Yen/$43,500. The current title holder is Yukari Yoshihara.
  • Female Saikyo is a title sponsored by Tokyo Seimitsu. The winner's purse is 4,500,000 Yen/ $39,500. The current title holder is Suzuki Ayumi.

[edit] Defunct Tournaments

[edit] Kansai Ki-in

  • Kansai Lady's Tournament is a title sponsored by TV Osaka. The current title holder is Konishi Kazuko.

[edit] Defunct Tournaments

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