Ing Cup
| Ing Cup | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ing Cup |
| Started | 1988 |
| Sponsors | Ing Chang-ki Weiqi Educational Foundation |
| Prize money | US$400,000 |
The Ing Cup (Chinese: 应氏杯; pinyin: Yīng Shì Bēi) is an international Go tournament with a cash prize of over US$400,000. It was created by, and is named after, Ing Chang-ki.[1] The tournament is held once every four years and hence often nicknamed the Go Olympics.
In the 7th Ing Cup, held in 2012/13, Fan Tingyu defeated Park Junghwan and became the youngest Ing Cup winner in history. In the semifinal, Fan defeated Xie He, and Park defeated Lee Chang-ho.
Overview[edit]
The Ing Cup is sponsored by Ing Chang-ki Weichi Educational Foundation, Yomiuri Shimbun, the Nihon-Kiin, and Kansai-Kiin, and is held every four years (and thus often nicknamed Go Olympics). The competition has its own special rules. The time allotment is three hours for each player, with no byoyomi; instead, players who run out of time pay a two-point penalty to receive an extra twenty minutes, and can receive extra time this way at most twice.[2][3] The komi is 8 points, but Black wins ties.[4] The first rounds are knockouts, while the semi-finals and finals are a best-of-three and best-of-five respectively.[5][6]
Past winners and runners-up[edit]
| Edition | Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1988–1989 |  Cho Hunhyun
|
3–2 |  Nie Weiping
|
| 2nd | 1992–1993 | Seo Bongsoo
|
3–2 |  Otake Hideo
|
| 3rd | 1996 | Yoo Changhyuk
|
3–1 | Yoda Norimoto
|
| 4th | 2000–2001 | Lee Changho
|
3–1 | Chang Hao
|
| 5th | 2004–2005 | Chang Hao
|
3–1 | Choi Cheolhan
|
| 6th | 2008–2009 | Choi Cheolhan
|
3–1 | Lee Changho
|
| 7th | 2012–2013 | Fan Tingyu
|
3–1 | Park Junghwan
|
| 8th | 2016 | Tang Weixing
|
3–2 | Park Junghwan
|
| 9th | 2020–2023 | Shin Jinseo
|
2–0 | Xie Ke
|
By nation[edit]
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea
|
6 | 4 |
| China
|
3 | 3 |
| Japan
|
0 | 2 |
8th Ing Cup (2016)[edit]
| First round 20 Apr 2016 |
Second round 22 Apr |
Quarterfinals 24 Apr |
Semifinals 10–14 Jun |
Final 10–12 Aug, 22–26 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bye | Fan Tingyu
|
Shi Yue | Shi Yue | Tang Weixing (3–2) |
| Shi Yue – Yamashita Keigo
|
Shi Yue
| |||
| Kono Rin – Chen Yaoye
|
Kono Rin
|
Kono Rin | ||
| Park Yeong-hun – Gu Li
|
Park Yeong-hun
| |||
Hane Naoki – Eric Lui 
|
Hane Naoki
|
Tang Weixing | Tang Weixing (2–1) | |
| Tang Weixing – Yuki Satoshi
|
Tang Weixing
| |||
Mi Yuting – Fan Hui 
|
Mi Yuting
|
Kim Ji-seok | ||
| Kim Ji-seok – Lian Xiao
|
Kim Ji-seok
| |||
| Kang Dong-yun – Qiu Jun
|
Kang Dong-yun
|
Kang Dong-yun | Lee Sedol | Park Junghwan |
| Won Seong-jin – Tuo Jiaxi
|
Won Seong-jin
| |||
| Lee Sedol – Andy Liu
|
Lee Sedol
|
Lee Sedol | ||
 Lin Lixiang – Na Hyeon
|
Lin Lixiang
| |||
Wang Yuanjun – Mateusz Surma 
|
Wang Yuanjun
|
Ke Jie | Park Junghwan (2–1) | |
| Ke Jie – Cho U
|
Ke Jie
| |||
| Huang Yunsong – So Yokoku
|
Huang Yunsong
|
Park Junghwan | ||
| bye | Park Junghwan
|
9th Ing Cup (2020–2023)[edit]
The 9th Ing Cup began in 2020, but its conclusion was significantly delayed, because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the organizers' decision to hold the final match face-to-face rather than online. The finalists were Shin Jin-seo and Xie Ke, who each advanced from the semifinals in January 2021.[7] Shin Jin-seo beat Xie Ke 2-0 in the final matches, held on August 21 and 23, 2023.[8]
| First round 8 Sep 2020 |
Second round 9 Sep 2020 |
Quarterfinals 10 Sep 2020 |
Semifinals 10 & 12 Jan 2021 |
Final 21–24 Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bye | Tang Weixing
|
Tao Xinran | Ichiriki Ryo | Xie Ke |
| Tao Xinran – Lee Dong-hun
|
Tao Xinran
| |||
| Ichiriki Ryo – Mi Yuting
|
Ichiriki Ryo
|
Ichiriki Ryo | ||
| An Seong-jun – Li Wei
|
An Seong-jun
| |||
| Ke Jie – Kim Ji-seok
|
Ke Jie
|
Ke Jie | Xie Ke (2–0) | |
| Jiang Weijie – Murakawa Daisuke
|
Jiang Weijie
| |||
Xie Ke – Ali Jabarin 
|
Xie Ke
|
Xie Ke | ||
| Yang Dingxin – Shibano Toramaru
|
Yang Dingxin
| |||
| Shin Jinseo – Xie Erhao
|
Shin Jinseo
|
Shin Jinseo | Shin Jinseo (2–0) | Shin Jinseo (2-0) |
| Fan Tingyu – Shin Min-jun
|
Fan Tingyu
| |||
| Kono Rin – Lin Lixiang
|
Kono Rin
|
Gu Zihao | ||
| Gu Zihao – Iyama Yuta
|
Gu Zihao
| |||
| Xu Haohong – Byun Sang-il
|
Xu Haohong
|
Xu Haohong | Zhao Chenyu | |
| Hsu Chia-yuan – Dang Yifei
|
Hsu Chia-yuan
| |||
| Zhao Chenyu – Ryan Li
|
Zhao Chenyu
|
Zhao Chenyu | ||
| bye | Park Junghwan
|
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