Ing Cup
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The Ing Cup is an international Go tournament.
[edit] Outline
The Ing Cup is sponsored by Ing, Yomiuri Shimbun, the Nihon-Kiin, and Kansai-Kiin, and held every 4 years. The competition has its own rules and an 8 point komi. The time allotment is 3.5 hours for each player, while players are available to buy an extra 35 minutes for an additional 2 point komi a maximum of three times. The first rounds are knockouts, while the semi-finals and finals are a best-of-3 and best-of-5 respectively.[1][2]
[edit] Past winners and runners-up
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 |  Cho Hunhyun |
3–2 |  Nie Weiping |
| 1992 | Seo Bongsoo |
3–2 |  Otake Hideo |
| 1996 | Yoo Changhyuk |
3–1 | Yoda Norimoto |
| 2000 | Lee Chang-ho |
3–1 | Chang Hao |
| 2004 | Chang Hao |
3–1 | Choi Cheol-han |
| 2008 | Choi Cheol-han |
3–1 | Lee Chang-ho |
[edit] References
- ^ "Go Tournament: Ing Cup". gogameworld.com. http://gogameworld.com/gophp/pg_titlelist_detail.php?title=Ing%20Cup. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Introduction". gobase.org. http://gobase.org/games/nn/ing/. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
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