Chunlan Cup
Appearance
The Chunlan Cup is a Go competition.
Outline
The Chunlan Cup is an international Go tournament sponsored and hosted by the Chunlan Group of China. 24 players are chosen as follows:
- 3 top players of last tournament
- 8 from China
- 5 from Japan
- 4 from South Korea
- 2 from Chinese Taipei
- 1 from North America
- 1 from Europe
The 24 players are shortened to 16 after the first round. The top 8 players are qualified for the next round while the bottom 8 play each other in a knockout tournament. The komi is 5.5 points with 3 hour time limits. The winner's purse is 1,000,000 Yuan ($170,000).
Past winners and runners-up
Year | Nat. | Winner | Score | Nat. | Runner-up |
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1998-1999 | Cho Hunhyun | 2–1 | Lee Chang-ho | ||
1999-2000 | O Rissei | 2–1 | Ma Xiaochun | ||
2000-2001 | Yoo Changhyuk | 2–1 | O Rissei | ||
2002-2003 | Lee Chang-ho | 2–0 | Hane Naoki | ||
2003-2005 | Lee Chang-ho | 2–1 | Zhou Heyang | ||
2006-2007 | Gu Li | 2–0 | Chang Hao | ||
2008-2009 | Chang Hao | 2–0 | Lee Chang-ho | ||
2010-2011 | Lee Sedol | 2-1 | Xie He | ||
2012-2013 | Chen Yaoye | 2-1 | Lee Sedol | ||
2014-2015 | Gu Li | 2-0 | Zhou Ruiyang |