LG Cup (Go) | |
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Full name | LG Cup World Baduk Championship |
Started | 1996 |
Sponsors | LG |
Prize money | 300,000,000 Won ( $266,000) |
LG Cup World Baduk Championship ( Korean: LG배 세계기왕전, Hanja: LG杯 世界棋王戰) is a Go competition.
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.
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]
Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
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South Korea | 13 | 16 |
China | 12 | 11 |
Japan | 2 | 1 |
Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 |