CCTV Cup

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CCTV Cup
Full nameCCTV Cup
Started1989
Sponsors CCTV
Prize money80,000 Yuan ($9,700)
Affiliation Zhongguo Qiyuan

The CCTV Cup is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition.

Outline

The CCTV Cup is the longest running fast game tournament in China and the sponsor is the Chinese CCTV station. 64 players play in a single knockout format. The time limit is one move every 30 seconds. The title holder and the runner up get a place in the Asian TV Cup. The winner's purse is 80,000 CY ($9,700).

China Country in East Asia

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area. Governed by the Communist Party of China, the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities, and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.

China Central Television Chinese television broadcaster

China Central Television is the predominant state television broadcaster in the People's Republic of China. CCTV has a network of 50 channels broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one billion viewers. As of present, there are 50 television channels, and the broadcaster provides programming in six different languages. Most of its programmes are a mixture of news, documentary, social education, comedy, entertainment, and drama, the majority of which consists of Chinese soap operas and entertainment.

The Asian TV Cup is a Go competition.

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Past winners and runners-up

YearWinnerRunner-up
1987 Nie Weiping Cao Dayuan
1988 Qian Yuping Cao Dayuan
1989 Ma Xiaochun Nie Weiping
1990 Qian Yuping Liu Xiaoguang
1991 Ma Xiaochun Cao Dayuan
1992 Ma XiaochunNie Weiping
1993 Nie WeipingMa Xiaochun
1994 Ma XiaochunQian Yuping
1995 Ma XiaochunMa Xiaochun
1996 Cao Dayuan Wang Lei (Go player)
1997 Nie Weiping Yu Bin
1998 Cao DaoyuanMa Xiaochun
1999 Chang Hao Liu Jing
2000 Ding Wei Luo Xihe
2001 Hu Yaoyu Ma Xiaochun
2002 Ma XiaochunDing Wei
2003 Zhou Heyang Peng Quan
2004 Gu Li Yu Bin
2005 Liu XingGu Li
2006 Luo Xihe Wang Xi
2007 Piao Wenyao Chen Yaoye
2008 Xie He Li Zhe
2009 Kong Jie Zhou Heyang
2010 Chen Yaoye Gu Lingyi
2011 Zhong Wenjing Wang Lei (Go player)
2012 Tuo Jiaxi Lian Xiao
2013Wang Xi Jiang Weijie
2014Li QinchengTao Xinran
2016 Mi Yuting Li Qincheng
2017Zhang TaoLi Xuanhao
2018 Fan Tingyu Fan Yunruo
2019 Ding Hao Xu Jiayang

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