List of professional Go tournaments

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This is a list of professional Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of Go. The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo Tournament in Japan, is for an event to be run annually, leading up to a title match and the award of a title for one year to the winner. Tournaments do not consist, generally, of players coming together in one place for a short period, but are spread out over time.

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International

Open

Major

NameFirst heldFrequencyFinalMain time Byoyomi Winner's purse
Ing Cup 1988–89Every 4 yearsBest of 53h 30m [a] NoneUS$400,000
Samsung Cup 1996AnnualBest of 32 hours5x60s ₩ 300M
LG Cup 1996–97AnnualBest of 33 hours5x40s ₩ 300M
Chunlan Cup 1998–99Every 2 yearsBest of 32h 30m5x60sUS$150,000
MLily Cup 2013Every 2 yearsBest of 53 hours [b] 5x60s RMB 1.8M
Lanke Cup 2023AnnualBest of 32 hours5x60s RMB 1.8M

Defunct tournaments

  • Bailing Cup (2012–2019) is a tournament sponsored by the Bailing Group of China every two years. Its full name is "Bailing Aitou Cup", by which it is distinguished with a Chinese national tournament with the same name "Bailing Cup". The winner's purse is 1,800,000 CNY.
  • Tianfu Cup (天府杯) (2018) is a tournament sponsored by China. The winner's purse is 2,000,000 CNY.
  • BC Card Cup (2009–2012) was an annual tournament sponsored by BC Card. The winner's purse was 300,000,000 Won.
  • Fujitsu Cup (1988–2011) was a tournament sponsored by Fujitsu and Yomiuri Shimbun. The winner's purse was 15,000,000 Yen.
  • World Oza (2002–2009) was a tournament sponsored by Toyota Denso every two years. The winner's purse was 30,000,000 Yen.
  • Tong Yang Cup (1988–1998) was a competition sponsored by Tong Yang Investment Bank of South Korea.
  • Zhonghuan Cup was a title sponsored by the Taiwan Qiyuan and JPMorgan Chase. The winner's purse was 2,000,000 TWD. The competition was arguably not a major tournament because players from China have never participated and the prize money is considerably less than other major ones.

Women's

Defunct tournaments

Asian Games

Go was a sport in the Asian Games in Guangzhou 2010 and Hangzhou 2022 (held in 2023 due to COVID-19). It is one of four board games in the multi-sport event, along with chess, xiangqi, and contract bridge. The 2010 competition featured three Go events: men's team, women's team, and mixed pair. Hangzhou 2022 also featured three Go events: men's individual, men's team, and women's team.

Continental

Open

Asia

Major

Team

Defunct tournaments

  • Jinro Cupun
  • Teda Cup Super Match
  • CSK Cup was a title sponsored by CSK.

China–Japan

Defunct tournaments

China-Taiwan

Team

  • China-Taiwan Yayi Cup is a title sponsored by Yayi and the Taiwan Qiyuan.

Taiwan-USA

Women's

Asia

Team

Defunct tournaments

  • Bohae Cup
  • Eastern Airlines Cup
  • Women Go Contest

South Korea

Open

Major

Minor

Hayago

Leagues

Defunct tournaments

  • The Kiseong was the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Kisei competition and was sponsored by the Segye Ilbo (World Newspaper). The winner's purse was 18,000,000 SKW. The last title holder was Park Young-Hoon (2008).
  • BC Card Cup was a title sponsored by Sports Korea and BC Card. The winner's purse is 20,000,000 Won.
  • SK Gas Cup was a title sponsored by SK Gas. The winner's purse is 10,000,000 Won.
  • Osram Cup was a title sponsored by Baduk TV.
  • Ch'eongpung Cup was a title sponsored by Sungpu Air Purifiers.
  • Yeongnam Ilbo Cup The winner's purse is 25,000,000 Won.
  • Sibdan Cup is a title sponsored by the Wonik Corporation. The winner's prize is 25,000,000 Won.
  • Prices Information Cup is a title sponsored by Korean Prices Information Foundation. The winner's purse is 22,000,000 Won.
  • Chunwon is a title sponsored by Sports Korea. The winner's purse is 20,000,000 Won.

Women's

People's Republic of China

Open

Major

Minor

Hayago

Leagues

Defunct tournaments

  • NEC Cup
  • Bawang
  • All Chinese Championship
  • Da Guo Shou
  • Five Cows Cup
  • Friendship Cup
  • Lebaishi Cup
  • Nanfang Cup
  • NEC Xinxiu Cup
  • New Sports Cup
  • New Physical Education Cup
  • Qiwang
  • Top Ten Tournament
  • Yongda Cup

Women's

Taiwan

Major

Minor

North America

Defunct tournaments

Japan

Open

Major

NameFirst heldFinalWinner's purseSponsor
Kisei 1977Best of 743,000,000 yen Yomiuri Shimbun
Meijin 1976Best of 730,000,000 yen Asahi Shimbun
Honinbo 1941Best of 728,000,000 yen Mainichi Shimbun
Oza 1953Best of 514,000,000 yen The Nikkei
Tengen 1975Best of 512,000,000 yenThree newspapers
Gosei 1976Best of 58,000,000 yenVarious newspapers
Judan 1962Best of 57,000,000 yen Sankei Shimbun

Minor

Hayago

  • Agon Kiriyama Cup is a title sponsored by Agon Shu. The winner's purse is 10,000,000 Yen.
  • NHK Cup is a title sponsored by NHK. The winner's purse is 5,000,000 Yen.
  • Ryusei is a title sponsored by the Satellite Culture Japan. The winner's purse is 5,000,000 Yen.

Defunct tournaments

Women's

Nihon Ki-in

  • Women's Honinbo is a title sponsored by Kyodo News Agency. The winner's purse is 5,500,000 Yen.
  • Women's Meijin is a title sponsored by Fuji Evening Newspaper. The winner's purse is 5,100,000 Yen.
  • Women's Kisei is a title sponsored by NTT DoCoMo. The winner's purse is 5,000,000 Yen.
  • Aizu Central Hospital Cup is a title sponsored by the Aidu Chuo Hospital Cup. The prize for winning is 7,000,000 Yen. [1]
  • Women's Saikyo was a title sponsored by Tokyo Seimitsu until 2008. It was resurrected in 2016 and is now known as the Senko Cup Female Saiko (or just Senko Cup). The prize for winning purse is 8,000,000 Yen.

Defunct tournaments

Kansai Ki-in

  • Kansai Lady's Tournament is a title sponsored by TV Osaka.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Players who run out of time pay a two-point penalty to receive an extra 35 minutes, and can receive extra time this way at most three times. In rounds before the finals, the main time and extra time periods are shorter.
  2. ↑ 3 hours in the finals; 2 hours in all other games

References

  1. ↑ "Aidu Chuo Hospital Cup at Sensei's Library". Sensei's Library. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
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