Kangwon Land Cup Explained

The Kangwon-Land Cup is a Go competition.

Outline

The countries that compete are China and Korea. The competition is in knockout style. Both countries select 6 players to play for them in this competition. They then choose in which order they wish for the players to play. First, the competition is started when two players play. Whoever wins goes on and plays the next player. If they win they go on again and play the next person. However, if they lose, they are out of the tournament completely. The tournament is sponsored by Kangwon Land. The winner's purse is 150 million South Korean Won ($154,000). If a player wins three games in a row, they are awarded an extra 10 million Won ($10,000).

Past winners

Country

Team Years Won
China2006

Player with most consecutive wins.

Player Wins
Chang Hao4

1st Kangwon-Land Cup

Game[1] DateBlackWhiteResult
1Feb 6Piao Wenyao 4pLee Sedol 9pW+R
2Feb 7Lee Sedol 9pChen Yaoye 5pW+R
3Feb 8Hong Seongji 4pChen Yaoye 5pW+2.5
4Feb 9Chen Yaoye 5pAn Joyeong 9pW+R
5Feb 10Wang Xi 5pAn Joyeong 9pW+0.5
6Mar 20An Joyeong 9pLuo Xihe 9pB+0.5
7Mar 21Chang Hao 9pAn Joyeong 9pB+R
8Mar 22Kim Dongyeop 9pChang Hao 9pW+R
9Mar 23Chang Hao 9pCho Hunhyun 9pB+5.5
10Mar 24Lee Chang-ho 9pChang Hao 9pW+3.5

Notes and References

  1. http://www.go4go.net/v2/modules/collection/bytour2.php?tid=107 Kangwon-Land Cup SuperGo