This is a list of professional Go tournaments, for competitors in the

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of ''Go''. The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo Tournament in

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, 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.

International

Open

Major

Defunct tournaments

Bailing Cup The Bailing Cup () was an international Go competition. The tournament was held every two years between 2012 and 2019, for a total of four times. It was sponsored by the Bailing Group of China. Seeded players and preliminaries 16 seeded players w ...

(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 Tianfu mainly refers to the Municipality of Chengdu or the Province of Sichuan. Tianfu may refer to: Locations in China * Sichuan Basin, a lowland region in southwestern China * Tianfu New Area, an in-city development area established in 2011 i ...

( 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

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. The winner's purse was 300,000,000 Won. *

Fujitsu Cup The Fujitsu Cup (富士通杯) was an international Go competition that ran from 1988 to 2011. Outline The Fujitsu Cup was an international Go competition hosted by Fujitsu and Yomiuri Shimbun. The players were selected as follows: * The top 3 ...

(1988–2011) was a tournament sponsored by Fujitsu and Yomiuri Shimbun. The winner's purse was 15,000,000 Yen. *

World Oza The Toyota-Denso Cup - World Oza was an international Go competition, sponsored by auto maker Toyota and parts manufacturer Denso. Outline The World Oza, sponsored by ToyotaDenso of Japan, was regarded as the newest international tournament, the ...

(2002–2009) was a tournament sponsored by

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Denso every two years. The winner's purse was 30,000,000 Yen. *

Tong Yang Cup The Tongyang Cup ( Korean: 동양증권배 세계선수권전, Hanja: 東洋證券杯世界選手權戰) was a Go competition. The Tong Yang Cup was sponsored by Tongyang Securities of South Korea. The tournament was run from 1988 to 1998, with pl ...

(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

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. 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

Wu Qingyuan Cup The Wu Qingyuan Cup, also known as the Go Seigen Cup or Wu Qingyuan Cup World Women's Weiqi Tournament (), is an international women's Go tournament. It was created in 2018 and is held annually. The tournament is named after Wu Qingyuan (better k ...

(Go Seigen Cup)

Defunct tournaments

Bingsheng Cup The Bingsheng Cup () was an international women's Go tournament. It was held annually from 2010 to 2019, a total of 10 times. The tournament was held at Qionglong Mountain in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. It is also known as the Qionglong Mountain Bing ...

(2010–2019) * Haojue Cup * Dali Cup

Asian Games

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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

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, and

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. 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 *

Asian TV Cup The Asian TV Cup is a Go competition. Outline The Asian TV Cup is the oldest continental tournament, dating back to 1989. The winners and runner ups of the biggest hayago competitions from Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the ...

is a title sponsored by

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, KBS and

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. Team * Nongshim Cup is a title sponsored by

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. * Asian New Star Match

Defunct tournaments

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

China–Japan

* China-Japan Agon Cup is a title sponsored by Agon Shu.

Defunct tournaments

* China-Japan Meijin * China-Japan NEC Super Go * China-Japan Supermatches (1984–2001) * China–Japan Tengen (1988–2002) * China-Korea New Pro Wang was a title sponsored by

. * China–Korea Tengen (1997–2015) * Kangwon-Land Cup was a title sponsored by Kangwon-Land. The winner's purse is 150,000,000 Won. * Riyuexing Cup was a title sponsored by Celestial NutriFoods. * China-Korea Champions League was a league team tournament.

China-Taiwan

Team

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

Taiwan-USA

* Chai-chin Cup

Women's

Asia

Team

* Jeongganjang Cup is a title sponsored by Jeongganjang.

Defunct tournaments

* Bohae Cup * Eastern Airlines Cup * Women Go Contest

South Korea

Open

Major * GS Caltex Cup is a title sponsored by GS Caltex. The winner's purse is 50,000,000 won. * Guksu is a title sponsored by the Far East Daily News. The winner's purse is 40,000,000 Won. * Myeongin is a title sponsored by the SG Group. The winner's purse is 60,000,000 Won. Minor * Maxim Cup is a title sponsored by Baduk TV and Dong Suh Foods. The winner's purse is 15,000,000 Won. Hayago * Electron-Land Cup is a title sponsored by Korean Economic News, Baduk TV, and Cyber Kiwon. The winner's purse is 40,000,000 Won. * KBS Cup is a title sponsored by KBS. The winner's purse is 20,000,000 Won. Leagues * Korean Baduk League is a league sponsored by Baduk TV.

Defunct tournaments

* Wangwi * Baccus Cup * Baedalwang * Chaegowi * Gukgi * Kiwang * KT Cup * KTF Cup * LG Refined Oil Cup * MBC TV Cup * New Pros Strongest * Paedal Cup * Paewang * SBS TV Cup *

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* 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

. 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

* Women's Guksu * Female Myungin (1999–2016) * Female Kisung

People's Republic of China

Open

Major * Qisheng (Kisei) is a title sponsored by the

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. It was held between 1999–2001 and is relaunched in 2013. The winner's purse is 800,000 CNY. * Mingren (Meijin) is a title sponsored by the

. The current winner's purse is 150,000 CNY. * Tianyuan (Tengen) is a title sponsored by Zhongguo Qiyuan, New People's Evening News and New People's Weiqi Monthly Magazine. The current winner's purse is 400,000 CNY. * Changqi Cup is a title sponsored by the Zhongguo Qiyuan. The winner's purse is 450,000 CNY. Minor * Quzhou-Lanke Cup is a tournament held every two years. The winner's purse is 500,000 CNY. *

Liguang Cup The Liguang Cup (), or Ricoh Cup, was a Chinese Go competition. It was held 15 times from 2000 to 2015. Outline This tournament was sponsored by "Ricoh is a Japanese multinational imaging and electronics company. It was founded by the now ...

is a title sponsored by

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. The winner's purse is 150,000 CNY. * Longxing (Ryusei). The winner's purse is 150,000 CNY. * Weifu Fangkai Cup. The winner's purse is 100,000 CNY. * Xinren Wang (Shinjin-O) is a young players tournament for players under 30 and 7 dan. It is sponsored by Shanhai Qiyuan. The winner's purse is 40,000 CNY. * National Go Individual Hayago * CCTV Cup is a title sponsored by the

. It is renamed China Citic Bank Cup since 2012 due to the sponsor change. The current winner's purse is 200,000 CNY. *

Ahan Tongshan Cup The Ahan Tongshan Cup () is a Chinese Go competition. Outline The Ahan Tongshan Cup is a Go tournament played with fast time controls: Each player has 30 seconds per move, along with 10 one-minute periods of extra thinking time. The format is s ...

(Agon Cup) is a title sponsored by Agon Shu. The winner's purse is 200,000 CNY. * Xinan Wang is a title sponsored by Gyuqjing. The winner's purse is 50,000 CNY. Leagues * Chinese A League

Defunct tournaments

NEC Cup The NEC Cup was a Go competition, supported by NEC Corporation between 1982 and 2012. Biography The NEC Cup was a Go competition used by the Japanese Nihon-Kiin. Unlike the big three titles in Japan, the NEC Cup is a single knockout tournament ...

* 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

* Female Weiqi Title is a title sponsored by Guodu. * Xianye Cup is a title sponsored by Xianye. * Bailing Cup is a title sponsored by Bailing Medicine Manufacturer. * Women's Xinren Wang is a title sponsored by the Zhongguo Qiyuan.

Taiwan

Major * Tianyuan (Tengen) is a title sponsored by Minsheng Newspaper and the Taiwan Qiyuan. * Wangzuo (Oza) is a title sponsored by the Taiwan Qiyuan. * Guoshou (National Champion) is a title sponsored by the Taiwan Qiyuan. Minor * CMC TV Cup is a title sponsored by the Taiwan Qiyuan. * Donggang Cup is a title sponsored by Donghe Gangtie and the Taiwan Qiyuan. * Zhonghuan Cup is a title sponsored by the Taiwan Qiyuan. * New Star Match is a title sponsored by the Taiwan Qiyuan.

North America

* US Open * North American Ing Masters is a title sponsored by the Ing Foundation. * North American Redmond Cup is a title named for US-born Japanese pro Michael Redmond and funded by the Ing Foundation. It has two divisions, junior and senior. * U.S.-Canada Team Tournament

Defunct tournaments

* North American Masters Tournament

Japan

Open

Major

Minor

Shinjin-O The Shinjin-Ō (新人王, King of the New Stars) is a professional Go competition. An annual Japanese tournament, it has been held continuously since 1976. Format The Shinjin-Ō tournament is organised by the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. The tourna ...

is a title sponsored by the Akahata Newspaper. The winner's purse is 2,000,000 Yen. * Okan is a title sponsored by the Chunichi Newspaper. The winner's purse is 1,700,000 Yen. * Daiwa Cup is a title sponsored by

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. The winner's purse is 3,000,000 Yen. *

Kansai Ki-in Championship The is a Go competition. Outline The original Kansai Ki-In Championship ran from 1957 to 1975. It was merged with the Nihon Ki-In Championship to form the Tengen. A new Kansai Ki-In Championship tournament replaced the old. The tournament is sp ...

is a title sponsored by Sanyo Shimbun.

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

. 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

* Asahi Pro Best Ten * Asahi Top Eight Players * Asahi Top Position * Chikurin * Dai-ichi *

Hayago Championship The was a Japanese Go competition. Outline The Hayago Championship was a hayago tournament, where each player had to make moves within 10 seconds. The tournament was sponsored by TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese tel ...

* Hayago Meijin * Hosu * IBM Cup * Igo Masters Cup (2011–2019) * Igo Senshuken * JAL Super Hayago Championship * JT Cup * Kakusei * Kirin Cup *

* NEC Shun-Ei * Nihon Ki-In Championship * Old Meijin * Phoenix Cup * Prime Minister Cup * Ryuen Cup * Shin-Ei * Tatsujin

Women's

Nihon Ki-in

* Women's Honinbo is a title sponsored by

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. The winner's purse is 5,500,000 Yen. *

Women's Meijin The is a Go competitions, Go competition. The Women's Meijin is the female version of the Meijin (go), Meijin title. This title is sponsored by Fuji Evening Newspaper and Nippon Life Insurance. The winner's purse is 5,100,000 Yen ($48,000). T ...

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. *

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is a title sponsored by the Aidu Chuo Hospital Cup. The prize for winning is 7,000,000 Yen. * 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

* Women's Nihon Ki-in Championship * Women's Kakusei * Women's JAL Super Hayago

Kansai Ki-in

* Kansai Lady's Tournament is a title sponsored by

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Notes

References

External links

Nihon Ki-in page for Japanese domestic tournaments
(in Japanese)
Nihon Ki-in page for international tournaments
(in Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Professional Go Tournaments Professional Go tournaments

Go tournaments 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 fo ...

International

Open

Major

Defunct tournaments

Women's

Defunct tournaments

Asian Games

Continental

Open

Asia

Defunct tournaments

China–Japan

Defunct tournaments

China-Taiwan

Team

Taiwan-USA

Women's

Asia

Team

Defunct tournaments

South Korea

Open

Defunct tournaments

Women's

People's Republic of China

Open

Defunct tournaments

Women's

Taiwan

North America

Defunct tournaments

Japan

Open

Major

Minor

Hayago

Defunct tournaments

Women's

Nihon Ki-in

Defunct tournaments

Kansai Ki-in

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