The Changqi Cup (), or Chang-ki Cup, is a
Go competition in China.
Outline
The Changqi Cup is a
Go tournament held by the
Zhongguo Qiyuan
China Qiyuan () is an official agency responsible for board games and card games such as Go (board game), go, Contract bridge, bridge, chess and Xiangqi, Chinese chess affairs under the All-China Sports Federation of the People's Republic of China ...
dedicated to
Ing Chang-ki
Ing Chang-ki (; 23 October 1916 – 27 August 1997) was a Chinese industrialist, Go player, and Go promoter. He was the founder of the Ing Cup. He is also known for promoting the Ing rules of Go. He also promoted one of the first digital ...
. It began every year on Ing's birthday, October 23 and ended in the spring of the following year. Starting in 2008, the tournament began in May and ended in October.
Players compete in a preliminary tournament to qualify. After the preliminaries, 30 players compete in a single elimination tournament, with the previous year's finalists being directly seeded to the second round. The semifinals and final are a best-of-three match. The Changqi Cup is one of the few professional tournaments to use
Ing rules. The winner receives
450,000 in prize money, and the runner-up receives 150,000.
Past winners and runners-up
References
Changqi Cup
2004 introductions
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