CSK Cup

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The CSK Cup is a Go competition.

[edit] Outline

The CSK Cup is sponsored by CSK. The venue for the tournament is played in Okinawa, Japan, every year. The tournament is in team format, where 4 countries pick five players to compete against 5 players from the other countries. The countries that compete are:

The winners prize is 20 million Yen ($171,000) and is split up between team members so everyone receives 4 million Yen ($43,000). Second place prize is 10 million Yen ($86,000), third place receives 6 million Yen ($51,000) and fourth place receives 4 million Yen ($34,000).

[edit] Past winners & Runner up's

Team Years Won
Flag of South Korea Korean Team 2002, 2005
Flag of Japan Japanese Team 2003
Flag of People's Republic of China Chinese Team 2004, 2006
Team Years Lost
Flag of Republic of China Taiwanese Team 2002
Flag of South Korea Korean Team 2003, 2004, 2006
Flag of Japan Japanese Team 2005