RICOH Cup

The 'RICOH Cup (also known as the Liguang Cup) is a Go competition in China.

Outline

The tournament is sponsored by RICOH of Hong Kong. The first year featured eight invited participants. The next year it was increased to 16 and then 54 in the third term. The last edition (2011) featured 48 players. The prize money is 80,000 ($12,300).[1]

Past winners and runners-up

Year Winner Runner-up
2001 Chang Hao Zhou Heyang
2002 Gu Li Kong Jie
2003 Kong Jie Liu Xing
2004 Chang Hao Liu Xing
2005 Xie He Wang Xi
2006 Wang Xi Chang Hao
2007 Hu Yaoyu Chang Hao
2008 Qiu Jun Gu Li
2009 Wang Yao Zhou Heyang
2010 Kong Jie Xie He
2011 Tan Xiao Li Zhe

References