Chunwon
The Chunwon (Korean: 천원전, Hanja: 天元戰) is a Go competition in Korea.
The winner of the Chunwon goes on to play the winner of the Chinese equivalent (the Tianyuan), in the annual China–Korea Tengen competition.[1]
Outline
The Chunwon Cup is the equivalent to the Tengen in Japan. This tournament replaced the Baccus Cup. The sponsors are Far East Pharmaceuticals and Daily Economic Newspaper. The komi is 6.5 points. The time limits are 5 hours in the final, 4 in the main knockout, and 3 in the preliminaries. The winner's purse is 20,000,000 ($17,000).[2]
Past winners and runners-up
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Yoo Changhyuk | 3–2 | Cho Hunhyun |
| 1997 | Lee Chang-ho | 3–0 | Choi Myung-Hoon |
| 1998 | Lee Chang-ho | 3–1 | Choi Myung-Hoon |
| 1999 | Lee Chang-ho | 3–0 | Seo Bongsoo |
| 2000 | Lee Sedol | 3–0 | Yoo Jaehung |
| 2001 | Pak Yeong-hun | 3–1 | Yoon Seounghyun |
| 2002 | Song Tae Kon | 3–2 | Cho Hunhyun |
| 2003 | Choi Cheol-han | 3–1 | Won Seong-jin |
| 2004 | Choi Choel-han | 3–0 | An Dalhun |
| 2005 | Ko Geuntae | 3–2 | Pak Yeong-hun |
| 2006 | Cho Hanseung | 3–1 | Lee Sedol |
| 2007 | Won Seungjin | 1–0 | Kang Dongyun |
| 2008 | Kang Dongyun | 3–2 | Lee Sedol |
| 2009 | Park Junghwan | 3–0 | Kim Jiseok |
| 2010 | Choi Cheol-han | 3–0 | Lee Taehyun |
| 2011 | Choi Cheol-han | 2–1 | Yun Junsang |
| 2012 | Pak Yeong-hun | 2–0 | Choi Cheol-han |
See also
References
- ↑ "China Korea Tengen". Sensei's Library. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ↑ "Go Tournament: Chunwon Title". gogameworld.com. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
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