Kangwon Land Cup
The Kangwon-Land Cup is a Go competition.
Outline
The countries that compete are China and Korea. The competition is in knockout style. Both countries select 6 players to play for them in this competition. They then choose in which order they wish for the players to play. First, the competition is started when two players play. Whoever wins goes on and plays the next player. If they win they go on again and play the next person. However, if they lose, they are out of the tournament completely. The tournament is sponsored by Kangwon Land. The winner's purse is 150 million South Korean Won ($154,000). If a player wins three games in a row, they are awarded an extra 10 million Won ($10,000).
Past winners
Country
| Team | Years Won |
|---|---|
 China |
2006 |
Player with most consecutive wins.
| Player | Wins |
|---|---|
| Chang Hao |
4 |
1st Kangwon-Land Cup[1]
| Game | Date | Black | White | Result |
| 1 | Feb 6 | Piao Wenyao 4p | Lee Sedol 9p | W+R |
| 2 | Feb 7 | Lee Sedol 9p | Chen Yaoye 5p | W+R |
| 3 | Feb 8 | Hong Seongji 4p | Chen Yaoye 5p | W+2.5 |
| 4 | Feb 9 | Chen Yaoye 5p | An Joyeong 9p | W+R |
| 5 | Feb 10 | Wang Xi 5p | An Joyeong 9p | W+0.5 |
| 6 | Mar 20 | An Joyeong 9p | Luo Xihe 9p | B+0.5 |
| 7 | Mar 21 | Chang Hao 9p | An Joyeong 9p | B+R |
| 8 | Mar 22 | Kim Dongyeop 9p | Chang Hao 9p | W+R |
| 9 | Mar 23 | Chang Hao 9p | Cho Hunhyun 9p | B+5.5 |
| 10 | Mar 24 | Lee Chang-ho 9p | Chang Hao 9p | W+3.5 |
References
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