The Ing Cup is an international Go tournament, with a large cash prize of over US$400,000.
In the 7th Ing Cup (2012/13), Fan Tingyu (b. 1996) beat Park Junghwan (b. 1993) [3-1] and became the youngest Ing Cup winner in history. In the semifinal, Fan defeated Xie He, and Park defeated Lee Chang-ho.
The Ing Cup is sponsored by Ing, Yomiuri Shimbun, the Nihon-Kiin, and Kansai-Kiin, and held every 4 years (and thus often nicknamed Go Olympics). The competition has its own rules and an 8 point komi. The time allotment is 3.5 hours for each player, while players are available to buy an extra 35 minutes for an additional 2 point komi a maximum of three times. The first rounds are knockouts, while the semi-finals and finals are a best-of-3 and best-of-5 respectively.
Year | Nat. | Winner | Score | Nat. | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988/89 | Cho Hunhyun | 3-2 | Nie Weiping | ||
1992/93 | Seo Bongsoo | 3-2 | Otake Hideo | ||
1996 | Yoo Changhyuk | 3-1 | Yoda Norimoto | ||
2000/01 | Lee Chang-ho | 3-1 | Chang Hao | ||
2004/05 | Chang Hao | 3-1 | Choi Cheol-han | ||
2008/09 | Choi Cheol-han | 3-1 | Lee Chang-ho | ||
2012/13 | Fan Tingyu | 3-1 | Park Junghwan |