Ing Cup

Ing Cup
Full nameIng Cup
Started1988
SponsorsIng Chang-ki Weiqi Educational Foundation
Prize moneyUS$400,000

The Ing Cup (Chinese: 应氏杯; pinyin: Yīng Shì Bēi) is an international Go tournament with a cash prize of over US$400,000. It was created by, and is named after, Ing Chang-ki.[1] The tournament is held once every four years and hence often nicknamed the Go Olympics.

In the 7th Ing Cup, held in 2012/13, Fan Tingyu defeated Park Junghwan and became the youngest Ing Cup winner in history. In the semifinal, Fan defeated Xie He, and Park defeated Lee Chang-ho.

Overview

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The Ing Cup is sponsored by Ing Chang-ki Weichi Educational Foundation, Yomiuri Shimbun, the Nihon-Kiin, and Kansai-Kiin, and is held every four years (and thus often nicknamed Go Olympics). The competition has its own special rules. There is no byoyomi; instead, players who run out of time pay a two-point penalty to receive some extra time. The precise amount of time has varied historically; in the 10th cup final in 2024, the time allotment was three and a half hours for each player, with a two-point penalty to receive an extra 35 minutes, and players could receive extra time this way at most three times.[2][3] The komi is 8 points, but Black wins ties.[4] The first rounds are single-elimination knockouts, the semifinals are best-of-three, and the finals are best-of-five (except in 2023, when the final was best-of-three).[5][6]

Past winners and runners-up

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Edition Year Winner Score Runner-up
1st 1988–1989 South Korea Cho Hunhyun 3–2 China Nie Weiping
2nd 1992–1993 South Korea Seo Bongsoo 3–2 Japan Otake Hideo
3rd 1996 South Korea Yoo Changhyuk 3–1 Japan Yoda Norimoto
4th 2000–2001 South Korea Lee Changho 3–1 China Chang Hao
5th 2004–2005 China Chang Hao 3–1 South Korea Choi Cheolhan
6th 2008–2009 South Korea Choi Cheolhan 3–1 South Korea Lee Changho
7th 2012–2013 China Fan Tingyu 3–1 South Korea Park Junghwan
8th 2016 China Tang Weixing 3–2 South Korea Park Junghwan
9th 2020–2023 South Korea Shin Jinseo 2–0 China Xie Ke
10th 2024 Japan Ryo Ichiriki 3–0 China Xie Ke

By nation

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Nation Winners Runners-up
 South Korea 6 4
 China 3 4
 Japan 1 2

8th Ing Cup (2016)

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First round
20 Apr 2016
Second round
22 Apr
Quarterfinals
24 Apr
Semifinals
10–14 Jun
Final
10–12 Aug, 22–26 Oct
bye Fan Tingyu Shi Yue Shi Yue Tang Weixing (3–2)
Shi YueYamashita Keigo Shi Yue
Kono RinChen Yaoye Kono Rin Kono Rin
Park Yeong-hunGu Li Park Yeong-hun
Hane NaokiEric Lui Hane Naoki Tang Weixing Tang Weixing (2–1)
Tang WeixingYuki Satoshi Tang Weixing
Mi YutingFan Hui Mi Yuting Kim Ji-seok
Kim Ji-seokLian Xiao Kim Ji-seok
Kang Dong-yunQiu Jun Kang Dong-yun Kang Dong-yun Lee Sedol Park Junghwan
Won Seong-jinTuo Jiaxi Won Seong-jin
Lee SedolAndy Liu Lee Sedol Lee Sedol
Lin LixiangNa Hyeon Lin Lixiang
Wang YuanjunMateusz Surma Wang Yuanjun Ke Jie Park Junghwan (2–1)
Ke JieCho U Ke Jie
Huang YunsongSo Yokoku Huang Yunsong Park Junghwan
bye Park Junghwan

9th Ing Cup (2020–2023)

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The 9th Ing Cup began in 2020, but its conclusion was significantly delayed, because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the organizers' decision to hold the final match face-to-face rather than online. The finalists were Shin Jin-seo and Xie Ke, who each advanced from the semifinals in January 2021.[2] Shin Jin-seo beat Xie Ke 2–0 in the final matches, held on August 21 and 23, 2023.[7]

First round
8 Sep 2020
Second round
9 Sep 2020
Quarterfinals
10 Sep 2020
Semifinals
10 & 12 Jan 2021
Final
21–24 Aug 2023
bye Tang Weixing Tao Xinran Ichiriki Ryo Xie Ke
Tao XinranLee Dong-hun Tao Xinran
Ichiriki RyoMi Yuting Ichiriki Ryo Ichiriki Ryo
An Seong-junLi Wei An Seong-jun
Ke JieKim Ji-seok Ke Jie Ke Jie Xie Ke (2–0)
Jiang WeijieMurakawa Daisuke Jiang Weijie
Xie KeAli Jabarin Xie Ke Xie Ke
Yang DingxinShibano Toramaru Yang Dingxin
Shin JinseoXie Erhao Shin Jinseo Shin Jinseo Shin Jinseo (2–0) Shin Jinseo (2–0)
Fan TingyuShin Min-jun Fan Tingyu
Kono RinLin Lixiang Kono Rin Gu Zihao
Gu ZihaoIyama Yuta Gu Zihao
Xu HaohongByun Sang-il Xu Haohong Xu Haohong Zhao Chenyu
Hsu Chia-yuanDang Yifei Hsu Chia-yuan
Zhao ChenyuRyan Li Zhao Chenyu Zhao Chenyu
bye Park Junghwan

10th Ing Cup (2024)

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The 10th Ing Cup expanded the number of players from 30 to 58. The finalists of the previous tournament, Shin Jinseo and Xie Ke, automatically qualified for the round of 16.[8] The first and second round were played online on April 20–21, 2024. The round of 16, round of 8, and semifinals were played July 3–9. Match-ups were not determined by a pre-set bracket, but randomly drawn each round.[9] Time controls in games before the semifinals were 2 hours per player, and players could pay a penalty to receive an extra 20 minutes up to three times. Games in the semifinals were played with 2.5 hours and up to three 25-minute extra periods; games in the finals were played with 3.5 hours and up to three 35-minute extra periods.[10]

Round of 16 (July 3):

Round of 8 (July 4):

Semifinals (July 6, 8, 9):

Final (August 12, 14, and September 8):

References

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  4. ^ "The Power Report (4/4): Kono to challenge for Kisei; Tang wins Ing Cup; Tri-country Young Stars". American Go E-Journal. 2016-11-16. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13.
  5. ^ "Go Tournament: Ing Cup". gogameworld.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Introduction". gobase.org. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  7. ^ "S. Korean Go Player Shin Jin-seo Wins 9th Ing Cup". KBS World. 2023-08-24.
  8. ^ "第十届应氏杯冠亚军决赛恢复五局决胜制 参赛选手人数58人". sh.chinanews.com.cn (in Chinese). 2024-02-20.
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  10. ^ "应氏杯第二阶段上海打响 16强对阵:申真谞VS王星昊 申旻埈VS柯洁". sohu.com (in Chinese). 2024-07-02.
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