Fujitsu Cup

The Fujitsu Cup (富士通杯) was an international Go competition that ran from 1988-2011.

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The Fujitsu Cup was an international Go competition hosted by Fujitsu and Yomiuri Shimbun. The players were selected as follows:

All 24 players played through preliminaries, until 8 players with the best record were given automatic advancement to the second round. The other 16 played against each other in the first round. The format was a single knockout, with 5.5 komi. The time limit was 3 hours' thinking time, and the winner's purse was ¥15,000,000 (≈$142,000).

In December 2011, the Japanese Go Association announced the permanent closure of the tournament.[1]

Past winners and runners-up
YearNat.WinnerNat.Runner-up
1988Takemiya MasakiRin Kaiho
1989
1990Rin KaihoNie Weiping
1991Cho ChikunQian Yuping
1992Otake HideoO Rissei
1993Yoo ChanghyukCho Hunhyun
1994Cho HunhyunYoo Changhyuk
1995Ma XiaochunKobayashi Koichi
1996Lee Chang-hoMa Xiaochun
1997Kobayashi KoichiO Rissei
1998Lee Chang-hoChang Hao
1999Yoo ChanghyukMa Xiaochun
2000Cho HunhyunChang Hao
2001Choi Myung-Hoon
2002Lee SedolYoo Changhyuk
2003Song Tae Kon
2004Pak Yeong-hunYoda Norimoto
2005Lee SedolChoi Cheol-han
2006Park JungsangZhou Heyang
2007Pak Yeong-hunLee Chang-ho
2008Gu Li
2009Kang Dongyun
2010Kong JieLee Sedol
2011Park JunghwanQiu Jun

References
  1. http://www.usgo.org/news/2011/12/fujitsu-cup-ends-after-24-year-run/
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