Fujitsu Cup
The Fujitsu Cup (富士通杯) was an international Go competition that ran from 1988-2011.
Outline
The Fujitsu Cup was an international Go competition hosted by Fujitsu and Yomiuri Shimbun. The players were selected as follows:
- The top 3 players from the previous year's competition
- 7 players from Japan
- 5 players from China
- 5 players from South Korea
- 1 player from Taiwan
- 1 player from North America
- 1 player from South America
- 1 player from Europe
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
Year | Nat. | Winner | Nat. | Runner-up |
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1988 | ![]() | Takemiya Masaki | ![]() | Rin Kaiho |
1989 | ||||
1990 | Rin Kaiho | ![]() | Nie Weiping | |
1991 | Cho Chikun | Qian Yuping | ||
1992 | Otake Hideo | ![]() | O Rissei | |
1993 | ![]() | Yoo Changhyuk | ![]() | Cho Hunhyun |
1994 | Cho Hunhyun | Yoo Changhyuk | ||
1995 | ![]() | Ma Xiaochun | ![]() | Kobayashi Koichi |
1996 | ![]() | Lee Chang-ho | ![]() | Ma Xiaochun |
1997 | ![]() | Kobayashi Koichi | ![]() | O Rissei |
1998 | ![]() | Lee Chang-ho | ![]() | Chang Hao |
1999 | Yoo Changhyuk | Ma Xiaochun | ||
2000 | Cho Hunhyun | Chang Hao | ||
2001 | ![]() | Choi Myung-Hoon | ||
2002 | Lee Sedol | Yoo Changhyuk | ||
2003 | Song Tae Kon | |||
2004 | Pak Yeong-hun | ![]() | Yoda Norimoto | |
2005 | Lee Sedol | ![]() | Choi Cheol-han | |
2006 | Park Jungsang | ![]() | Zhou Heyang | |
2007 | Pak Yeong-hun | ![]() | Lee Chang-ho | |
2008 | ![]() | Gu Li | ||
2009 | ![]() | Kang Dongyun | ||
2010 | ![]() | Kong Jie | ![]() | Lee Sedol |
2011 | ![]() | Park Junghwan | ![]() | Qiu Jun |
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