Ing Cup

(應氏杯世界職業圍棋錦標賽) The Ing Cup was the second world go championship, starting in August 1988, a few months after the 1st Fujitsu Cup. It has been held regularly every 4 years (notice how the schedule matches that of the Olympics). The event was conceived of by Ing Chang-ki, and is partly sponsored by the Ing Chang-ki Weichi Educational Foundation. The winner’s prize is $400,000, and the runner-up receives $100,000.

Ing Rules are used, including the controversial penalty of 2 points for overstepping the time limit—in other words, the player can get extra time by paying 2 points up to three times.

The 1st Ing Cup was a 16-player knockout tournament. This was increased to a 24-player knockout for the 2nd Ing Cup, with 8 players being seeded into the second round. The semifinals are best of three matches, and the final is best of five. Games are played according to the Ing rules, including an eight point komi.

So far the event has been won by a different player every time.

The 9th edition was seriously affected by the pandemic—up to quarterfinals were played online in September 2020 and semifinals in January 2021. After a long delay, the final (best of 3) was played in August 2023.

For full results of each event, see the following articles:

• 6th Ing Cup
• 5th Ing Cup
• 4th Ing Cup
• 3rd Ing Cup
• 2nd Ing Cup
• 1st Ing Cup

See also Ing Cup, Go to Everyone

External links

• GoBase page about the Ing Cup
• Go Topics page about the Ing Cup (with game records)