International Title Statistics
From 1988 onwards there have been a number of major international tournaments in which the best players from all three major go-playing countries have been able to compete. On this page we present some statistics on the winners of these tournaments. At the end are listed the tournaments which are included.
The Statistics
These figures are as of June 2019, and 155 tournaments are included. (Some omissions are possible.)
Numbers of tournament wins for each player are as follows:
Player | Country | Titles |
---|---|---|
Yi Ch'ang-ho | ![]() | 21 |
Yi Se-tol | ![]() | 18 |
Cho Hun-hyeon | ![]() | 11 |
Gu Li | ![]() | 8 |
Ke Jie | ![]() | 8 |
Takemiya Masaki | ![]() | 6 |
Yu Ch'ang-hyeok | ![]() | 6 |
Kong Jie | ![]() | 6 |
Park Junghwan | ![]() | 6 |
Shin Jinseo | ![]() | 5 |
Yoda Norimoto | ![]() | 4 |
Otake Hideo | ![]() | 3 |
Chang Hao | ![]() | 3 |
Pak Yeong-hun | ![]() | 3 |
Yu Bin | ![]() | 3 |
Chen Yaoye | ![]() | 3 |
Tang Weixing | ![]() | 3 |
Ma Xiaochun | ![]() | 2 |
O Rissei | ![]() | 2 |
Cho Chikun | ![]() | 2 |
Cho U | ![]() | 2 |
Choi Cheolhan | ![]() | 2 |
Baek Hongsuk | ![]() | 2 |
Kang Dongyun | ![]() | 2 |
Kim Jiseok | ![]() | 2 |
Mi Yuting | ![]() | 2 |
Kobayashi Koichi | ![]() | 1 |
Rin Kaiho | ![]() | 1 |
Seo Pong-su | ![]() | 1 |
Luo Xihe | ![]() | 1 |
Pak Cheong-sang | ![]() | 1 |
Wang Xi | ![]() | 1 |
Zhou Heyang | ![]() | 1 |
Zhou Junxun | ![]() | 1 |
Ishida Yoshio | ![]() | 1 |
Kobayashi Satoru | ![]() | 1 |
Piao Wenyao | ![]() | 1 |
Won Sungjin | ![]() | 1 |
Jiang Weijie | ![]() | 1 |
Zhou Ruiyang | ![]() | 1 |
Shi Yue | ![]() | 1 |
Fan Tingyu | ![]() | 1 |
Iyama Yuta | ![]() | 1 |
Tuo Jiaxi | ![]() | 1 |
Li Qincheng | ![]() | 1 |
Dang Yifei | ![]() | 1 |
Tan Xiao | ![]() | 1 |
Na Hyun | ![]() | 1 |
Gu Zihao | ![]() | 1 |
Xie Erhao | ![]() | 1 |
Yang Dingxin | ![]() | 1 |
Shin Minjun | ![]() | 1 |
The tallies for each country are as follows. (note: the total number hasn't been updated for a while)
Korea78 China
52 Japan
24 Taiwan
1
valerio: this chinese statistic counts 99 tournaments (all editions of Tongyang and don't count the IBM). The figure is: Korea 60, Japan 20, China 18 and Taiwan 1.
The Tournaments
The following tournaments are included in the above statistics:
- Fujitsu Cup (24 tournaments)
- Asian TV Cup (31 tournaments)
- Tong Yang Securities Cup (7 tournaments, as I don't count the first two, discontinued, won by Yang Jaeho and Seo Pong-su)
- IBM Hayago Open Championship (3 tournaments, discontinued)
- Samsung Cup (25 tournaments)
- LG Cup (25 tournaments)
- Ing Cup (8 tournaments)
- Chunlan Cup (12 tournaments)
- Toyota & Denso Cup (4 tournaments. Discontinued)
- Zhonghuan Cup (3 tournaments. Discontinued)
- BCcard Cup (4 tournament)
- Bailing Cup (4 tournaments)
- Mlily Cup (4 tournaments)
- Xinao Cup (1 tournament)
- Tianfu Cup (1 tournament)
- World Go Championship (only 3rd edition)
The following is a list of the winners, in chronological order of the date of the win (that is, the date of the last game of the tournament - although in the case of the 4th Fujitsu Cup this game wasn't actually played).
1st | Asian TV | 1989-08-12 | ![]() |
1st | Fujitsu | 1988-09-03 | ![]() |
1st | IBM | 1988-10-05 | ![]() |
2nd | Fujitsu | 1989-08-05 | ![]() |
1st | Ing | 1989-09-05 | ![]() |
2nd | IBM | 1989-10-07 | ![]() |
3rd | Fujitsu | 1990-08-04 | ![]() |
2nd | Asian TV | 1990-08-15 | ![]() |
3rd | IBM | 1990-09-08 | ![]() |
4th | Fujitsu | 1991-08-03 | ![]() |
3rd | Asian TV | 1991-08-30 | ![]() |
3rd | Tong Yang | 1992-01-27 | ![]() |
5th | Fujitsu | 1992-08-01 | ![]() |
4th | Asian TV | 1992-08-23 | ![]() |
2nd | Ing | 1993-05-20 | ![]() |
4th | Tong Yang | 1993-06-08 | ![]() |
5th | Asian TV | 1993-07-30 | ![]() |
6th | Fujitsu | 1993-08-07 | ![]() |
5th | Tong Yang | 1994-06-22 | ![]() |
6th | Asian TV | 1994-07-23 | ![]() |
7th | Fujitsu | 1994-08-06 | ![]() |
6th | Tong Yang | 1995-05-24 | ![]() |
7th | Asian TV | 1995-07-14 | ![]() |
8th | Fujitsu | 1995-08-05 | ![]() |
7th | Tong Yang | 1996-03-20 | ![]() |
8th | Asian TV | 1996-05-04 | ![]() |
9th | Fujitsu | 1996-08-03 | ![]() |
3rd | Ing | 1996-11-06 | ![]() |
1st | Samsung | 1996-11-29 | ![]() |
8th | Tong Yang | 1997-04-18 | ![]() |
9th | Asian TV | 1997-05-15 | ![]() |
1st | LG | 1997-05-19 | ![]() |
10th | Fujitsu | 1997-08-02 | ![]() |
2nd | Samsung | 1997-11-28 | ![]() |
2nd | LG | 1998-03-23 | ![]() |
9th | Tong Yang | 1998-05-13 | ![]() |
11th | Fujitsu | 1998-08-01 | ![]() |
10th | Asian TV | 1998-08-15 | ![]() |
3rd | Samsung | 1999-02-08 | ![]() |
3rd | LG | 1999-05-10 | ![]() |
11th | Asian TV | 1999-05-29 | ![]() |
1st | Chunlan | 1999-06-29 | ![]() |
12th | Fujitsu | 1999-08-07 | ![]() |
4th | Samsung | 1999-12-07 | ![]() |
4th | LG | 2000-05-10 | ![]() |
12th | Asian TV | 2000-05-31 | ![]() |
2nd | Chunlan | 2000-06-22 | ![]() |
13th | Fujitsu | 2000-08-12 | ![]() |
5th | Samsung | 2000-12-14 | ![]() |
4th | Ing | 2001-02-16 | ![]() |
13th | Asian TV | 2001-05-10 | ![]() |
5th | LG | 2001-05-21 | ![]() |
3rd | Chunlan | 2001-06-26 | ![]() |
14th | Fujitsu | 2001-08-04 | ![]() |
6th | Samsung | 2001-12-14 | ![]() |
6th | LG | 2002-04-01 | ![]() |
14th | Asian TV | 2002-05-10 | ![]() |
15th | Fujitsu | 2002-08-03 | ![]() |
7th | Samsung | 2003-01-14 | ![]() |
1st | Toyota | 2003-01-29 | ![]() |
4th | Chunlan | 2003-03-18 | ![]() |
7th | LG | 2003-03-27 | ![]() |
16th | Fujitsu | 2003-07-07 | ![]() |
15th | Asian TV | 2003-09-07 | ![]() |
8th | Samsung | 2003-12-11 | ![]() |
8th | LG | 2004-04-01 | ![]() |
16th | Asian TV | 2004-05-14 | ![]() |
17th | Fujitsu | 2004-07-05 | ![]() |
9th | Samsung | 2004-12-10 | ![]() |
2nd | Toyota | 2005-01-08 | ![]() |
1st | Zhonghuan | 2005-01-15 | ![]() |
5th | Ing | 2005-03-06 | ![]() |
5th | Chunlan | 2005-03-08 | ![]() |
9th | LG | 2005-04-20 | ![]() |
18th | Fujitsu | 2005-06-04 | ![]() |
17th | Asian TV | 2005-06-17 | ![]() |
2nd | Zhonghuan | 2005-08-20 | ![]() |
10th | Samsung | 2006-01-13 | ![]() |
10th | LG | 2006-04-21 | ![]() |
19th | Fujitsu | 2006-07-03 | ![]() |
18th | Asian TV | 2006-08-11 | ![]() |
3rd | Toyota | 2007-01-09 | ![]() |
11th | Samsung | 2007-01-24 | ![]() |
11th | LG | 2007-03-22 | ![]() |
6th | Chunlan | 2007-03-25 | ![]() |
19th | Asian TV | 2007-06-14 | ![]() |
20th | Fujitsu | 2007-07-09 | ![]() |
3rd | Zhonghuan | 2007-08-17 | ![]() |
12th | Samsung | 2008-01-24 | ![]() |
12th | LG | 2008-02-28 | ![]() |
20th | Asian TV | 2008-06-04 | ![]() |
21st | Fujitsu | 2008-07-07 | ![]() |
4th | Toyota | 2009-01-08 | ![]() |
13th | Samsung | 2009-01-22 | ![]() |
13th | LG | 2009-02-25 | ![]() |
6th | Ing | 2009-04-23 | ![]() |
1st | BCcard | 2009-05-04 | ![]() |
21th | Asian TV | 2009-06-12 | ![]() |
7th | Chunlan | 2009-06-24 | ![]() |
22th | Fujitsu | 2009-07-06 | ![]() |
14th | Samsung | 2009-12-17 | ![]() |
14th | LG | 2010-02-24 | ![]() |
2nd | BCcard | 2010-04-27 | ![]() |
22th | Asian TV | 2010-06-03 | ![]() |
23rd | Fujitsu | 2010-07-05 | ![]() |
15th | Samsung | 2010-12-10 | ![]() |
15th | LG | 2011-02-24 | ![]() |
3rd | BCcard | 2011-04-28 | ![]() |
23rd | Asian TV | 2011-06-10 | ![]() |
8th | Chunlan | 2011-06-30 | ![]() |
24th | Fujitsu | 2011-08-14 | ![]() |
16th | Samsung | 2011-12-07 | ![]() |
16th | LG | 2012-02-15 | ![]() |
4th | BCcard | 2012-05-16 | ![]() |
24th | Asian TV | 2012-08-17 | ![]() |
17th | Samsung | 2012-12-13 | ![]() |
1st | Bailing Cup | 2013-01-19 | ![]() |
17th | LG | 2013-02-20 | ![]() |
7th | Ing | 2013-03-06 | ![]() |
9th | Chunlan | 2013-06-20 | ![]() |
25th | Asian TV | 2013-06-30 | ![]() |
1st | Mlily Cup | 2013-12-06 | ![]() |
18th | Samsung | 2013-12-11 | ![]() |
18th | LG | 2014-02-13 | ![]() |
26th | Asian TV | 2014-08-19 | ![]() |
19th | Samsung | 2014-12-10 | ![]() |
2nd | Bailing Cup | 2015-01-14 | ![]() |
19th | LG | 2015-02-12 | ![]() |
10th | Chunlan | 2015-06-03 | ![]() |
27th | Asian TV | 2015-08-28 | ![]() |
20th | Samsung | 2015-12-09 | ![]() |
2nd | Mlily Cup | 2016-01-05 | ![]() |
20th | LG | 2016-02-04 | ![]() |
28th | Asian TV | 2016-09-04 | ![]() |
8th | Ing | 2016-10-26 | ![]() |
21st | Samsung | 2016-12-08 | ![]() |
3rd | Bailing Cup | 2016-12-14 | ![]() |
21st | LG Cup | 2017-02-08 | ![]() |
11th | Chunlan Cup | 2017-06-26 | ![]() |
29th | Asian TV | 2017-09-17 | ![]() |
22nd | Samsung Cup | 2017-12-07 | ![]() |
1st | Xinao Cup | 2017-12-29 | ![]() |
3rd | MLily | 2018-01-02 | ![]() |
22nd | LG Cup | 2018-02-08 | ![]() |
30th | Asian TV | 2018-05-04 | ![]() |
23rd | Samsung | 2018-12-05 | ![]() |
1st | Tianfu | 2018-12-26 | ![]() |
4th | Bailing Cup | 2019-01-17 | ![]() |
23rd | LG Cup | 2019-02-14 | ![]() |
3rd | WGC | 2019-03-20 | ![]() |
31st | Asian TV | 2019-06-23 | ![]() |
12th | Chunlan | 2019-06-27 | ![]() |
24th | Samsung | 2019-09-06 | ![]() |
24th | LG Cup | 2020-02-12 | ![]() |
25th | Samsung | 2020-11-03 | ![]() |
25th | LG Cup | 2021-02-04 | ![]() |
4th | MLily | 2021-05-05 | ![]() |
13th | Chunlan Cup | 2021-09-15 | ![]() |
26th | Samsung Cup | 2021-11-03 | ![]() |
26th | LG Cup | 2022-02-09 | ![]() |
27th | Samsung | 2022-11-08 | ![]() |