Kuksu Mountains Cup

(国手山脈杯国際囲棋戦) Korean tournament, formally the Kuksu Mountains International Baduk Championship (국수산맥).

Started as a team tournament between Korea and China in 2014, it changed to an individual international championship ("World Pro Strongest") from the 5th edition. There was also an international pair go tournament up to the 6th edition.

Team

• 1st 2014: China 8-7 Korea
• 2nd 2015: Korea 5-4 China
• 3rd 2016: From the 1st place: Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan - expanded to four countries
• 4th 2017: From the 1st place: China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan

Individual

• 5th 2018: Park Junghwan d. Wang Yuanjun
• 6th 2019: Chen Yaoye d. Liao Yuanhe
• (not held for the pandemic in 2020)
• 7th 2021: Byun Sang-il d. Shin Jinseo
• 8th 2022: Shin Jinseo d. Byun Sang-il - Shin took revenge
• 9th 2023: Shin Minjun d. Shin Jinseo
• 10th 2024: Lai Junfu d. Shin Jinseo - first winner from Taiwan

Links

L19 thread about its 3rd (2016) edition

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