LG Cup
Keywords: Tournament
The international LG Cup, begun in 1996, is the successor to the discontinued Korean domestic Kiwang title. The winner's prize is ₩250,000,000 (about $250,000 USD).
The main event is a 32-player knockout tournament, leading up to a best of three (was best of five before 11th cup) final match. Time limits are 3 hours main time with 5 periods of one minute byo-yomi (2014 cup has 5 periods of 40 seconds byo-yomi). Previous winners and defeated finalists:
| # | Timeline | Winner | Country | Opponent & result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | (Jun 1996 – May 1997) | Yi Ch'ang-ho | 🇰🇷 | (d. Yu Ch'ang-hyeok 3–0) |
| 2nd | (Jun 1997 – Mar 1998) | O Rissei | 🇯🇵 | (d. Yu Ch'ang-hyeok 3–2) |
| 3rd | (Jun 1998 – May 1999) | Yi Ch'ang-ho | 🇰🇷 | (d. Ma Xiaochun 3–0) |
| 4th | (Jun 1999 – May 2000) | Yu Bin | 🇨🇳 | (d. Yu Ch'ang-hyeok 3–1) |
| 5th | (Jun 2000 – May 2001) | Yi Ch'ang-ho | 🇰🇷 | (d. Yi Se-tol 3–2) |
| 6th | (Jun 2001 – Apr 2002) | Yu Ch'ang-hyeok | 🇰🇷 | (d. Cho Hun-hyeon 3–2) |
| 7th | (Apr 2002 – Mar 2003) | Yi Se-Tol | 🇰🇷 | (d. Yi Ch'ang-ho 3–1) |
| 8th | (Jun 2003 – Apr 2004) | Yi Ch'ang-ho | 🇰🇷 | (d. Mok Chin-Seok 3–1) |
| 9th | (May 2004 – Apr 2005) | Cho U | 🇯🇵 | (d. Yu Bin 3–1) |
| 10th | (May 2005 – Apr 2006) | Gu Li | 🇨🇳 | (d. Chen Yaoye 3-2) |
| 11th | (May 2006 – Mar 2007) | Zhou Junxun | 🇹🇼 | (d. Hu Yaoyu 2–1) |
| 12th | (May 2007 – Feb 2008) | Yi Se-Tol | 🇰🇷 | (d. Han Sanghoon 2–1) |
| 13th | (May 2008 – Feb 2009) | Gu Li | 🇨🇳 | (d. Yi Se-Tol 2-0) |
| 14th | (May 2009 – Feb 2010) | Kong Jie | 🇨🇳 | (d. Yi Ch'ang-ho 2–0) |
| 15th | (May 2010 – Feb 2011) | Piao Wenyao | 🇨🇳 | (d. Kong Jie 2-0) |
| 16th | (May 2011 – Feb 2012) | Jiang Weijie | 🇨🇳 | (d. Yi Ch'ang-ho 2–0) |
| 17th | (May 2012 – Feb 2013) | Shi Yue | 🇨🇳 | (d. Won Sungjin 2–0) |
| 18th | (May 2013 – Feb 2014) | Tuo Jiaxi | 🇨🇳 | (d. Zhou Ruiyang 2–1) |
| 19th | (June 2014 – Feb 2015) | Park Junghwan | 🇰🇷 | (d. Kim Ji Seok 2–1) |
| 20th | (June 2015 – Feb 2016) | Kang Dongyun | 🇰🇷 | (d. Park Yeonghun 2–1) |
| 21st | (May 2016 – Feb 2017) | Dang Yifei | 🇨🇳 | (d. Zhou Ruiyang 2–0) |
| 22nd | (May 2017 – Feb 2018) | Xie Erhao | 🇨🇳 | (d. Iyama Yuta 2–1) |
| 23rd | (May 2018 – Feb 2019) | Yang Dingxin | 🇨🇳 | (d. Shi Yue 2–1) |
| 24th | (May 2019 – Feb 2020) | Shin Jinseo | 🇰🇷 | (d. Park Junghwan 2–0) |
| 25th | (June 2020 – Feb 2021) | Shin Minjun | 🇰🇷 | (d. Ke Jie 2–1) |
| 26th | (2021 – 22) | Shin Jinseo | 🇨🇳 | (d. Yang Dingxin 2–0) |
| 27th | (2022 – 23) | Ding Hao | 🇰🇷 | (d. Yang Dingxin 2–0) |
| 28th | (2023 – 24) | Shin Jinseo | 🇰🇷 | (d. Byun Sang-il 2–0) |
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