LG Cup

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)