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 |
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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) |