Changqi Cup
The Changqi Cup (Chinese: 倡棋杯; pinyin: Chàngqí Bēi), or Chang-ki Cup, is a Go competition in China.
Outline
[edit]The Changqi Cup is a Go tournament held by the Zhongguo Qiyuan dedicated to Ing Chang-ki. It began every year on Ing's birthday, October 23 and ended in the spring of the following year. Starting in 2008, the tournament began in May and ended in October.
Players compete in a preliminary tournament to qualify. After the preliminaries, 30 players compete in a single elimination tournament, with the previous year's finalists being directly seeded to the second round. The semifinals and final are a best-of-three match. The Changqi Cup is one of the few professional tournaments to use Ing rules. The winner receives CN¥450,000 in prize money, and the runner-up receives CN¥150,000.[1]
Past winners and runners-up
[edit]| Edition | Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2004 | Kong Jie | 2–1 | Wang Lei |
| 2nd | 2005 | Zhou Heyang | 2–0 | Kong Jie |
| 3rd | 2006 | Kong Jie | 2–1 | Gu Li |
| 4th | 2007 | Gu Li | 2–1 | Liu Xing |
| 5th | 2008 | Qiu Jun | 2–1 | |
| 6th | 2009 | Wang Xi | 2–0 | Wang Yao |
| 7th | 2010 | Tuo Jiaxi | 2–1 | Zhou Ruiyang |
| 8th | 2011 | Gu Li | 2–0 | Liu Xing |
| 9th | 2012 | Chen Yaoye | 2–1 | Tuo Jiaxi |
| 10th | 2013 | Shi Yue | 2–0 | Lian Xiao |
| 11th | 2014 | Yang Dingxin | 2–0 | Piao Wenyao |
| 12th | 2015 | Lian Xiao | 2–0 | Qiu Jun |
| 13th | 2016 | Tuo Jiaxi | 2–0 | Lian Xiao |
| 14th | 2017 | Tan Xiao | 2–0 | Jiang Weijie |
| 15th | 2018 | Mi Yuting | 2–1[2] | Tuo Jiaxi |
| 16th | 2019 | Ke Jie | 2–0[3] | Zhou Ruiyang |
| 17th | 2021 | Ding Hao | 2–0[1] | Yang Dingxin |
| 18th | 2023 | Wang Xinghao | 2–0[4] | Mi Yuting |
References
[edit]- ^ a b ""00后"首次问鼎！倡棋杯丁浩2-0零封杨鼎新夺冠" (in Chinese). sina.com.cn. 18 October 2021.
- ^ "倡棋杯芈昱廷2比1柁嘉熹首次夺冠 揽45万奖金" (in Chinese). sina.com.cn. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "柯洁决赛2-0零封周睿羊 首度问鼎倡棋杯冠军" (in Chinese). sina.com.cn. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "倡棋杯决赛2比0擒下芈昱廷，上海小将王星昊获职业大赛首冠" (in Chinese). Xinmin Evening News. 22 October 2023.
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