At present, the World Go Tournament has seven events, such as the Sanxing Cup, LG Cup, Chunlan Cup, Ying's Cup, Dream Lily Cup, Tianfu Cup, and Lark Cup, as well as the first Quzhou Rotten Ke Cup World Go Open Tournament that has not yet started, so how is the progress of these eight events? This is a question that Go lovers are very concerned about, and let me talk about it one by one.
First, the first Quzhou Rotten Ke Cup. According to the China Chess Academy, the previously postponed first Quzhou Rotten Ke Cup World Go Open China Qualifier was scheduled to be held in Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, from August 17 to 24. Domestic professional chess players can register for the competition, according to the number of applicants, divided into 10 groups, using a single-elimination system, and the first place in each group enters the competition.
Quzhou Rotten Ke Cup is divided into three stages: qualifiers, this competition and final, the time of this competition is December 24 to 28, the final date is not determined, and the winner will certainly not be decided this year. Professional chess players from each country and region can register for the qualifiers, which are arranged by each country and region.
Rotten Cup Launch
There are a total of 32 places in this competition, of which 10 seed places are allocated: 4 from China, 2 from South Korea, 2 from Japan, 1 from Chinese Taipei, and 1 from Wild Cards; The other 22 places are selected from various countries and regions, specifically: 10 in China, 6 in South Korea, 3 in Japan, 1 in Taipei, 1 in Europe, and 1 in North America. The first round to the semi-finals of the tournament is a single-elimination system, and the final is a three-set two-win system. Each round of this tournament draws lots on the principle that chess players from the same country and region do not touch each other.
Quzhou Rotten Ke Cup World Go Open Tournament is the first annual World Open tournament hosted by China, with a total prize money of 4.08 million yuan, of which the champion prize is 1.8 million yuan and the runner-up prize is 600,000 yuan. The game adopts chinese Go rules, with black square stickers 3 and 3/4 subs. The time is 5 1-minute second readings after 2 hours per side, and the timeout is negative.
Second, the 27th Samsung Cup. According to the information released by the Korean Chess Academy, the 27th Samsung Cup has been finalized, and all competitions will be held between October 27 and November 9, when the winner will be out of the blue. In 2020, due to the factors of the epidemic, the Samsung Cup made a major change to the schedule, ending all matches in more than 10 days. Such a schedule is very tight, the championship is quickly produced, and there are wonderful world chess tournaments to watch for 10 days in a row, which makes chess fans addicted. The Samsung Cup has 32 players in this tournament, the first few rounds are single-elimination matches, and the final is a three-game chess. The 26th champion of 2021 was park, 28, who unexpectedly beat Shin Jin-chan 2-1.
Park Ting-hwan nine paragraphs
Third, the 27th LG Cup. The first two rounds of the tournament have ended on June 1, and the third round of the quarterfinals is scheduled to start on November 13, and the four matches are played against the two sides: Ke Jie Jiang Dongrun, Shin Zhenchen - Mi Yuting, Ding Hao Jin Mingxun, Yang Dingxin - Shibano Tiger Maru, and the semi-finals are followed. The date for the LG Cup Triple Chess Final has also been announced, which is February 6-9 next year. The last champion was Shin Jin-chan, who won the cup in February with a 2-0 victory over Yang Dingxin.
Fourth, the 14th Chunlan Cup. The first two rounds of the tournament closed on March 24, and the top eight candidates had been decided, and the battle situation was: Ke Jie - Shen Zhenchen, Yang Dingxin - Li Xuanhao, Li Weiqing - Bian Xiangyi, Tang Weixing - Shen Min. The semi-finals and semi-finals of the Chunlan Cup are undecided and are expected to take place in December as is customary. The last champion was also Shin Jin-chan, who beat Tang Weixing 2-0 in the final last September.
Fifth, the ninth Ying's Cup final. In January last year, the two candidates for the final battle, Shin Jin-chen and Xie Ke, had already been decided, but because the organizers insisted on the face chess match, the date could not be finalized. This year's World Series is a succession of events, and I estimate that it may be delayed until next year. The 8th Ying's Cup final was still in 2016, and as a result, Tang Weixing won the god by beating Park Tinghuan 3:2.
Sixth, the fifth Dream Lily Cup. According to Hua Xueming, vice chairman of the Chinese Weiqi Association, this year's Dream Lily Cup will be held, and if it cannot be arranged this year, it will start next year. The winner of the fourth Dream Lily Cup was Mi Yuting, who was crowned double champion by beating Sheiko 3:2 last May.
Mi Yuting won the Dream Lily Cup
Seventh, the second Tianfu Cup. Due to the epidemic, the competition has been postponed for a long time, and the final of the first competition was completed as early as December 2018, and as a result, Chen Yaoye defeated Shin Jin-chan, who first broke into the stage of the World Series final, 2:1. It is said that the second tournament will be held, but the date cannot be determined at present.
Eighth, the fifth Lark Cup. The fourth Lark Cup final closed in January 2019, with Ke Jie winning the title with a 2-0 victory over Shin Jin-chan. The first three editions of the Lark Cup were all open tournaments of 64 participants, and the fourth edition of this tournament suddenly shrank to 16 people, looking at this trend, this competition should be closed. However, the Chinese Weiqi Association has not yet heard from the exact news, and the melon-eating masses can only stare dryly.
The only world champion that has been produced this year is the 26th LG Cup, and from the above competition process, we can see that the only champion that can be decided this year is the 27th Samsung Cup. Whether it is the Korean chess player who wins the two world championship titles this year, or the Chinese Go master who can get a piece of the pie, and let us wait silently.