GS Caltex Cup

The GS Caltex Cup (Korean: GS칼텍스배) is a Go competition.

Outline

The GS Caltex Cup replaced the LG Refined Oil Cup. It is organized by the Maeil Business Newspaper, Maeil Broadcasting Network (MBN), and Korea Baduk Association, and sponsored by GS Caltex. It currently has the biggest prize in South Korea. As of 2023, the winner receives 70 million won in prize money, and the runner-up receives 30 million won.[1] The final is a best-of-5. Komi is 6.5 points and the time limit is 10 minutes main time with 3 x 40s byoyomi.

Past winners and runners-up
YearWinnerScoreRunner-up
11996Yoo Changhyuk3–2Cho Hunhyun
21997Lee Changho3–0Choi Myung-hoon
319983–0
41999Seo Bongsoo3–2Yoo Changhyuk
52000Choi Myunghoon3–1Rui Naiwei
62001Lee Chang-ho3–0Choi Myunghoon
72002Lee Sedol3–1
82003Lee Changho3–0Cho Hanseung
920043–0Park Yeonghun
102005Choi Cheol-han3–2Lee Changho
112006Lee Sedol3–0Choi Cheol-han
122007Park Yeonghun3–2Lee Sedol
1320083–0Won Seongjin
142009Cho Hanseung3–1Park Yeonghun
152010Won Seungjin3–1Cho Hanseung
162011Park Junghwan3–0Park Yeonghun
172012Lee Sedol3–2
182013Kim Jiseok3–0Lee Sedol
1920143–0Choi Cheolhan
202015Mok Jinseok3–1
212016Lee Donghoon3–0Yun Chanhee
222017Ahn Kukhyun3–2Kim Jiseok
232018Shin Jinseo3–2Lee Sedol
2420193–0Kim Jiseok
2520203–0
2620213–2[2]Byun Sangil
2720223–0[3]Byun Sangil
282023Byun Sangil3–0[1]Choi Jeong

References
  1. "변상일, GS칼텍스배 첫 우승…세계기전 춘란배 이어 2관왕", Yonhap New Agency (in Korean), 2023-07-31
  2. "'신공지능' 신진서, 변상일 꺾고 GS칼텍스배 4연패 달성", Yonhap News Agency (in Korean), 2021-08-02
  3. "'이창호 넘었다' 신진서, GS칼텍스배 우승 '대회 5연패'", Chosun Ilbo (in Korean), 2022-08-22
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