Wangwi

The Wangwi was a Go competition in South Korea.

Outline The Wangwi was a Go competition used by the Hanguk Kiwon. It is sponsored by the Chung-ang Il-po. The komi for white is 6.5 points. The preliminary matches get 4 hours of thinking time, while the final match gets 5 hours. The winner's purse was 45,000,000 SKW (US$40,000). It ran from 1966-2008.Wangwi

Past winners Player Years Held Kim In 1966 - 1972, 1974 Ha Chanseok 1973 Seo Bongsoo 1975, 1980 Cho Hun-hyeon 1976 - 1989 Lee Chang-ho 1990, 1995 - 2007 Yoo Changhyuk 1991 - 1994

See also Oza Wangjia

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