The following list shows champions at major international Go tournaments.
Competitions
Each of the following competitions has been competed between 16 or more players for an over $150,000 prize. Go associations are recognising the two requirements as standards of major tournaments.
Competition Period Editions Current champion Fujitsu Cup 1988–2011 24 Defunct Ing Cup 1988–present 10 Ichiriki Ryo Tongyang Cup 1990–1998 7 Defunct Samsung Fire Cup 1996–present 30 Liao Yuanhe LG Cup 1996–present 31 Wang Xinghao Chunlan Cup 1998–present 15 Yang Kaiwen World Oza 2002–2009 4 Defunct BC Card Cup 2009–2012 4 Defunct Bailing Cup 2012–2019 4 Defunct MLily Cup 2013–present 5 Li Xuanhao 2016–2017 1 Defunct 2018 1 Defunct Quzhou-Lanke Cup 2023–present 3 Dang Yifei 2024–present 1 Shin Jinseo 2025–present 1 Wang Xinghao Shinhan Bank Cup 2025–present 1 Park JunghwanTotal 142 —
Champions No. Competition Closing date Champion Association 1 1st Fujitsu Cup 3 September 1988 Takemiya Masaki Japan 2 2nd Fujitsu Cup 5 August 1989 Takemiya Masaki Japan 3 1st Ing Cup 5 September 1989 Cho Hunhyun South Korea 4 3rd Fujitsu Cup 4 August 1990 Rin Kaiho Japan 5 4th Fujitsu Cup 3 August 1991 Cho Chikun Japan 6 3rd Tongyang Cup 27 January 1992 Lee Changho South Korea 7 5th Fujitsu Cup 1 August 1992 Otake Hideo Japan 8 2nd Ing Cup 20 May 1993 Seo Bongsoo South Korea 9 4th Tongyang Cup 8 June 1993 Lee Changho South Korea 10 6th Fujitsu Cup 7 August 1993 Yoo Changhyuk South Korea 11 5th Tongyang Cup 22 June 1994 Cho Hunhyun South Korea 12 7th Fujitsu Cup 6 August 1994 Cho Hunhyun South Korea 13 6th Tongyang Cup 24 May 1995 Ma Xiaochun China 14 8th Fujitsu Cup 5 August 1995 Ma Xiaochun China 15 7th Tongyang Cup 20 March 1996 Lee Changho South Korea 16 9th Fujitsu Cup 3 August 1996 Lee Changho South Korea 17 3rd Ing Cup 6 November 1996 Yoo Changhyuk South Korea 18 1st Samsung Fire Cup 29 November 1996 Yoda Norimoto Japan 19 8th Tongyang Cup 18 April 1997 Cho Hunhyun South Korea 20 1st LG Cup 19 May 1997 Lee Changho South Korea 21 10th Fujitsu Cup 2 August 1997 Kobayashi Koichi Japan 22 2nd Samsung Fire Cup 28 November 1997 Lee Changho South Korea 23 2nd LG Cup 23 March 1998 Ō Rissei Japan 24 9th Tongyang Cup 13 May 1998 Lee Changho South Korea 25 11th Fujitsu Cup 1 August 1998 Lee Changho South Korea 26 3rd Samsung Fire Cup 8 February 1999 Lee Changho South Korea 27 3rd LG Cup 10 May 1999 Lee Changho South Korea 28 1st Chunlan Cup 29 June 1999 Cho Hunhyun South Korea 29 12th Fujitsu Cup 7 August 1999 Yoo Changhyuk South Korea 30 4th Samsung Fire Cup 7 December 1999 Lee Changho South Korea 31 4th LG Cup 10 May 2000 Yu Bin China 32 2nd Chunlan Cup 22 June 2000 Ō Rissei Japan 33 13th Fujitsu Cup 12 August 2000 Cho Hunhyun South Korea 34 5th Samsung Fire Cup 14 December 2000 Yoo Changhyuk South Korea 35 4th Ing Cup 16 February 2001 Lee Changho South Korea 36 5th LG Cup 19 May 2001 Lee Changho South Korea 37 3rd Chunlan Cup 26 June 2001 Yoo Changhyuk South Korea 38 14th Fujitsu Cup 4 August 2001 Cho Hunhyun South Korea 39 6th Samsung Fire Cup 14 December 2001 Cho Hunhyun South Korea 40 6th LG Cup 1 April 2002 Yoo Changhyuk South Korea 41 15th Fujitsu Cup 3 August 2002 Lee Sedol South Korea 42 7th Samsung Fire Cup 14 January 2003 Cho Hunhyun South Korea 43 1st World Oza 29 January 2003 Lee Changho South Korea 44 4th Chunlan Cup 18 March 2003 Lee Changho South Korea 45 7th LG Cup 27 March 2003 Lee Sedol South Korea 46 16th Fujitsu Cup 7 July 2003 Lee Sedol South Korea 47 8th Samsung Fire Cup 11 December 2003 Cho Chikun Japan 48 8th LG Cup 1 April 2004 Lee Changho South Korea 49 17th Fujitsu Cup 5 July 2004 Park Yeonghun South Korea 50 9th Samsung Fire Cup 9 December 2004 Lee Sedol South Korea 51 2nd World Oza 8 January 2005 Lee Sedol South Korea 52 5th Ing Cup 5 March 2005 Chang Hao China 53 5th Chunlan Cup 18 March 2005 Lee Changho South Korea 54 9th LG Cup 20 April 2005 Cho U Japan 55 18th Fujitsu Cup 4 July 2005 Lee Sedol South Korea 56 10th Samsung Fire Cup 13 January 2006 Luo Xihe China 57 10th LG Cup 21 April 2006 Gu Li China 58 19th Fujitsu Cup 3 July 2006 Park Jungsang South Korea 59 3rd World Oza 9 January 2007 Lee Sedol South Korea 60 11th Samsung Fire Cup 24 January 2007 Chang Hao China 61 11th LG Cup 22 March 2007 Chou Chunhsun Taiwan 62 6th Chunlan Cup 25 March 2007 Gu Li China 63 20th Fujitsu Cup 9 July 2007 Park Yeonghun South Korea 64 12th Samsung Fire Cup 24 January 2008 Lee Sedol South Korea 65 12th LG Cup 28 February 2008 Lee Sedol South Korea 66 21st Fujitsu Cup 7 July 2008 Gu Li China 67 4th World Oza 8 January 2009 Gu Li China 68 13th Samsung Fire Cup 21 January 2009 Lee Sedol South Korea 69 13th LG Cup 25 February 2009 Gu Li China 70 6th Ing Cup 23 April 2009 Choi Cheolhan South Korea 71 1st BC Card Cup 4 May 2009 Gu Li China 72 7th Chunlan Cup 24 June 2009 Chang Hao China 73 22nd Fujitsu Cup 6 July 2009 Kang Dongyun South Korea 74 14th Samsung Fire Cup 17 December 2009 Kong Jie China 75 14th LG Cup 24 February 2010 Kong Jie China 76 2nd BC Card Cup 27 April 2010 Lee Sedol South Korea 77 23rd Fujitsu Cup 5 July 2010 Kong Jie China 78 15th Samsung Fire Cup 10 December 2010 Gu Li China 79 15th LG Cup 23 February 2011 Piao Wenyao China 80 3rd BC Card Cup 28 April 2011 Lee Sedol South Korea 81 8th Chunlan Cup 30 June 2011 Lee Sedol South Korea 82 24th Fujitsu Cup 14 August 2011 Park Junghwan South Korea 83 16th Samsung Fire Cup 7 December 2011 Won Seongjin South Korea 84 16th LG Cup 15 February 2012 Jiang Weijie China 85 4th BC Card Cup 16 May 2012 Paek Hongsuk South Korea 86 17th Samsung Fire Cup 13 December 2012 Lee Sedol South Korea 87 1st Bailing Cup 19 January 2013 Zhou Ruiyang China 88 17th LG Cup 20 February 2013 Shi Yue China 89 7th Ing Cup 6 March 2013 Fan Tingyu China 90 9th Chunlan Cup 20 June 2013 Chen Yaoye China 91 1st MLily Cup 6 December 2013 Mi Yuting China 92 18th Samsung Fire Cup 11 December 2013 Tang Weixing China 93 18th LG Cup 13 February 2014 Tuo Jiaxi China 94 19th Samsung Fire Cup 10 December 2014 Kim Jiseok South Korea 95 2nd Bailing Cup 14 January 2015 Ke Jie China 96 19th LG Cup 12 February 2015 Park Junghwan South Korea 97 10th Chunlan Cup 3 June 2015 Gu Li China 98 20th Samsung Fire Cup 9 December 2015 Ke Jie China 99 2nd MLily Cup 5 January 2016 Ke Jie China 100 20th LG Cup 4 February 2016 Kang Dongyun South Korea 101 8th Ing Cup 26 October 2016 Tang Weixing China 102 21st Samsung Fire Cup 8 December 2016 Ke Jie China 103 3rd Bailing Cup 16 December 2016 Chen Yaoye China 104 21st LG Cup 8 February 2017 Dang Yifei China 105 11th Chunlan Cup 26 June 2017 Tan Xiao China 106 22nd Samsung Fire Cup 7 December 2017 Gu Zihao China 107 26 December 2017 Ke Jie China 108 3rd MLily Cup 2 January 2018 Park Junghwan South Korea 109 22nd LG Cup 8 February 2018 Xie Erhao China 110 23rd Samsung Fire Cup 5 December 2018 Ke Jie China 111 26 December 2018 Chen Yaoye China 112 4th Bailing Cup 17 January 2019 Ke Jie China 113 23rd LG Cup 14 February 2019 Yang Dingxin China 114 12th Chunlan Cup 27 June 2019 Park Junghwan South Korea 115 24th Samsung Fire Cup 6 September 2019 Tang Weixing China 116 24th LG Cup 12 February 2020 Shin Jinseo South Korea 117 25th Samsung Fire Cup 3 November 2020 Ke Jie China 118 25th LG Cup 4 February 2021 Shin Minjun South Korea 119 4th MLily Cup 5 May 2021 Mi Yuting China 120 13th Chunlan Cup 15 September 2021 Shin Jinseo South Korea 121 26th Samsung Fire Cup 3 November 2021 Park Junghwan South Korea 122 26th LG Cup 9 February 2022 Shin Jinseo South Korea 123 27th Samsung Fire Cup 8 November 2022 Shin Jinseo South Korea 124 27th LG Cup 1 February 2023 Ding Hao China 125 1st Quzhou-Lanke Cup 17 June 2023 Gu Zihao China 126 14th Chunlan Cup 19 July 2023 Byun Sangil South Korea 127 9th Ing Cup 23 August 2023 Shin Jinseo South Korea 128 28th Samsung Fire Cup 28 November 2023 Ding Hao China 129 28th LG Cup 31 January 2024 Shin Jinseo South Korea 130 5th MLily Cup 4 May 2024 Li Xuanhao China 131 2nd Quzhou-Lanke Cup 21 August 2024 Shin Jinseo South Korea 132 10th Ing Cup 8 September 2024 Ichiriki Ryo Japan 133 29th Samsung Fire Cup 22 November 2024 Ding Hao China 134 29th LG Cup 23 January 2025 Byun Sangil South Korea 135 28 February 2025 Shin Jinseo South Korea 136 18 April 2025 Wang Xinghao China 137 15th Chunlan Cup 23 June 2025 Yang Kaiwen China 138 3rd Quzhou-Lanke Cup 15 October 2025 Dang Yifei China 139 30th Samsung Fire Cup 17 November 2025 Liao Yuanhe China 140 30th LG Cup 15 January 2026 Shin Minjun South Korea 141 Shinhan Bank Cup 27 February 2026 Park Junghwan South Korea 142 31th LG Cup 16 June 2026 Wang Xinghao China
Statistics Performance by player
Rank Player Association Titles 1 Lee Changho South Korea 17 2 Lee Sedol South Korea 14 3 Cho Hunhyun South Korea 9 4 Gu Li China 8 Ke Jie China 8 Shin Jinseo South Korea 8 7 Yoo Changhyuk South Korea 6 Park Junghwan South Korea 6 9 Chang Hao China 3 Kong Jie China 3 Tang Weixing China 3 Chen Yaoye China 3 Ding Hao China 3
Performance by association Rank Association Titles 1 (Korea Baduk Association) 74 2 (Chinese Weiqi Association) 55 3 (Nihon Ki-in) 12 4 (Taiwan Chi Yuan Culture Foundation) 1 Total 142
See also List of Go players List of professional Go tournaments World Amateur Go Championship
Notes
References
External links International Go tournaments at GoBase