Mar 1, 2009
The 6th ING's Cup World Professional Weiqi Championships to be held in Singapore!
Hey guys!
yes after being away for so long, we have something to tell everyone.
Yes! like what the title has said, it is the 6th ING's Cup World Professional Weiqi Championships to be held in Singapore!
Pro players! it will be so ubber Cool!!!
"The 6th ING's Cup World Proessional Weiqi Championships between Lee Chang Ho (9Dan) and Choi Choel Han (9Dan) is going to be held in Singapore from the 3rd March 2009 till 7th March 2009." from
Weiqi.org.sgmaybe you guys must be wondering about the history of this competition. well, below are the details about it.
The Highest Prize Professional Goe Championship In The World
(March in Singapore)
The ING’s Cup World Professional Goe Championship, which is held once every 4 years is one of the most important International Goe Competitions with the highest amount of prize money involved. The Champion will receive a total of 400,000 USD while the 1st Runner-up will receive a total of 100,000 USD. It is also known that the total costs sponsored by the ING Weiqi Educational Foundation of the entire Championship are at the amount of 1.5 Million USD.
The 1st ING’s Cup World Professional Goe Championship Finals was held in 1989 in Singapore. The finalists then were Cho Hyun-Hun (9Dan) representing Korea versus Nie Wei Ping (9Dan) representing China. Finally Cho Hyun-Hun (9Dan) won the Finals and became the first ING’s Cup World Champion. It had also led Korea become a Weiqi Powerhouse in the world today.
The competition comprises of 3 rounds, each on 1 day, exact details are below:
Round 1:
3rd of march
9:30am & 1:30pm
SWA
Round 2:
5th of march
9:30am & 1:30pm
SWA
Round 3:
7th of march
9:30am & 1:30pm
SWA
Just an extra information. if you are going to view the competition, please remember to turn your handphone to silent mode when viewing. It's to prevent distraction to the players during playing. It's to show respect to the players.
See you guys there! =)
RP IGIG WeiQi(GO)
..::IGIG WeiQi(GO)::..3:44 AM
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