Bailing Cup
The Bailing Cup (Chinese: 百灵杯) was an international Go competition. The tournament was held every two years between 2012 and 2019, for a total of four times. It was sponsored by the Bailing Group of China.[1]
Seeded players and preliminaries[edit]
16 seeded players were invited and 48 players qualified from preliminaries. Seeded players were chosen as follows:
- 2 top players of last tournament
- 5 from
China - 3 from
Japan - 3 from
South Korea - 1 from
Chinese Taipei - 2 from wild cards (issued from the host)
The winner's purse was ¥1,800,000.
In the 4th Bailing Cup, it became a tournament with 16 players competing. Players were chosen as follows:
- 2 top players of last tournament
- 6 from China
- 3 from Japan
- 3 from South Korea
- 1 from Chinese Taipei
- 1 from a wild card (issued from the host)
The winner's purse was ¥1,000,000.[2]
Winners and runners-up[edit]
| Edition | Years | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2012–2013 |  Zhou Ruiyang |
3–0 | Chen Yaoye
|
| 2nd | 2014–2015 | Ke Jie |
3–2 | Qiu Jun
|
| 3rd | 2016–2017 | Chen Yaoye |
3–1 | Ke Jie
|
| 4th | 2018–2019 | Ke Jie |
2–0 |  Shin Jinseo
|
References[edit]
- ^ 冠军奖金高达180万人民币 富士通走了贵州百灵来了 Archived January 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 为广大业余棋手提供舞台 百灵杯世界围棋公开赛重磅登场 Archived January 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine