Chunwon
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The Chunwon Cup (Korean: 천원전, Hanja: 天元戰) is a Go competition in Korea.
[edit] Outline
The Chunwon Cup is the equivalent to the Tengen in Japan. This tournament replaced the Baccus Cup. The sponsors are Far East Pharmaceuticals and Daily Economic Newspaper. The komi is 6.5 points. The time limits are 5 hours in the final, 4 in the main knockout, and 3 in the preliminaries. The winner's purse is 13,000,000 ($11,300).
[edit] Past winners
| Player | Years Held |
|---|---|
| Yoo Changhyuk | 1996 |
| Lee Chang-ho | 1997 - 1999 |
| Lee Sedol | 2000 |
| Park Young-Hoon | 2001 |
| Song Tae Kon | 2002 |
| Choi Cheol-han | 2003, 2004 |
| Ko Geuntae | 2005 |
| Cho Hanseung | 2006 |
