The Globis Cup was an international Go competition for players under the age of 20. The tournament was held annually from 2014 to 2023, a total of 10 times. It was organized by the Nihon Ki-in and sponsored by Globis, a Japanese company.

Rules

The Globis Cup was an under-20 Go competition, with 16 players in total from China, Japan, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Europe, North America, and other Asian countries or Oceania. Players must be under 20 years old on January 1 of the year of the tournament (and may turn 20 by the time the event is actually held). Each player had 30 seconds per move, along with 10 one-minute periods of extra thinking time, which is like the NHK Cup.

From the 1st to the 6th cup, the winner received 3,000,000 yen in prize money, the runner-up received 500,000 yen, and third place received 200,000 yen. Starting from the 7th cup, these prizes were 1,500,000 yen, 250,000 yen, and 100,000 yen, respectively.

Winners and runners-up

Globis Cup
EditionYearWinnerRunner-up
1st2014Japan Ichiriki RyoJapan Hsu Chia-yuan
2nd2015China Huang YunsongSouth Korea Na Hyeon
3rd2016China Li QinchengJapan Hsu Chia-yuan
4th2017South Korea Shin Jin-seoSouth Korea Byun Sang-il
5th2018China Xu JiayangSouth Korea Shin Min-jun
6th2019South Korea Shin Min-junChina Wang Zejin
7th2020South Korea Moon Min-jongChina Li Weiqing
8th2021China Wang XinghaoChina Tu Xiaoyu
9th2022China Wang XinghaoJapan Fukuoka Kotaro
10th2023South Korea Han Woo-jinChina Wang Xinghao

External links

  • (in Japanese)
  • – game records