The Maxim Cup (Korean: 맥심커피배) is a South Korean Go competition.

Outline

The Maxim Cup is sponsored by Dong Suh Foods. The players are selected with any active 9p's and they are pitted against each other.

Each player has 10 minutes of time with five 40-second byoyomi periods. The komi is 6.5 points. The winner's prize is 50 million won and the runner-up's prize is 20 million won.[1]

Past winners

Player Years Held
Choi Kyu-Byung 2000
Yoo Changhyuk 2001, 2002
Jiang Zhujiu 2003
Rui Naiwei 2004
Lee Sedol 2005 - 2007, 2014, 2016
Park Young-Hoon 2008, 2011
Choi Cheol-han 2009, 2010, 2015
Park Junghwan 2012, 2013, 2017, 2022[1][2]
Cho Hanseung 2018
Shin Jinseo 2019, 2023,[3] 2024[4]
Lee Ji-hyeon 2020
Kim Jiseok 2021

References

  1. ^ a b "박정환, 이동훈 꺾고 맥심커피배 통산 4회 우승". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 2022-04-19.
  2. ^ "박정환, 이동훈 꺾고 맥심배 우승… 삼성배·우슬봉조 포함 3관왕". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2022-04-19.
  3. ^ "신진서, 이원영 꺾고 맥심커피배 우승…통산 30번째 타이틀 획득(종합)". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 2023-04-10.
  4. ^ "'최강 입신' 신진서, 2년 연속 맥심커피배 우승 트로피 안아". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 2024-04-29.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_Cup
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