The KBS Cup is a South Korean Go competition.

Outline

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The KBS Cup is sponsored by KBS. From 1980 to 2003, the tournament was named the KBS Baduk Wang, but was recently renamed to the KBS Cup. The main tournament consists of 16 players who compete in a knockout tournament. There is a winner's and a loser's round to decide the challenger. The thinking time is 5 minutes with byo-yomi.

Formerly, the final was a best-of-3 match. In 2023, the final match was a single game.[1]

It is broadcast live by KBS 1TV.

Past winners

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Player Titles Years Held
Cho Hunhyun 11 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1999
Lee Chang-ho 11 1988, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007–2009
Park Junghwan 5 2010–2012, 2015, 2017
Shin Jinseo 4 2019–2021, 2023
Lee Sedol 3 2006, 2013, 2016
Seo Bongsoo 1 1983
Ha Chan-seok 1 1985
Yoo Changhyuk 1 1995
Mok Jin-seok 1 2000
Song Tae Kon 1 2003
Lee Dong-hoon 1 2014
Shin Minjun 1 2018

Final results

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Volume Year Winners Score Runners-up
1 1980 Cho Hunhyun 2–0 No Yeongha
2 1981 Cho Hunhyun 2–0 Kim Hui-jung
not held 1982 - - -
3 1983 Seo Bongsoo 2–0 Kim Jwa-gi
4 1984 Cho Hunhyun 2–1 Seo Bong-soo
5 1985 Ha Chan-seok 2–1 Kim Hui-jung
6 1986 Cho Hunhyun 2–1 Kim Hui-jung
7 1987 Cho Hunhyun 2–0 Seo Nungwuk
8 1988 Lee Chang-ho 2–1 Kim Soojang
9 1989 Cho Hunhyun 2–1 Seo Nungwuk
10 1990 Cho Hunhyun 2–0 Seo Nungwuk
11 1991 Lee Chang-ho 2–1 Cho Hunhyun
12 1992 Cho Hunhyun 2–0 Yoo Changhyuk
not held 1993 - - -
13 1994 Lee Chang-ho 2–0 Cho Hunhyun
14 1995 Yoo Changhyuk 2–0 Lee Chang-ho
15 1996 Cho Hunhyun 2–1 Lee Chang-ho
16 1997 Cho Hunhyun 2–0 Lee Chang-ho
17 1998 Lee Chang-ho 2–0 Jeong Su-hyeon
18 1999 Cho Hunhyun 2–0 Lee Chang-ho
19 2000 Mok Jin-seok 2–1 Lee Chang-ho
20 2001 Lee Chang-ho 2–0 Lee Sedol
21 2002 Lee Chang-ho 2–1 Lee Sanghun
22 2003 Song Tae-kon 2–0 Park Byeong-gyu
23 2004 Lee Chang-ho 2–0 Cho Hanseung
24 2005 Lee Chang-ho 2–0 Yoo Changhyuk
25 2006 Lee Sedol 2–0 Choi Cheol-han
26 2007 Lee Chang-ho 2–1 Cho Hanseung
27 2008 Lee Chang-ho 2–1 Lee Sedol
28 2009 Lee Chang-ho 2–0 Kang Dongyun
29 2010 Park Junghwan 2–0 Paek Hongsuk
30 2011 Park Junghwan 2–0 Paek Hongsuk
31 2012 Park Junghwan 2–1 Lee Chang-ho
32 2013 Lee Sedol 2–1 Park Junghwan
33 2014 Lee Dong-hoon 2–0 Park Junghwan
34 2015 Park Junghwan 2–1 Lee Sedol
35 2016 Lee Sedol 2–0 Na Hyeon
36 2017 Park Junghwan 2–0 Kim Ji-seok
37 2018 Shin Minjun 2–0 Park Junghwan
38 2019 Shin Jin-seo 2–1 Shin Minjun
39 2020 Shin Jin-seo 2–0 An Seongjun
40 2021 Shin Jin-seo 2–0 Park Junghwan
41 2023 Shin Jin-seo 1–0[1] Park Junghwan

References

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  1. ^ a b "'절대 1강' 신진서, 사상 첫 KBS 바둑왕전 4연패 달성". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 2023-02-26.
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