The 23rd Asian TV Cup

Asian TV Cup

The Asian TV Cup is a Go competition.-Outline:The Asian TV Cup is the oldest continental tournament, dating back to 1989. The winners and runner up's of the biggest hayago competitions from Asia battle in the biggest hayago tournament of all.-Past winners:-See also:*...

will begin on 8 June 2011 and finish in 10 June 2011. The match-ups were drawn on 7 June. Kong Jie

Kong Jie

Kong Jie is a Chinese professional Go player.- Biography :Kong Jie turned professional in 1994 at the age of 12. He was promoted to 7-dan after 8-years in 2001. In 2004 he was sent into the Teda Cup as China's representative against Lee Chang-ho and Yoda Norimoto...

 defended the title for a third straight time, second behind Takemiya Masaki's record of four straight.

Participants

China: Kong Jie

Kong Jie

Kong Jie is a Chinese professional Go player.- Biography :Kong Jie turned professional in 1994 at the age of 12. He was promoted to 7-dan after 8-years in 2001. In 2004 he was sent into the Teda Cup as China's representative against Lee Chang-ho and Yoda Norimoto...

 (defending champion), Zhong Wenjing

Zhong Wenjing

Zhong Wenjing is a Chinese professional Go player.He won the 23rd CCTV Cup.-Promotion record:-Career record:*2006: 34 wins, 21 losses*2007: 32 wins, 15 losses*2008: 30 wins, 22 losses...

 (winner of the 22nd CCTV Cup), Wang Lei (CCTV Cup

CCTV Cup

The CCTV Cup is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition.-Outline:The CCTV Cup is the longest running fast game tournament in China and the sponsor is the Chinese CCTV station. 64 players play in a single knockout format. The time limit is one move every 30 seconds. The title holder and the runner up get a...

 runner-up) Japan: Yamada Kimio (58th NHK Cup winner), Yoda Norimoto (NHK Cup

NHK Cup

The NHK Cup is a Go competition.-Biography:The NHK Cup is a Go competition used by the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. The tournament is televised on the NHK network. Before 1963, the competition was broadcasted on the radio. The winner's purse is 5,000,000 Yen .-Past winners:...

 runner-up) Korea: Park Junghwan

Park Junghwan

Park Junghwan is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank.-Promotion record:-Career record:*2007: 54 wins, 22 losses*2008: 43 wins, 23 losses*2009: 47 wins, 15 losses*2010: 55 wins, 19 losses...

 (29th KBS Cup

29th KBS Cup

The 29th KBS Cup began on 12 March 2010 and concluded on 21 March 2011. Park Junghwan defeated Paek Hongsuk 2–0 in the final.-Tournament:*Note: the top 32 players are the winners section, while the bottom is the losers section....

 winner), Paek Hongsuk

Paek Hongsuk

Paek Hongsuk is a professional Go player.-Biography:Paek became a professional in 2000. He was promoted to 5 dan in 2006. He won his first title, the SK Gas Cup, in 2006. Also in 2006, he reached the quarter finals of the Samsung Cup before losing to Lee Chang-ho.-Promotion record:-Titles and...

 (KBS Cup

KBS Cup

-Outline: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...

 runner-up)

Tournament