BC Card Cup World Baduk Champhionship

BC Card Cup World Baduk Championship is an international Go competition sponsored by South Korea's BC Card

BC Card

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The precursor to this tournament was South Korea's BC Card Cup.

The BC Card Cup World Baduk Championship is an annual competition, and was first held in 2009.

Player selection

The players are picked as follows:

3 players from
2 players from
2 players from
1 player from
2 wild-card
Wild card (sports)
The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...

players named by Hanguk Kiwon
54 preliminary tournament winners

Format

The format is a single knockout

Knockout

A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...

with 6.5 points' komi

Komidashi

in the game of Go are points added to the score of the player with the white stones as compensation for playing second. Black's first move advantage is generally considered to equal somewhere between 5 and 7 points by the end of the game. Standard komi is 6.5 points under the Japanese and Korean...

. The time limit is 2 hour thinking time (from 2010), and the winner's purse is 300,000,000 Won ($268,000). In 2010 Gu Li

Gu Li

Gu Li is a Chinese professional Go player.- Biography :Gu Li is currently the #1 ranked Chinese player by the Zhongguo Qiyuan. He became a pro in 1994 when he was only 12. In 2006, he won the 10th LG Cup and became the youngest Chinese player to ever win a major international title; as a result,...

was the defending champion, but lost in the round of 16 to An Choyoung

An Choyoung

An Choyoung is a professional Go player.- Biography :An became a pro in 1993 at the age of 14. He was promoted to 8 dan in 2004, then 9 dan in 2005. He participated in the first China-Korea Kangwon-Land Cup where he won 2 games....

by half a point with black, while leading in territory throughout the entire match. Lee Sedol

Lee Sedol

Lee Sedol is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank.-Biography:Many regard Lee Sedol as one of the strongest players of all time. Lee was born in Korea in 1983 and studied at the Hanguk Kiwon. He ranks third in career titles with 37, behind Cho Hunhyun and Lee Chang-ho...

and Chang Hao

Chang Hao

Chang Hao is a professional Go player. He is a 9 dan Go player from China. He is China's best player of the 1990s and one of the best in the world. Growing up he was a prodigy in China. He has won many titles, two of them international titles. He is best friends with Lee Chang-ho, whom he most...

were the 2010 finalists. Lee held a 2-0 lead heading to the break on the 26th of April. The match resumed on the 27th. Lee was the victor, to win his 11th World Championship, and also his 23rd consecutive win after coming out of retirement. Chang had been seeking his fourth World Championship.

Past winners and runners-up

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up
2009	Gu Li Gu Li Gu Li is a Chinese professional Go player.- Biography :Gu Li is currently the #1 ranked Chinese player by the Zhongguo Qiyuan. He became a pro in 1994 when he was only 12. In 2006, he won the 10th LG Cup and became the youngest Chinese player to ever win a major international title; as a result,...	3–1	Cho Hanseung Cho Hanseung Cho Hanseung , also known as Jo Hanseung is a professional Go player.- Biography :Cho turned professional in 1995. He was promoted to 7 dan in 2004, and 8 dan in 2005, 9 dan in 2006.- Titles & runners-up :...
2010	Lee Sedol Lee Sedol Lee Sedol is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank.-Biography:Many regard Lee Sedol as one of the strongest players of all time. Lee was born in Korea in 1983 and studied at the Hanguk Kiwon. He ranks third in career titles with 37, behind Cho Hunhyun and Lee Chang-ho...	3–0	Chang Hao Chang Hao Chang Hao is a professional Go player. He is a 9 dan Go player from China. He is China's best player of the 1990s and one of the best in the world. Growing up he was a prodigy in China. He has won many titles, two of them international titles. He is best friends with Lee Chang-ho, whom he most...
2011 3rd BC Card Cup World Baduk Championship The 3rd BC Card Cup World Baduk Championship began on 29 January 2011 and concluded 28 April 2011 with Lee Sedol winning his second straight title.-Tournament:All players are representatives of South Korea unless otherwise noted.-Finals:...	Lee Sedol Lee Sedol Lee Sedol is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank.-Biography:Many regard Lee Sedol as one of the strongest players of all time. Lee was born in Korea in 1983 and studied at the Hanguk Kiwon. He ranks third in career titles with 37, behind Cho Hunhyun and Lee Chang-ho...	3–2	Gu Li Gu Li Gu Li is a Chinese professional Go player.- Biography :Gu Li is currently the #1 ranked Chinese player by the Zhongguo Qiyuan. He became a pro in 1994 when he was only 12. In 2006, he won the 10th LG Cup and became the youngest Chinese player to ever win a major international title; as a result,...

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