The Maxim Cup (맥심커피배) is a South Korean Go competition.
| Maxim Cup | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Started | 2000 |
| Sponsors | Maxim (Dongsuh Foods Corporation) |
| Prize money | 50,000,000 Won |
Outline
editThe 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ a b "박정환, 이동훈 꺾고 맥심커피배 통산 4회 우승". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 2022-04-19.
- ^ "박정환, 이동훈 꺾고 맥심배 우승… 삼성배·우슬봉조 포함 3관왕". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2022-04-19.
- ^ "신진서, 이원영 꺾고 맥심커피배 우승…통산 30번째 타이틀 획득(종합)". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 2023-04-10.
- ^ "'최강 입신' 신진서, 2년 연속 맥심커피배 우승 트로피 안아". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 2024-04-29.
External links
edit- Korea Baduk Association (in Korean)