GS Caltex Cup

The GS Caltex Cup is a major Korean professional Go tournament founded in 1996, originally as the LG Refined Oil Cup before transitioning to GS Caltex sponsorship. Organized jointly by the Maeil Business Newspaper and the Korea Baduk Association, it is open to all Korean professionals who compete through a 16-player knockout preliminary, with finalists meeting in a best-of-five title match. The winner receives 70 million won and the runner-up 30 million won. The GS Caltex Cup is notable for maintaining steady corporate sponsorship across nearly three decades.

Land Korea Typ Invitational Format Knockout Zyklus 1 J. Komi 6.5 Ausgaben 22

2026 · Ausgabe #31

Champion: Shin Minjun · Zweiter: Kim Cheong-hyeon Jr.

Final, Game 2/5 1 Partie

21. Juni Park Junghwan W+R Shin Minjun

Final 4 Partien

13. Mai Park Junghwan B+R Shin Minjun 29. Mai Shin Minjun B+R Kim Cheong-hyeon Jr. 20. Juni Shin Minjun B+0.5 Park Junghwan 4. Juli Shin Minjun B+R Park Junghwan

Semifinal 2 Partien

24. Apr. Shin Minjun B+R Kim Cheong-hyeon Jr. 1. Mai Park Junghwan B+R Kim Seungjin

Quarterfinal 4 Partien

25. März Hwang Chae-yeon W+R Shin Jinseo 26. März Byun Sangil W+R Shin Minjun 2. Apr. Pak Min-kyu W+R Kim Seungjin 3. Apr. Park Junghwan B+R Kang Dongyun

Round of 16 3 Partien

18. März Hwang Chae-yeon W+R Shin Minjun 19. März Byun Sangil B+R Pak Ha-min 20. März Kim Seungjin B+R An Sungjoon

Semifinals 2 Partien

27. März Weon Seongjin W+0.5 Kim Cheong-hyeon Jr. 22. Apr. Hong Sungji B+0.5 Weon Seongjin

Round 1 5 Partien

4. März Park Junghwan B+R Hong Sungji 5. März Kang Yu-t'aek W+R Weon Seongjin 6. März Kim Myeonghoon W+R Pak Min-kyu 11. März Choi Jeong W+0.5 Kim Cheong-hyeon Jr. 12. März Shin Jinseo W+R Kang Dongyun

Preliminaries 7 Partien

5. Jan. Yu Ch'ang-hyeok B+R Yi Weon-yeong 5. Jan. O Yu-chin B+0.5 Yi Chae-seong 6. Jan. Park Junghwan B+R P'yo Hyeon-u 6. Jan. Kim Hyeon-ch'an W+R Choi Jeong 7. Jan. Yu Ch'ang-hyeok B+R Mok Chin-seok 8. Jan. Shin Minjun B+R Kim Eun-chi 9. Jan. Lee Changho W+3.5 Choi Jeong

2026-05-27 1 Partie

27. Mai Kim Cheong-hyeon Jr. B+R Kang Dongyun

2026-05-15 1 Partie

15. Mai Kang Dongyun B+R Kim Seungjin

2026-05-14 1 Partie

14. Mai Hong Seong-chi W+R Kim Cheong-hyeon Jr.

2026-05-07 1 Partie

7. Mai Shin Jinseo W+R Hong Seong-chi

2026-05-06 1 Partie

6. Mai Kang Dongyun B+R Byun Sangil

2026-04-23 1 Partie

23. Apr. Byun Sangil B+2.5 Kim Myeong-hun

2026-04-22 1 Partie

22. Apr. Pak Min-kyu W+R Shin Jinseo

2026-04-17 1 Partie

17. Apr. Kang Dongyun B+R An Sungjoon

2026-04-01 3 Partien

1. Apr. Kang Yu-t'aek W+R Kim Myeong-hun 1. Apr. Hong Seong-chi B+R Pak Ha-min 1. Apr. Choi Jeong W+R An Sungjoon