Xinao Cup (cn) - pro Go tournament archive

Xinao Cup

The Xinao Cup (also known as the ENN Cup, after its sponsor the ENN Group, a major Chinese energy company) is a world open Go championship whose 1st edition ran from 2016 to 2017. The tournament featured a 64-player field with seeded players from China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan competing in a knockout format with a best-of-five final. Ke Jie won the inaugural title in December 2017. The tournament was part of the wave of Chinese-sponsored world championships that emerged in the 2010s.

Country China Type Open Format Knockout Cycle 2y Komi 7.5 Editions 2

2017

Champion: Ke Jie · Runner-up: Peng Liyao

semi-final #2 1 game

May 11 Li Zhe W+2.5 Ke Jie

Final 5 games

Dec 20 Peng Liyao W+R Ke Jie Dec 21 Ke Jie B+R Peng Liyao Dec 23 Peng Liyao B+0.75 Ke Jie Dec 25 Ke Jie W+0.25 Peng Liyao Dec 26 Ke Jie B+0.75 Peng Liyao

Semifinal 4 games

May 9 Ke Jie B+R Li Zhe May 9 Zhou Ruiyang B+R Peng Liyao May 11 Peng Liyao B+R Zhou Ruiyang May 12 Zhou Ruiyang W+R Peng Liyao

Quarter-final 4 games

May 7 Li Zhe B+R Tan Xiao May 7 Peng Liyao B+0.75 Shi Yue May 7 Lian Xiao W+R Ke Jie May 7 Zhou Ruiyang B+R Shin Jinseo

2017-05-11 1 game

May 11 Li Zhe W+2.5 Ke Jie