Sawpalcosanol World's Top Player Championship
Founded in 2025 and sponsored by Infobell (Sawpalcosanol health supplement brand), this biennial international invitational features nine top players (4 Korean, 3 Chinese, 1 Japanese, 1 Taiwanese) in a full round-robin league, with the top two advancing to a best-of-3 final. Shin Jinseo won the inaugural edition defeating Tu Xiaoyu 2-1. Winner's prize is 200 million won.
Country International
Type Invitational
Format League And Final
Cycle 2y
Komi 6.5
Editions 6
2021
Champion:
Shin Jinseo
· Runner-up:
Park Junghwan
Final
5 games
League
36 games
Jan 25
Kang Dongyun
W+R
Byun Sangil
Jan 26
Shin Minjun
B+R
Seol Hyeon-chun
Jan 27
Kim Jiseok
B+1.5
Lee Changho
Jan 28
Kang Seung-min
W+R
Park Junghwan
Feb 8
Shin Minjun
W+R
Kang Dongyun
Feb 9
Byun Sangil
B+R
Kim Jiseok
Feb 10
Seol Hyeon-chun
W+R
Kang Seung-min
Feb 11
Lee Changho
B+R
Yi Ch'ang-seok
Mar 1
Kang Dongyun
B+R
Lee Changho
Mar 2
Park Junghwan
B+R
Byun Sangil
Mar 4
Seol Hyeon-chun
B+R
Kim Jiseok
Mar 4
Yi Ch'ang-seok
W+R
Shin Minjun
Mar 8
Kang Seung-min
W+R
Kang Dongyun
Mar 9
Yi Ch'ang-seok
B+R
Kim Jiseok
Mar 10
Seol Hyeon-chun
W+2.5
Byun Sangil
Mar 11
Shin Minjun
W+R
Park Junghwan
Apr 5
Yi Ch'ang-seok
W+R
Kang Dongyun
Apr 6
Byun Sangil
B+7.5
Kang Seung-min
Apr 7
Shin Minjun
W+R
Lee Changho
Apr 8
Park Junghwan
B+R
Seol Hyeon-chun
Apr 26
Lee Changho
W+R
Kang Seung-min
Apr 27
Byun Sangil
B+R
Yi Ch'ang-seok
Apr 28
Kim Jiseok
W+R
Shin Minjun
Apr 29
Kang Dongyun
W+R
Park Junghwan
May 17
Yi Ch'ang-seok
B+R
Kang Seung-min
May 18
Lee Changho
W+2.5
Byun Sangil
May 19
Kang Dongyun
B+R
Seol Hyeon-chun
May 20
Kim Jiseok
W+R
Park Junghwan
May 24
Park Junghwan
B+R
Lee Changho
May 25
Kim Jiseok
W+R
Kang Dongyun
May 26
Kang Seung-min
W+R
Shin Minjun
May 27
Seol Hyeon-chun
W+R
Yi Ch'ang-seok
Jun 14
Lee Changho
W+R
Seol Hyeon-chun
Jun 15
Byun Sangil
B+R
Shin Minjun
Jun 16
Kang Seung-min
W+R
Kim Jiseok
Jun 17
Park Junghwan
B+R
Yi Ch'ang-seok