SK Gas Cup

The SK Gas Cup is sponsored by SK Gas. The participants must be under the age of 25 and under the rank of 5 dan. The komi is 6.5 points. Thinking time is 3 hours. The winner's prize is 10,000,000 Won ($8,500).

Previous winners (and defeated finalists):

12nd 2008 Kim Kiyoung      (d. Park Jung Hwan    2–1)
11st 2007 Yun Junsang      (d. Heo Yeongho       2–1)
10th 2006 Baek Hongsuk     (d. Lee Yeongkyu      2–0)
9th 2005 Kang Dongyun      (d. Ko Geuntae        2–0)
8th 2004 Park Jungsang       (d. An Younggil       2–1)
7th 2003 Cho Hanseung      (d. Paek Tae-hyeon    2–0)
6th 2002 Yi Se-tol         (d. Paek Tae-hyeon    2–0)
5th 2001 Kang Chi-seong    (d. Paek Tae-hyeon    2–0)
4th 2000 Yi Sang-hun       (d. Yi Se-tol         2–1)
3rd 1999 Mok Chin-seok     (d. Weon Seong-chin   2–0)
2nd 1998 Yi Seong-chae     (d. Mok Chin-seok     1–0)
1st 1997 An Cho-yeong      (d. Kim Yeong-sam     1–0)

"It is very important for junior players like me to study harder and harder. I am replaying and analyzing pro games daily. I think, it’s more important than playing Go a lot." – said Park Jungsang^[1]