The CCTV Cup is a Chinese

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The CCTV Cup is the longest running fast game tournament in

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and the sponsor is the Chinese

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station. The winner and the runner-up qualify for the

Asian TV Cup The Asian TV Cup is a Go competition. Outline The Asian TV Cup is the oldest continental tournament, dating back to 1989. The winners and runner ups of the biggest hayago competitions from Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most nota ...

, where they compete against the winners and runners-up of the Japanese NHK Cup and the South Korean

KBS Cup The KBS Cup is a South Korean Go competition. Outline The KBS Cup is sponsored by KBS. From 1980 to 2003, the tournament was named the KBS Baduk Wang, but was recently renamed to the KBS Cup. The main tournament consists of 16 players who compet ...

. Each player has 1 hour of main time with one 60-second

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period. The time control was changed in 2021 to be much slower than the previous time limit, which was one move every 30 seconds. The winner's prize is 300,000

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(as of 2021). The prize money was last increased in 2020, from the previous prize of 250,000 RMB.

Past winners and runners-up

References

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