The BC Card Cup is a
Go competition in
South Korea
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.
Outline
The BC Card Cup is a
tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
for 20 young players. It is a
Go title in South Korea, the equivalent to the
Shinjin-O title in
Japan
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. The tournament first started in 1990, and is still in existence after 17 years. In order to get to the final, you must win 19 games. If you lose, you are out of the tournament. The holder of the title only plays one game, in which he needs to win to enter the final of the tournament. Once the final tournament starts, it's a
knockout
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tournament. Players with the best record in the preliminaries are seeded into the 2nd round. The players get 3 hours in total to play each game, and the
komi is 6.5 points.
Past winners
See also
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bc Card Cup (Korea's National Championship)
BC Card Cup