About Jeongganjang Cup Women Go Contest

The Jeongganjang Cup Women Go Contest is sponsored by Jeongganjang Co. of Korea. In term 1, its player allocation is only limited to three countries China, Korea and Japan, there are a total of 16 players, among them 6 from the host country Korea, 5 each from China and Japan. In term 2, the player allocation is a little different, there are still a total of 16 players but among them 5 each from Korea and China, 4 from Japan, 1 each from South America and Taiwan. Komi is 6.5 points, time limit is 3 hours each. The champion prize is 30 million South Korean Won (about US$25 thousands), the runner-up prize is 15 million Won, the total prize fund is 450 million Won.
From term 3, its format was changed to ring contest among three countries China, Japan and South Korea. The champion team prize is 75 million South Korean Won. Chinese Team won the champion in both term 3 and term 4.