MLily Cup
The MLily Cup (Chinese: 梦百合杯), officially the MLily Meng Baihe Cup World Go Open Tournament[1] (Chinese: 梦百合杯世界围棋公开赛) is an international Go tournament. It is organized by the International Go Federation and the Chinese Weiqi Association. The tournament was created in 2013 and is held every two years.
Overview
[edit]The MLily Cup is played under Chinese rules with a 7.5 point komi. Each player has 2 hours of main time and five 60-second byoyomi periods, except in the finals, where the main time is 3 hours instead. The tournament has 64 players in a single-elimination format, with best-of-3 semifinals and best-of-5 finals. The winner receives 1.8 million RMB in prize money, and the runner-up receives 600,000 RMB.[1]
Past tournaments
[edit]The 1st MLily Cup was won by 17-year-old Mi Yuting, his first international title, defeating Gu Li.[2][3]
The 2nd MLily Cup champion was 18-year-old Ke Jie, his third world championship within a span of one year. In the fifth and final game, Ke Jie as Black won on a half-point ko which counted toward his score under Chinese rules, but would not have by Japanese counting.[1][4][5]
In the 3rd MLily Cup, the organizers included Japanese Go AI DeepZenGo as a participant, a move which attracted some controversy; it was the first time a computer program was ever invited to an international Go tournament. DeepZenGo won in the first round against Shin Min-jun, and was eliminated in the second round by Wang Haoyang.[6][7] The winner of the tournament was Park Junghwan.
The 4th MLily Cup started in 2019 and, after delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, concluded in May 2021. It was the first major world tournament finals to be played face-to-face after the pandemic. Both finalists Mi Yuting and Xie Ke were Chinese, which helped avoid difficulties with international travel. Mi Yuting won the tournament for the second time.[8][9]
Li Xuanhao won the 5th MLily Cup.[10]
Winners and runners-up
[edit]| Edition | Years | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2013 |  Mi Yuting
|
3–1 | Gu Li
|
| 2nd | 2015–2016 | Ke Jie
|
3–2 |  Lee Sedol
|
| 3rd | 2017–2018 | Park Junghwan
|
3–0 | Park Yeong-hun
|
| 4th | 2019–2021 | Mi Yuting
|
3–2 | Xie Ke
|
| 5th | 2023–2024 | Li Xuanhao
|
3–1 | Dang Yifei
|
By nation
[edit]| Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| China
|
4 | 3 |
| South Korea
|
1 | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Jing (2016-01-05). "Ke Jie defeats Lee Sedol to win the 2nd MLily Cup". Go Game Guru. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10.
- ^ Jing (2013-12-08). "Mi Yuting wins his first world championship – 1st MLily Cup". Go Game Guru. Archived from the original on 2016-04-10.
- ^ "梦百合杯-17岁芈昱廷3-1夺冠 古力世界大赛四连亚". Sina Sports. 2013-12-06.
- ^ Hop, Jonathan (2016-01-06). "Ke Jie: "I still feel like I'm in a dream"". American Go E-Journal. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08.
- ^ "梦百合杯柯洁3比2胜李世石 夺个人世界第三冠". Sina Sports. 2016-01-05.
- ^ "Member's Edition: Yuan Zhou on AI vs 6 dan Pro". American Go E-Journal. 2017-10-10. Archived from the original on 2019-11-29.
- ^ "梦百合外卡发放DeepZenGo 世界大赛史上首次". Sina Sports. 2017-04-26.
- ^ "梦百合杯芈昱廷胜谢科 二度加冕成世界双冠王". sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "图片故事|疫情后第一个线下围棋世界大赛什么样？". 163.com (in Chinese). 2021-05-06.
- ^ "29岁这一年 李轩豪九段成为了世界冠军". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 2024-05-06.
External links
[edit]- Nihon Ki-in archive of the MLily Cup (in Japanese)