CSK Cup
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The CSK Cup is sponsored by CSK. The venue for the tournament is played in Okinawa, Japan, every year. The tournament is in team format, where 4 countries pick five players to compete against 5 players from the other countries. The countries that compete are:Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
The winners prize is 20 million Yen ($171,000) and is split up between team members so everyone receives 4 million Yen ($43,000). Second place prize is 10 million Yen ($86,000), third place receives 6 million Yen ($51,000) and fourth place receives 4 million Yen ($34,000).
Past winners & Runner up's
Team | Years Won |
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South Korea Korean Team | 2002, 2005 |
Japan Japanese Team | 2003 |
Mainland China Chinese Team | 2004, 2006 |
Team | Years Lost |
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Republic of China Taiwanese Team | 2002 |
South Korea Korean Team | 2003, 2004, 2006 |
Japan Japanese Team | 2005 |