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Lanke Cup Düsseldorf Go Open 2026
Tournament Registration & Information

After many years, a major Go tournament returns to Düsseldorf with the Lanke Cup.

Tournament Information

  • Date: Saturday and Sunday, 14–15 November 2026
  • Venue: Cecilien-Gymnasium Düsseldorf
  • Format: 5 rounds, McMahon system, Japanese rules, reduced handicap (−2 stones)
  • Time Control: 45 minutes + 15 seconds Fischer increment per move
  • EGF Category: A-Class
  • Komi: 6.5

Schedule

Saturday, 14 November 2026

  • 11:00 – Registration deadline
  • 11:15 – Welcome and opening ceremony
  • 11:30 – Round 1
  • 14:30 – Round 2
  • 17:30 – Round 3

Sonntag, 15. November 2026

  • 10:00 – Round 4
  • 13:00 – Round 5
  • 16:00 – Award ceremony

Entry Fee & Discounts

Regular fee: €30

Available discounts (can be combined):

  • Early registration by 31 October 2026: -€5
  • DGoB member: -€5
  • Reduced fee (school students, apprentices, university students, residents abroad, pensioners, unemployed participants): -€5

Children up to and including 10 years: €10 (flat rate)

Prizes

  • 🥇 1st Place: €600 prize money
  • 🥈 2nd Place: €300 prize money
  • 🥉 3rd Place: €150 prize money
  • 🏆 Special prizes: Prizes for achieving 4 or 5 wins, as well as other special awards.

Supported by

The Lanke Cup Düsseldorf Go Open 2026 is supported by:

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Tradition & New Beginnings in Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf has long been one of Germany’s important Go centers. Over many years, the city hosted major Go tournaments that made it a regular meeting place for the German Go community. Until 2017, the Japanischer Generalkonsulpokal was an important part of this tournament tradition.

Since then, Düsseldorf has been missing a major open Go tournament. With the Lanke Cup Düsseldorf Go Open, we aim to revive this Düsseldorf tournament tradition and once again provide players from Germany and abroad with a great platform for competition and exchange.

Together with players, volunteers, and partners, we want to build a tournament that can continue to grow and establish itself as a lasting event in the years to come.

Register in Advance 🚀

Pre-registration is available online. The entry fee will be paid in cash at the tournament venue on the day of the event.

Preliminary Participants List

The list is updated manually.
Last updated: 2026.10.14 23:00
The list is expected to be updated again from October 31, 2026.
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Name, First Name ↕Rank ↕Country ↕City ↕
Dréan-Guénaïzia, Benjamin1pFRMarseille
Fu, Tianyi6dCHZürich
Su, Ke6dDEPotsdam
Zhang, Shukai6dDEFrankfurt
Chen, Xinghong5dDEDüsseldorf
Palant, Michael5dDEBerlin
Ulbricht, David5dDEMünster
Wu, Haohan5dDEDuisburg
Zhang, Shilong5dDEDresden
Bantla, Chafiq4dDEBochum
Cheng, Ying4dDEHaan
Radmacher, Bernd4dDEMeerbusch
Sun, Haoyang4dDEHalle(Saale)
Wang, Zherui4dNLLeiden
Barz-Cech, Tim3dDEGelsenkirchen
Huang, Ruizheng3dDEStuttgart
Li, Shizhao3dDEAachen
Sun, Ryan3dDEMeerbusch
Jiang, Ruiyao2dDEMünchen
Tan, Tan2dDEDüsseldorf
Thoi, Martin2dDEHamburg
Chernuchin, Daniel1dDEDortmund
Mi, Jiaheng1dDENeuss
Tang, Long1dPLWarszawa
Zhang, Miles1dDEFrankfurt
Denktas, Eren1kDEBad Homburg
Gorbulska, Violeta1kDEKrefeld
Recheis, Len1kATWien
Schmidt, Hendrik1kDEMülheim(Ruhr)
Tan, Mengmeng1kDEDüsseldorf
Thai, Michael2kDEDüsseldorf
Blumenschein, Lui3kDENeckarsteinach
Clenciu, Stefan3kNLRotterdam
Krajewski, Rafael3kDEMülheim a. d. Ruhr
Li, Weide3kDEKaarst
Tuohy, Niall3kIEDublin
Veselinović, Željko4kRSNiš
Chen, Luxian5kDEHaan
Denktas, Aren5kDEBad Homburg
Jiang, Leon5kDEStuttgart
Kaipiainen, Eero5kFIHelsinki
Rieger, Marc Oliver5kDETrier
Grotepass, Christoph6kDEEssen
Hemker, Henrik6kDEOsnabrück
Sun, Leou6kDEMeerbusch
Cheng, Luoan7kDEHaan
Kleefeldt, Minghao8kDEFrankfurt
Shi, Harry9kDEDüsseldorf
Su, Yixin9kDEWuppertal
Tekin, Atilla9kDEEssen
Wang, Andy9kDENeuss
Chen, Yingxue10kDEDüsseldorf
Jiang, Derek10kDEMeerbusch
Wacker, Klaus10kDEDortmund
Xia, Vincent11kDEMeerbusch
Tian, Alex12kDEHaan
Wang, Mei12kDETrier
Wang, Eva13kDENeuss
Chen, Lanzhou14kDEDüsseldorf
Li, Weijun14kDEDüsseldorf
Liu, Luke14kDEBochum
Sun, Xiaoyi14kDEDüsseldorf
Mi, Jianan15kDENeuss
Krajewski, Vincent17kDEMülheim a. d. Ruhr
Chen, Fanglin19kDEHaan
Jia, Yuchen19kDENeuss
Krajewski, Bela21kDEMülheim a. d. Ruhr
Kleefeldt, Mingjie25kDEFrankfurt
Krueger, Jacky30kDESiegen

Catering

We plan to offer drinks such as coffee, tea and water, along with a selection of snacks and light refreshments at the venue.

There are plenty of restaurants and shops within walking distance. The area offers a wide range of Asian food, including Chinese and Japanese restaurants, sushi and ramen places, as well as a Japanese supermarket.

Further details about the refreshments available at the venue will be announced in due course.

Accommodation

As the Lanke Cup Düsseldorf Go Open 2026 is being held for the first time, we are currently unable to provide or arrange accommodation.

Participants requiring an overnight stay are kindly advised to arrange their own accommodation in Düsseldorf well in advance.

For future editions, we hope to provide additional information and recommendations for participants travelling from outside Düsseldorf.

Directions

Cecilien-Gymnasium Düsseldorf

Schorlemerstraße 99

40476 Düsseldorf

🚌 By public transport:

From Düsseldorf Central Station, take the subway lines U75/U76/U77 to Belsenplatz station,
then walk approximately 10 minutes. Alternatively, take bus 835 to Comeniusplatz station.

Contact

For questions regarding the tournament or registration:

Tournament Director: Ying Cheng

E-Mail: manuel_ying_cheng@yahoo.de

Tournament phone: +49 172 3914 515