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Toyota and Denso Cup
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The Toyota and Denso Cup is a biennial competition, of which New Zealand have attended 3 of the four Toyota and Denso Cups in Brisbane, Australia. They have never attended the World Oza, of which the winner of the Brisbane Toyota and Denso Cup can attend, although Joanne Missingham has.
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The World Oza, sponsored by ToyotaDenso of Japan, is the newest international tournament. 32 players are invited from the following countries/regions.
- 10 from Japan
- 7 from China
- 7 from South Korea
- 1 from Chinese Taipei
- 3 from Europe
- 2 from North America
- 3 from the rest of Asia/Oceania/Africa
- 1 from South America
The tournament is held every 2 years. The first rounds are knockouts, and the final match is a best-of-three. The winner's purse is 30,000,000 Yen ($285,000) and a new Toyota car that is worth almost 10,000,000 Yen ($95,000).
[edit] Winners & runners-up of the World Oza
| Winner | Runner up | Years Played |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea Lee Chang-ho | China Chang Hao | 2002 |
| South Korea Lee Sedol | China Chang Hao | 2004 |
| South Korea Lee Sedol | Japan Cho U | 2006 |
| China Gu Li | China Piao Wenyao | 2008 |