Earnings in Taiwan last year for world champion Chou Chun-hsien, who performed relatively poorly in domestic competitions, were only around NT $ 1.6 million. Yet simply by winning the LG Cup he earned NT $ 8.8 million. Thus his winnings for that single event far outstripped what he earned in Taiwan all year.
即使像擁有「世界棋王」頭銜的周俊勳，2007 年因國內戰績不佳，比賽獎金約僅新台幣 160 萬元，而他同年在 LG 世界棋王賽的冠軍獎金是新台幣 880 萬元，遠高於台灣棋院自辦的國內賽。