The Agon Kiriyama Cup (阿含・桐山杯) is a Go competition.
Agon Kiriyama Cup | |
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Full name | Agon Kiriyama Cup |
Started | 1994 |
Sponsors | Agon Shu |
Prize money | 10,000,000 Yen ($86,000) |
Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in |
Outline
editThe Agon Kiriyama Cup is a Go competition endorsed by the Nihon Kiin. It was started in 1994[1] by Agon Shu. The name was originally the "Acom Cup" but it changed its sponsor in 1999 and became the Agon Kiriyama Cup. It is a single knockout tournament, but unlike the big titles in Japan, the title holder does not wait for a challenger, hence the difficulty of defending the title. The prize for the winner is 10,000,000 yen, a larger prize than some of the top-seven major titles.[2]
The tournament has a counterpart in China, the Ahan Tongshan Cup; the winners of the two tournaments face off in the China-Japan Agon Cup.
Past winners
editYear | Winner | Runner-up |
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1994 | O Rissei | Cho Chikun |
1995 | Kato Masao | Kobayashi Satoru |
1996 | Yoda Norimoto | |
1997 | Yoda Norimoto | Kato Masao |
1998 | Kobayashi Satoru | Cho Chikun |
1999 | Kobayashi Koichi | Takao Shinji |
2000 | Cho Sonjin | Cho Chikun |
2001 | O Rissei | |
2002 | Cho Chikun | Cho U |
2003 | Kato Masao | Cho U |
2004 | Hane Naoki | Kobayashi Koichi |
2005 | Iyama Yuta | Kobayashi Satoru |
2006 | Cho U | Hane Naoki |
2007 | Cho Chikun | |
2008 | Takanashi Seiken | |
2009 | Hane Naoki | Cho U |
2010 | Yamashita Keigo | Cho Chikun |
2011 | Iyama Yuta | Yamashita Keigo |
2012 | Cho U | Rin Shien |
2013 | Murakawa Daisuke | Shida Tatsuya |
2014 | Iyama Yuta | Kono Rin |
2015 | Kyo Kagen | |
2016 | Kono Rin | Cho Chikun |
2017 | Mutsuura Yuta | Takao Shinji |
2018[2] | Ichiriki Ryo | Shibano Toramaru |
2019 | Cho U | Ichiriki Ryo |
2020 | Iyama Yuta | Yamashita Keigo |
2021 | Kyo Kagen | Iyama Yuta |
2022[3] | Hirata Tomoya | Iyama Yuta |
2023 | Ichiriki Ryo | Iyama Yuta |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Nihon Ki-in, Japanese language tournament results page, retrieved on December 27, 2023
- ^ a b "The Power Report: Hirose wins King of New Stars; Iyama eliminated from Samsung; New tournament for non-winners; Ichiriki wins Agon Kiriyama Cup; Onishi wins again in Kisei knock-out". American Go E-Journal. 2018-10-13. Archived from the original on 2019-09-14.
- ^ "The Power Report: Oh wins Go Seigen Cup; Sakai wins King of the New Stars; Hirata wins Agon Kiriyama Cup; Shibano increases lead in Meijin title match, Iyama fights back". American Go E-Journal. 2022-10-23. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29.