Agon Kiriyama Cup
| Agon Kiriyama Cup | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Agon Kiriyama Cup |
| Started | 1994 |
| Sponsors | Agon Shu |
| Prize money | 10,000,000 Yen ($86,000) |
| Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in |
The Agon Kiriyama Cup (阿含･桐山杯) is a Japanese Go competition.
Outline
The 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
| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2024 | Ichiriki Ryo | Shibano Toramaru |
See also
References
- ^ 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.