| 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 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.
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 | Ichiriki Ryo | Shibano Toramaru |
| 2019 | Cho U | Ichiriki Ryo |
| 2020 | Iyama Yuta | Yamashita Keigo |
| 2021 | Kyo Kagen | Iyama Yuta |
| 2022 | Hirata Tomoya | Iyama Yuta |
| 2023 | Ichiriki Ryo | Iyama Yuta |
| 2024 | Ichiriki Ryo | Shibano Toramaru |
See also
References
- ^ Nihon Ki-in, Japanese language tournament results page, retrieved on December 27, 2023
- ^ "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.