Agon Kiriyama Cup

The Agon Kiriyama Cup (阿含･桐山杯) is a Go competition.

Agon Kiriyama Cup
Full nameAgon Kiriyama Cup
Started1994
SponsorsAgon Shu
Prize money10,000,000 Yen ($86,000)
AffiliationNihon Ki-in

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
YearWinnerRunner-up
1994O RisseiCho Chikun
1995Kato MasaoKobayashi Satoru
1996Yoda Norimoto
1997Yoda NorimotoKato Masao
1998Kobayashi SatoruCho Chikun
1999Kobayashi KoichiTakao Shinji
2000Cho SonjinCho Chikun
2001O Rissei
2002Cho ChikunCho U
2003Kato MasaoCho U
2004Hane NaokiKobayashi Koichi
2005Iyama YutaKobayashi Satoru
2006Cho UHane Naoki
2007Cho Chikun
2008Takanashi Seiken
2009Hane NaokiCho U
2010Yamashita KeigoCho Chikun
2011Iyama YutaYamashita Keigo
2012Cho URin Shien
2013Murakawa DaisukeShida Tatsuya
2014Iyama YutaKono Rin
2015Kyo Kagen
2016 Kono Rin Cho Chikun
2017 Mutsuura Yuta Takao Shinji
2018[2]Ichiriki RyoShibano Toramaru
2019Cho UIchiriki Ryo
2020Iyama YutaYamashita Keigo
2021Kyo KagenIyama Yuta
2022[3]Hirata TomoyaIyama Yuta

See also

References
  1. Nihon Ki-in, Japanese language tournament results page, retrieved on June 3rd, 2015
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
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