Igo Masters Cup
The Igo Masters Cup is a Go competition in Japan.
Outline
The tournament is open only to players over the age of 50 and who have won at least one Top 7 title (Kisei, Meijin, Honinbo, Tengen, Oza, Judan, Gosei). The format is single knockout and each player is allotted two hours thinking time. The winners' purse is 5 million Yen ($62,000), while runner-up will get 1,500,000 yen.[1]
Past winners and runners-up
Year | Winner | Runner-up |
---|---|---|
2011 | Cho Chikun | Kobayashi Koichi |
2012 | O Meien | Cho Chikun |
2013 | Kobayashi Satoru | Ishii Kunio |
2014 | Cho Chikun | Kobayashi Satoru |
2015 | Takemiya Masaki | |
2016 | Kobayashi Koichi | Awaji Shuzo |
2017 | Kobayashi Satoru | Cho Chikun |
2018 | Yoda Norimoto | Kataoka Satoshi |
2019 | Cho Chikun | Komatsu Hideki |
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References
- "Brand New Tournament: Go Master's Cup". nihonkiin.org.jp/english. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
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