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Igo Masters Cup

The Igo Masters Cup was a Japanese Go competition. It was held nine times from 2011 until 2019, when it was discontinued.[1] The tournament sponsor was Fumakilla, a chemical manufacturing company.

Outline

The tournament was 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 was single knockout and each player was allotted two hours thinking time. The winners' purse was 5 million Yen ($62,000), while the runner-up received 1.5 million yen.[2]

Past winners and runners-up

References

  1. ^ "囲碁の元名人、執行部批判 スポンサーの意向で大会終了" (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. 2019-07-20.
  2. ^ "Brand New Tournament: Go Master's Cup". nihonkiin.org.jp/english. Retrieved 12 June 2011.

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