Agon Kiriyama Cup

Japanese Go competition

The Agon Kiriyama Cup (阿含･桐山杯) is a 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

See also

• Japan portal

• Go competitions
• International Go Federation
• List of professional Go tournaments

References

1. Nihon Ki-in, Japanese language tournament results page, retrieved on December 27, 2023
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.

External links

• Agon Cup