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NHK Cup

Founded in 1953, the NHK Cup is Japan's premier televised rapid Go tournament and one of the longest-running competitions in the game's history. Broadcast nationally by NHK (Japan's public broadcaster), the tournament features 50 top professionals competing in a single-elimination format with brisk time controls of 30 seconds per move plus ten one-minute overtime periods. A player who wins the NHK Cup ten times earns the prestigious title of "Lifetime NHK Cup Champion." The tournament has served as a gateway for Western fans discovering professional Go, since its televised format offers accessible, fast-paced games that showcase the brilliance of Japan's top players.

Country Japan Type Invitational Format Knockout Cycle 1y Komi 6.5 Editions 74

2024 · Edition #71

Champion: Ichiriki Ryo · Runner-up: Shibano Toramaru

Final 1 game

Feb 5 Shibano Toramaru W+R Ichiriki Ryo

Semi-final 2 games

Jan 8 Iyama Yuta W+R Ichiriki Ryo Jan 8 Shida Tatsuya W+0.5 Shibano Toramaru

Quarter-final 4 games

Dec 15 Shibano Toramaru B+R Kono Rin Dec 15 Motoki Katsuya W+R Ichiriki Ryo Dec 19 Shida Tatsuya B+R Fujisawa Rina Dec 19 Iyama Yuta B+R Yamashita Keigo

Round of 16 7 games

Oct 30 Yamashita Keigo B+R Fujita Akihiko Oct 30 Fujisawa Rina B+R Suzuki Shinji Nov 13 Shibano Toramaru B+R Sakai Yuki Nov 27 Fukuoka Kotaro W+R Ichiriki Ryo Nov 27 Shida Tatsuya B+2.5 Otake Yu Dec 11 Motoki Katsuya B+0.5 Kyo Kagen Dec 11 Mutsuura Yuta W+R Iyama Yuta

Round of 32 16 games

Jul 10 Shibano Toramaru B+3.5 Nyu Eiko Jul 10 Koike Yoshihiro W+R Motoki Katsuya Jul 24 Kono Rin B+0.5 Seki Kotaro Jul 24 Onishi Ryuhei B+2.5 Rin Kanketsu Aug 7 Takao Shinji W+1.5 Suzuki Shinji Aug 7 Fukuoka Kotaro B+R So Yokoku Aug 21 Tsuji Shigehito W+R Kyo Kagen Aug 21 Ichiriki Ryo B+R Son Makoto Sep 4 Hane Naoki W+R Sakai Yuki Sep 4 Mutsuura Yuta B+R Ida Atsushi Sep 18 Cho U W+3.5 Otake Yu Sep 18 Yo Seiki W+0.5 Fujisawa Rina Oct 2 Hirata Tomoya W+0.5 Shida Tatsuya Oct 2 Onishi Kenya W+R Fujita Akihiko Oct 16 Yamashita Keigo B+R Tsuruyama Atsushi Oct 16 Iyama Yuta B+R Tanaka Koyu

Round of 64 18 games

Mar 6 Mutsuura Yuta B+1.5 Sada Atsushi Mar 6 U Boi W+R Koike Yoshihiro Mar 20 Nakano Yasuhiro W+R Son Makoto Mar 20 Seto Taiki W+R Fujisawa Rina Apr 3 Nishi Takenobu W+R Rin Kanketsu Apr 3 Murakawa Daisuke W+9.5 Tsuruyama Atsushi Apr 17 Yamada Kimio W+0.5 Fukuoka Kotaro Apr 17 Onishi Ryuhei B+R Nakamura Sumire May 1 Numadate Sakiya W+5.5 Nyu Eiko May 1 Yamashiro Hiroshi W+R Kono Rin May 15 Tsuji Shigehito B+R Ueno Asami May 15 Yuki Satoshi W+1.5 Sakai Yuki May 29 Taniguchi Toru W+R Onishi Kenya May 29 Hon Akiyoshi W+5.5 Suzuki Shinji Jun 12 Cho U B+10.5 Hikosaka Naoto Jun 12 Hirata Tomoya B+R Kono Mitsuki Jun 26 Tanaka Koyu B+2.5 Hirose Yuichi Jun 26 Adachi Toshimasa W+R So Yokoku