Agon Kiriyama Cup
The Agon Kiriyama Cup is a Japanese rapid Go tournament that originated in 1994 as the ACOM Cup before being renamed in 1999 under the sponsorship of Agon Shu, a Japanese Buddhist organization. Despite being outside Japan's "Big Seven" titles, it offers a winner's purse of 10 million yen. The defending champion does not receive a bye to the finals, making repeat victories especially difficult. Iyama Yuta made history by winning it at age 16, becoming the youngest player to capture a major Japanese Go title. The tournament also features an international dimension, with the Japanese champion facing the winner of China's counterpart, the Ahan Tongshan Cup.
Country Japan
Type Invitational
Format Knockout
Cycle 1y
Komi 6.5
Discontinued
Editions 28
2023 · Edition #30
Champion:
Ichiriki Ryo
· Runner-up:
Iyama Yuta
Final Preliminary, Group Final
4 games
Final
1 game
Semi-final
2 games
Quarterfinals
4 games
Final Preliminary
7 games
Round of 16
8 games
Jun 12
Iyama Yuta
B+R
Hirose Yuichi
Jun 12
Shibano Toramaru
B+3.5
Sakai Yuki
Jun 29
Motoki Katsuya
B+R
Kono Rin
Jul 3
Fujita Akihiko
W+4.5
Kyo Kagen
Jul 3
Hirata Tomoya
B+0.5
Fukuoka Kotaro
Jul 6
Kataoka Satoshi
W+R
Mutsuura Yuta
Jul 10
Yo Seiki
B+R
Seki Kotaro
Jul 22
Ichiriki Ryo
B+R
Adachi Toshimasa
C Preliminary
1 game