This is a list of professional Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of ''Go''. The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo Tournament in

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, is for an event to be run annually, leading up to a title match and the award of a title for one year to the winner. Tournaments do not consist, generally, of players coming together in one place for a short period, but are spread out over time.

International

Open

Major * Ing Cup is a tournament sponsored by Ing Chang-ki, Yomiuri Shimbun, the Nihon-Kiin and the Kansai-Kiin every four years. The winner's purse is $500,000. The current title holder (2016) is Tang Weixing. * LG Cup is a tournament sponsored by LG Group. The winner's purse is 250,000,000 Won/$250,000. The current title holder (2021) is

Shin Min-jun Shin Min-jun ( ko, 신민준; born 11 January 1999) is a South Korean professional Go player. Biography Shin Min-jun was born in 1999. His father Shin Chang-seok is a television producer-director (PD) of popular KBS dramas. Shin became a pro ...

. * Samsung Cup is a tournament sponsored by Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance (which is a branch of the Samsung Group) and the Hanguk Kiwon. The winner's prize is 250,000,000 Won/$250,000. The current title holder (2018) is Ke Jie. * Chunlan Cup is a tournament sponsored by the Chunlan Group of China every two years. The winner's purse is 1,200,000 Yuan/$170,000. The current title holder (2021) is

Shin Jinseo Shin Jin-seo ( ko, 신진서; born 17 March 2000) is a South Korean professional Go player. He has won four major international championships: the LG Cup in 2020 and 2022, the Chunlan Cup in 2021, and the Samsung Cup in 2022. As of November ...

. * Bailing Cup is a tournament sponsored by the Bailing Group of China every two years. Its full name is "Bailing Aitou Cup", by which it is distinguished with a Chinese national tournament with the same name "Bailing Cup". The winner's purse is 1,800,000 CNY. The current title holder (2019) is Ke Jie. * Mlily Cup is a tournament sponsored by the HK Healthcare Foam of China started in 2013. The winner's purse is 1,800,000 CNY. The current title holder (2021) is Mi Yuting. * Tianfu Cup ( 天府杯) is a tournament sponsored by China. The winner's purse is 2,000,000 CNY. The current title holder (2018) is

Chen Yaoye Chen Yaoye (Traditional: 陳耀燁; Simplified: 陈耀烨; Pinyin: Chén Yàoyè; born on December 16, 1989) is a Chinese professional Go player. Biography Chen Yaoye was born in Beijing, China. He is a young Go player who, at the age of 1 ...

Defunct tournaments

* BC Card Cup was an annual tournament sponsored by BC Card. The winner's purse was 300,000,000 Won/$300,000. The last title holder (2012) was

Paek Hong-suk Paek Hongsuk (백홍석, 白洪淅 born 13 August 1986) is a professional Go player. Biography Paek became a professional in August 2001. He was promoted to 5 dan in 2006. He won his first title, the SK Gas Cup, in 2006. Also in 2006, he rea ...

. * Fujitsu Cup was a tournament sponsored by

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and Yomiuri Shimbun. The winner's purse was 15,000,000 Yen/$142,000. The last title holder (2011) was Park Jeong-hwan. * Tong Yang Cup was a competition sponsored by Tong Yang Investment Bank of South Korea. The last title holder (1998) was Lee Chang-ho. * World Oza was a tournament sponsored by Toyota Denso every two years. The winner's purse was 30,000,000 Yen/$285,000. The last title holder (2008) was Gu Li. * Zhonghuan Cup was a title sponsored by the

Taiwan Qiyuan The Taiwan Chi Yuan Culture Foundation (Chinese: 台灣棋院文化基金會 Pinyin:Táiwān Qíyuàn Wénhuà Jījīnhuì ), also known as the Taiwan Chi Yuan or Taiwan Go Association, is a professional Go association in Taiwan. The Taiwan Qiyua ...

and JPMorgan Chase. The winner's purse was 2,000,000 TWD/$62,000. The competition was arguably not a major tournament because players from China have never participated and the prize money is considerably less than other major ones. The last title holder (2007) was Lee Chang-ho.

Women's

Wu Qingyuan Cup The Wu Qingyuan Cup, also known as the Go Seigen Cup or Wu Qingyuan Cup World Women's Weiqi Tournament (), is an international women's Go tournament. It was created in 2018 and is held annually. The tournament is named after Wu Qingyuan (better kn ...

(Go Seigen Cup) *

Bingsheng Cup The Bingsheng Cup () is an international women's Go tournament. It was created in 2010 and is held annually. The tournament is held at Qionglong Mountain in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. It is also known as the Qionglong Mountain Bingsheng Cup. The name ...

Defunct tournaments

* Haojue Cup * Dali Cup

Continental

Open

Asia

Major * Asian TV Cup is a title sponsored by NHK, KBS and

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. Team * Nongshim Cup is a title sponsored by Nongshim. * Asian New Star Match

Defunct tournaments

* Jinro Cupun * Teda Cup Super Match *

CSK Cup The CSK Cup is a Go competition. Outline The CSK Cup is sponsored by CSK. The venue for the tournament is played in Okinawa, Japan, every year. The tournament is in team format, where 4 countries pick five players to compete against 5 players fr ...

was a title sponsored by CSK.

China-Korea

* China-Korea Tengen is a title sponsored by Sports Korea and Xinmin Wanbao Newspapers.

China-Japan

* China-Japan Agon Cup is a title sponsored by Agon Shu.

Defunct tournaments

* China-Japan Meijin * China-Japan NEC Super Go * China-Japan Supermatches (1984–2001) * China-Japan Tengen (1988–2002) * China-Korea New Pro Wang was a title sponsored by BC Card. * Kangwon-Land Cup was a title sponsored by Kangwon-Land. The winner's purse is 150,000,000 Won ($150,000). *

Riyuexing Cup The Riyuexing Cup () was a Go competition held in 2005. Outline The Riyuexing Cup was a team tournament, in which two countries compete. The countries were China and South Korea. Each country selected five players. Each Go player then played agai ...

was a title sponsored by Celestial NutriFoods. * China-Korea Champions League was a league team tournament.

China-Taiwan

Team

China-Taiwan Yayi Cup The China-Taiwan Yayi Cup () is a Go competition. Outline The tournament is sponsored by Yayi and the Taiwan Qiyuan. It is a team tournament between professional Go players from China and Taiwan. There are 3 rounds where 5 players from each tea ...

is a title sponsored by Yayi and the

Taiwan-USA

* Chai-chin Cup

Women's

Asia

Team

Jeongganjang Cup Jeongganjang Cup is a Go competition sponsored by Jeongganjang. The current title holder is Team Korea. Winners International Go competitions {{Go-stub ...

is a title sponsored by Jeongganjang.

Defunct tournaments

* Bohae Cup * Eastern Airlines Cup * Women Go Contest

South Korea

Open

Major *

GS Caltex Cup The GS Caltex Cup (Korean: GS칼텍스배) is a Go competition. Outline The GS Caltex Cup replaced the LG Refined Oil Cup. It is organized by the '' Maeil Business Newspaper'', Maeil Broadcasting Network (MBN), and Korea Baduk Association, and sp ...

is a title sponsored by GS Caltex. The winner's purse is 50,000,000 won/$51,000. The current title holder is

. *

Guksu The Guksu (Korean: 국수전, Hanja: 國手戰) was a Go competition in South Korea. It was held 59 times beginning in 1956, and was discontinued in 2016. Outline The Guksu was a Go competition held by the Hanguk Kiwon, and sponsored by ''The D ...

is a title sponsored by the Far East Daily News. The winner's purse is 40,000,000 Won/$42,500. The current title holder is Park Junghwan. *

Myeongin The Myeongin ( Korean: 명인전, Hanja: 名人戰) is a Go competition in South Korea. The word ''myeongin'' in Korean language, literally meaning "Brilliant Man", is same as ''meijin'' in Japanese and as ''mingren'' in Chinese. The Myeongin is ...

is a title sponsored by the SG Group. The winner's purse is 60,000,000 Won. Minor *

Maxim Cup The Maxim Cup (맥심커피배) is a South Korean Go competition. Outline The Maxim Cup is sponsored by Dong Suh Foods. The players are selected with any active 9p's and they are pitted against each other. Each player has 10 minutes of time ...

is a title sponsored by Baduk TV and Dong Suh Foods. The winner's purse is 15,000,000 Won/$16,000. The current title holder is

Cho Han-seung Cho Hanseung ( ko, 조한승, born November 27, 1982), also known as Jo Hanseung is a professional go player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and table ...

. Hayago *

Electron-Land Cup The Electron-Land Cup is a Go competition. Outline The Electron-Land Cup is sponsored by Korean Economic News, Baduk TV, and Cyber Kiwon. The format is lightning knockout. The tournament consists of 24 players split into 3 groups of 8. The fir ...

is a title sponsored by Korean Economic News, Baduk TV, and Cyber Kiwon. The winner's purse is 40,000,000 Won/$42,500. The current title holder is Lee Chang-ho. *

KBS Cup The KBS Cup is a South Korean Go competition. Outline The KBS Cup is sponsored by KBS. From 1980 to 2003, the tournament was named the KBS Baduk Wang, but was recently renamed to the KBS Cup. The main tournament consists of 16 players who compet ...

is a title sponsored by KBS. The winner's purse is 20,000,000 Won/$21,000. The current title holder is Shin Minjun. Leagues * Korean Baduk League is a league sponsored by Baduk TV. The current title holder is Youngnam Ilbo.

Defunct tournaments

* Wangwi * Baccus Cup * Baedalwang *

Chaegowi The Choegowi ( ko, 최고위; literally ''Top Position'') was a Go competition that ran from 1959 to 1997. The preliminary stages were 8-player knockout rounds, with the players who won the preliminary split into two sections. The winners of thos ...

* Gukgi * Kiwang * KT Cup * KTF Cup *

LG Refined Oil Cup The GS Caltex Cup (Korean: GS칼텍스배) is a Go competition. Outline The GS Caltex Cup replaced the LG Refined Oil Cup. It is organized by the ''Maeil Business Newspaper'', Maeil Broadcasting Network (MBN), and Korea Baduk Association, and spon ...

* MBC TV Cup * New Pros Strongest * Paedal Cup *

Paewang Cho Hunhyun ( ko, 조훈현; born 10 March 1953) is a South Korean professional Go player and politician. Considered one of the greatest players of all time, Cho reached professional level in Korea in 1962. Since then, Cho has amassed 150 profe ...

* SBS TV Cup * Taewang * The

Kiseong The Kiseong () was a Go competition in South Korea. Outline The Kiseong was a Go competition used by the Hanguk Kiwon. It was the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Kisei competition and was sponsored by the ''Segye Ilbo'' (World Newsp ...

was the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Kisei competition and was sponsored by the Segye Ilbo (World Newspaper). The winner's purse was 18,000,000 SKW ($18,000). The last title holder was Park Young-Hoon (2008). * BC Card Cup was a title sponsored by Sports Korea and BC Card. The winner's purse is 20,000,000 Won/$21,000. The current title holder is Kim Ki-young. * SK Gas Cup was a title sponsored by SK Gas. The winner's purse is 10,000,000 Won/$8,500. The current title holder is

Yun Junsang Yun Junsang (born 20 November 1987) is a professional Go player.Player Info: Yun Junsang 7 Dan
". ...

. * Osram Cup was a title sponsored by Baduk TV. The current title holder is Kang Dongyoon. * Ch'eongpung Cup was a title sponsored by Sungpu Air Purifiers. The current title holder is Kim Dongyeop. *

Yeongnam Ilbo Cup The Yeongnam Ilbo Cup (영남일보배) was a Go competition in South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean D ...

The winner's purse is 25,000,000 Won/$26,000. The current title holder is Park Young-Hoon. * Sibdan Cup is a title sponsored by the Wonik Corporation. The winner's prize is 25,000,000 Won/$26,000. The current title holder is Park Junghwan. *

Prices Information Cup The Prices Information Cup was a Korean Go competition from 2005 to 2014. Outline Only players above 6 dan could participate. The time format was hayago. The winner's purse was 20,000,000 Won (~US$ The United States dollar (symbol: $; code ...

is a title sponsored by Korean Prices Information Foundation. The winner's purse is 22,000,000 Won/$23,000. The current title holder is Kim Jiseok. *

Chunwon The Chunwon (Korean: 천원전, Hanja: 天元戰) was a Go competition in Korea. Begun in 1996, it was held nineteen times and was discontinued after 2015. The winner of the Chunwon went on to play the winner of the Chinese equivalent (the Tianyu ...

is a title sponsored by Sports Korea. The winner's purse is 20,000,000 Won/$17,000. The current title holder is Park Junghwan.

Women's

* Female Guksu is a title sponsored by Korean Daily News. The winner's purse is 10,000,000 Won/$10,500. The current title holder is

Rui Naiwei Rui Naiwei (; born December 28, 1963) is a Chinese professional Go player, once active in South Korea. She is probably the strongest recorded female Go player, and is the only woman to have won one of the major open Go titles. She achieved ...

. * Female Myungin is a title sponsored by Lami Cosmetics. The winner's purse is 8,000,000 Won/$8,500. The current title holder is Rui Naiwei. * Female Kisung The current title holder is Rui Naiwei.

People's Republic of China

Open

Major *

Qisheng The Qisheng ( Traditional: 棋聖; Simplified: 棋圣; Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore a ...

(Kisei) is a title sponsored by the Zhongguo Qiyuan. It was held between 1999–2001 and is relaunched in 2013. The winner's purse is 800,000 CNY. The current title holder (2019) is Lian Xiao. *

Mingren The Mingren () is a Go competition in China organized by the Chinese Weiqi Association. The word ''míngrén'' means "brilliant man". The Mingren is equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin and the Hanguk Kiwon's Myungin titles. Outline The Mingr ...

(Meijin) is a title sponsored by the Zhongguo Qiyuan. The current winner's purse is 150,000 CNY. The current title holder (2018) is Mi Yuting. * Tianyuan (Tengen) is a title sponsored by Zhongguo Qiyuan, New People's Evening News and New People's Weiqi Monthly Magazine. The current winner's purse is 400,000 CNY. The current title holder (2018) is Lian Xiao. *

Changqi Cup The Changqi Cup (), or Chang-ki Cup, is a Go competition in China. Outline The Changqi Cup is a Go tournament held by the Zhongguo Qiyuan dedicated to Ing Chang-ki. It began every year on Ing's birthday, October 23 and ended in the spring of ...

is a title sponsored by the Zhongguo Qiyuan. The winner's purse is 450,000 CNY. The current title holder (2018) is Mi Yuting. Minor *

Quzhou-Lanke Cup The Quzhou-Lanke Cup is a Go competition in China. Outline The Quzhou-Lanke Cup is sponsored by the Chinese Weiqi Association Chinese Weiqi Association (), or Chinese Go Association, founded in Hefei, Anhui in 1962, is the major go organization ...

is a tournament held every two years. The winner's purse is 500,000 CNY. The current holder (2018) is Tan Xiao. * Liguang Cup is a title sponsored by Ricoh. The winner's purse is 150,000 CNY. The current title holder (2015) is Ke Jie. * Longxing (Ryusei). The winner's purse is 150,000 CNY. The current title hold (2019) is Jiang Weijie. *

Weifu Fangkai Cup The Weifu Fangkai Cup (), also sometimes known as the Qiwang (not to be confused with the defunct Qiwang), is a Go competition in China. Outline The tournament is sponsored by the Wuxi people government. The tournament began in 2003. Past winner ...

. The winner's purse is 100,000 CNY. The current title holder (2018) is Gu Zihao. *

Xinren Wang The Xinren Wang (), literally meaning King of the New Stars, is a Go competition in China. It is equivalent to the '' Shinjin-O'' in Japan. Outline The Xinren Wang is a Go tournament held by the Zhongguo Qiyuan for players under 20 years of age ...

(Shinjin-O) is a young players tournament for players under 30 and 7 dan. It is sponsored by Shanhai Qiyuan. The winner's purse is 40,000 CNY. The current title holder is (2015)

Liao Yuanhe Liao may refer to: Chinese history * Liao (Zhou dynasty state) (蓼), two states in ancient China during the Spring and Autumn period in the 8th and 7th centuries BC * Liao of Wu (吳王僚) (died 515 BC), king of Wu during ancient China's Spring a ...

. *

National Go Individual The Chinese Go Championship is a Go competition which determines the national champion of China. Outline The Chinese Go Championship is held with the Swiss system A Swiss-system tournament is a non-eliminating tournament format that features a fi ...

The current title holder is (2018)

Chen Zijian Chen may refer to: People * Chen (surname) (陳 / 陈), a common Chinese surname * Chen (singer) (born 1992), member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO * Chen Chen (born 1989), Chinese-American poet * (), a Hebrew first name or surname: ...

. Hayago *

CCTV Cup The CCTV Cup is a Chinese Go competition. Outline The CCTV Cup is the longest running fast game tournament in China and the sponsor is the Chinese CCTV station. The winner and the runner-up qualify for the Asian TV Cup, where they compete against ...

is a title sponsored by the

. It is renamed China Citic Bank Cup since 2012 due to the sponsor change. The current winner's purse is 200,000 CNY. The current title holder is (2019)

Ding Hao Ding may refer to: Bronze and ceramics * Ding (vessel), a bronze or ceramic cauldron used in ancient and early imperial China * Ding ware, ceramics produced in Dingzhou in medieval China People * Ding (surname) (丁), a Chinese surname and l ...

. *

Ahan Tongshan Cup The Ahan Tongshan Cup () is a Chinese Go competition. Outline The Ahan Tongshan Cup is a Go tournament played with fast time controls: Each player has 30 seconds per move, along with 10 one-minute periods of extra thinking time. The format is sin ...

(Agon Cup) is a title sponsored by Agon Shu. The winner's purse is 200,000 CNY. The current title holder (2018) is Gu Zihao. * Xinan Wang is a title sponsored by Gyuqjing. The winner's purse is 50,000 CNY. The current title holder (2019) is Ke Jie. Leagues * Chinese A League The current title holder is Team

Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...

(2012).

Defunct tournaments

* NEC Cup * Bawang * All Chinese Championship * Da Guo Shou * Five Cows Cup * Friendship Cup *

Lebaishi Cup The Lebaishi Cup (Traditional:樂百氏杯; Simplified: 乐百氏杯; Pinyin: Lèbǎishì Bēi) is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition. Outline The Lebaishi Cup is sponsored by the Robust Incorporated. The winner's purse is 128,000 CY ($15,600). ...

* Nanfang Cup * NEC Xinxiu Cup * New Sports Cup * New Physical Education Cup * Qiwang * Top Ten Tournament *

Yongda Cup The Yongda Cup () is a Zhongguo Qiyuan Go competition. Outline The Yongda Cup is sponsored by the Zhongguo Qiyuan and China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings Limited 16 players participate in a single knockout, and the final is a best-of-3. T ...

Women's

* Female Weiqi Title is a title sponsored by Guodu. The current title holder is Ye Gui. * Xianye Cup is a title sponsored by Xianye. The current title holder is Zhang Xiang. * Bailing Cup is a title sponsored by Bailing Medicine Manufacturer. The current title holder is Li He. * Women's Xinren Wang is a title sponsored by the Zhongguo Qiyuan. The current title holder is Cao Youyin.

Taiwan

Major * Tianyuan (Tengen) is a title sponsored by Minsheng Newspaper and the Taiwan Qiyuan. The current holder is

Lin Zhihan Lin Chih-han (; born 14 November 1980) is a Taiwanese professional Go player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a player in spor ...

. * Wangzuo (Oza) is a title sponsored by the Taiwan Qiyuan. The current holder is

Chen Shiyuan Chen Shiyuan (; born 1985) is a Taiwanese professional Go player. Biography He is a 9 dan professional in Taiwan. In 2000, he went to South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constitu ...

. * Guoshou (National Champion) is a title sponsored by the Taiwan Qiyuan. The current holder is

. Minor * CMC TV Cup is a title sponsored by the Taiwan Qiyuan. The current holder is Lin Zhihan. * Donggang Cup is a title sponsored by Donghe Gangtie and the Taiwan Qiyuan. The current holder is

. * Zhonghuan Cup is a title sponsored by the Taiwan Qiyuan. The current holder is Lin Shuyang. * New Star Match is a title sponsored by the Taiwan Qiyuan. The current holder is Yoo Kyeongmin.

North America

* US Open The current title holder is Yuhan Zhang, 2007 title holder is Yongfei Ge, 2006 title holder is Andy Liu. *

North American Ing Masters North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' i ...

is a title sponsored by the Ing Foundation. The current title holder is Andy Liu, 2008 title holder is Yun Feng, 2007 title holder is Mingjiu Jiang, 2006 title holder is Zhaonian Chen. *

North American Redmond Cup North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' i ...

is a title named for US-born Japanese pro Michael Redmond and funded by the Ing Foundation. It has two divisions, junior and senior. Current junior title holder is Hugh Zhang and senior title holder is Gansheng Shi, 2007 junior title holder is Calvin Sun and senior title holder is Curtis Tang. * U.S.-Canada Team Tournament The current winner is U.S. team.

Defunct tournaments

* North American Masters Tournament

Japan

Open

Nihon Ki-in

Major * Kisei is a title sponsored by the Yomiuri Shimbun Newspaper. The winner's purse is 45,000,000 Yen/$505,000. The current title holder is Ichiriki Ryo. * Meijin is a title sponsored by the Asahi Newspaper. The winner's purse is 37,000,000 Yen/$400,000. The current title holder is Iyama Yuta. * Honinbo is a title sponsored by the Mainichi Shimbun Newspaper. The winner's purse is 32,000,000 Yen/$350,000. The current title holder is Iyama Yuta. * Ōza is a title sponsored by the Nihon Keizai Newspaper. The winner's purse is 14,000,000 Yen/$153,000. The current title holder is Shibano Toramaru. * Tengen is a title sponsored by the Three Newspaper Companies Newspaper. The winner's purse is 13,000,000 Yen/$117,767. The current title holder is Ichiriki Ryo. * Gosei is a title sponsored by the Regional Newspapers League. The winner's purse is 8,000,000 Yen/$72,464. The current title holder is Iyama Yuta. * Judan is a title sponsored by the

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Newspaper. The winner's purse is 7,000,000 Yen/$63,406. The current title holder is Shibano Toramaru. Minor * Shinjin-O is a title sponsored by the Akahata Newspaper. The winner's purse is 2,000,000 Yen/$29,000. The current title holder is

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. * Okan is a title sponsored by the Chunichi Newspaper. The winner's purse is 1,700,000 Yen/$15,000. The current title holder is Ida Atsushi. * Daiwa Cup is a title sponsored by Daiwa Securities Group. The winner's purse is 3,000,000 Yen/$12,700. The current title holder is Yuki Satoshi. Hayago * NEC Cup is a title sponsored by NEC. The winner's purse is 17,000,000 Yen/$130,000. The current title holder is Takao Shinji. * Agon Kiriyama Cup is a title sponsored by

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. The winner's purse is 10,000,000 Yen/$86,000. The current title holder is Ichiriki Ryo. * NHK Cup is a title sponsored by NHK. The winner's purse is 5,000,000 Yen/$43,000. The current title holder is Ichiriki Ryo. * Ryusei is a title sponsored by the Satellite Culture Japan. The winner's purse is 5,000,000 Yen/$43,000. The current title holder is Ichiriki Ryo.

Kansai Ki-in

* Kansai Ki-in Championship is a title sponsored by Sanyo Shimbun. The current title holder is Yuki Satoshi.

Defunct tournaments

Asahi Pro Best Ten The Asahi Pro Best Ten was a Go competition This is a list of professional Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of ''Go''. The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo Tournament in Japan, is for an event to be run annually, leading ...

Asahi Top Eight Players The Asahi Top Eight Players was a Go competition This is a list of professional Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of ''Go''. The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo Tournament in Japan, is for an event to be run annually, lea ...

* Asahi Top Position * Chikurin * Dai-ichi * Hayago Championship * Hayago Meijin * Hosu * IBM Cup *

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. The tournament sponsor was Fumakilla, a chemical manufacturing company. Outline The tournament was open only to players over ...

(2011–2019) * Igo Senshuken *

JAL Super Hayago Championship The JAL Super Hayago Championship is a Nihon-Kiin Go competition. This tournament was created after the Hayago Championship The was a Japanese Go competition. Outline The Hayago Championship was a hayago tournament, where each player had to mak ...

JT Cup This is a list of professional Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of ''Go''. The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo Tournament in Japan, is for an event to be run annually, leading up to a title match and the award of a title fo ...

* Kansai Ki-In Championship * Kakusei * Kirin Cup * NEC Shun-Ei *

Nihon Ki-In Championship Tengen (天元, ''center'' or ''origin of heaven'') is a Go competition in Japan. The name Tengen refers to the center point on a Go board. The event is held annually, and has run continuously since its inauguration in 1975. Tengen competiti ...

* Old Meijin * Phoenix Cup *

Prime Minister Cup The Prime Minister Cup was a Go competition. Outline The Prime Minister Cup ran from 1961 to 1981. It was used by the Nihon Ki-in The Nihon Ki-in (), also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, ove ...

* Ryuen Cup * Shin-Ei * Tatsujin

Women's

Nihon Ki-in

* Women's Honinbo is a title sponsored by

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. The winner's purse is 5,500,000 Yen. The current title holder is Fujisawa Rina. *

Women's Meijin The is a Go competition. The Women's Meijin is the female version of the Meijin title. This title is sponsored by Fuji Evening Newspaper and Nippon Life Insurance , also known as or is the largest Japanese life insurance company by reve ...

is a title sponsored by Fuji Evening Newspaper. The winner's purse is 5,100,000 Yen/$44,500. The current title holder is Fujisawa Rina. * Women's Kisei is a title sponsored by NTT DoCoMo. The winner's purse is 5,000,000 Yen/$43,500. The current title holder is Ueno Asami. * Aizu Central Hospital Cup is a title sponsored by the Aidu Chuo Hospital Cup. The prize for winning is 7,000,000 Yen. The current title holder is Fujisawa Rina. *

Women's Saikyo The Women's Saikyo (Strongest) is a Go competition. The tournament was discontinued in 2008. In 2016, the tournament restarted with new sponsor, SENKO Co., Ltd. Outline The Women's Saikyo was sponsored by Tokyo Seimitsu up to 2008. The winner's pu ...

was a title sponsored by Tokyo Seimitsu until 2008. It was resurrected in 2016 and is now known as the Senko Cup Female Saiko (or just Senko Cup). The prize for winning purse is 8,000,000 Yen. The current title holder is Ueno Asami.

Defunct tournaments

* Women's Nihon Ki-in Championship *

Women's Kakusei The Women's Kakusei was a Go competition This is a list of professional Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of ''Go''. The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo Tournament in Japan, is for an event to be run annually, leading up t ...

Women's JAL Super Hayago The Women's JAL Super Hayago was a Go competitions, Go competition. Outline The Women's JAL Super Hayago was sponsored by Japan Airlines. The winner's purse was 2,500,000 Yen ($19,100). Past winners

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Kansai Ki-in

* Kansai Lady's Tournament is a title sponsored by TV Osaka. The current title holder is Konishi Kazuko.

References

External links

Nihon Ki-in page for Japanese domestic tournaments
(in Japanese)
Nihon Ki-in page for international tournaments
(in Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Professional Go Tournaments Professional Go tournaments Go tournaments

International

Open

Defunct tournaments

Women's

Defunct tournaments

Continental

Open

Asia

Defunct tournaments

China-Korea

China-Japan

Defunct tournaments

China-Taiwan

Team

Taiwan-USA

Women's

Asia

Team

Defunct tournaments

South Korea

Open

Defunct tournaments

Women's

People's Republic of China

Open

Defunct tournaments

Women's

Taiwan

North America

Defunct tournaments

Japan

Open

Nihon Ki-in

Kansai Ki-in

Defunct tournaments

Women's

Nihon Ki-in

Defunct tournaments

Kansai Ki-in

See also

References

External links