Wakagoi Cup Explained

The Wakagoi or Young Carp is a Go competition in Japan for players 30 years of age or younger and at most 7 dan in rank.

Its full name is, named after the sponsor Hiroshima Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd.

The tournament was founded in 2006 and is held annually. It was considered a local unofficial tournament in its first five years, before becoming an official tournament in 2011.[1] The maximum rank for eligible players was 5 dan from 2006 to 2010, 6 dan until 2014, and the current 7 dan since 2015.[2]

The winner's prize is ¥3,000,000 (formerly ¥2,000,000 from 2006 to 2014).

Past winners and runners-up

Year Winner Runner-up
1.2006Hsieh YiminLee Ishu
2.2007Shida TatsuyaMitani Tetsuya
3.2008Mitani TetsuyaAnzai Nobuaki
4.2009Uchida ShuheiYamamori Tadanao
5.2010Terayama ReiYamamoto Kentaro
6.2011Uchida ShuheiShida Tatsuya
7.2012Shinji Suzuki Ichiriki Ryo
8.2013Ichiriki RyoFujita Akihiko
9.2014Motoki KatsuyaMutsuura Yuta
10.2015Terayama ReiShida Tatsuya
11.2016Ichiriki RyoMotoki Katsuya
12.2017Li Yi-hsiuYao Zhiteng
13.2018Fujita AkihikoKoike Yoshihiro
14.2019Hirata TomoyaMutsuura Yuta
15.2020Fujisawa RinaSun Zhe
16.2021Ueno AsamiNishi Takenobu
17.2022Ueno AsamiKoike Yoshihiro
18.2023Hirose YuichiKoike Yoshihiro
19.2024Yokotsuka Riki[3] Hirose Yuichi

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 囲碁若鯉戦、公式戦に「昇格」 . The Asahi Shimbun . 2011-06-21 . ja.
  2. Web site: 囲碁・藤沢里菜女流本因坊が結婚報告 お相手は広島アルミ杯で初タイトルの囲碁棋士、横塚力七段 . Nikkan Sports . 2024-12-01 . ja.