18th Agon Cup

The 18th Agon Cup began on 21 April 2011 and is still ongoing. Two Korean amateur players were invited to the preliminaries, with both qualifying. Ha Sungbong defeated professionals Yanigasawa Satoshi and Furuya Yutaka. Kim Sungjin defeated 25th Honinbo and Japan's top title holder Cho Chikun. He also defeated Kato Atsushi. In the main tournament, he was knocked out by Iyama Yuta Meijin in the first round.[1]

Tournament

As of 26 June 2011.
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
23 June            
 Mizokami Tomochika  0
 Ha Sungbong (A)  1  
 Ha Sungbong  
       
 Takao Shinji  
 Yamashita Keigo    
   
23 June
       
 Cho U  1
 Shida Tatsuya  0  
 Cho U  
16 June
   Kim Shushun    
 Kim Shushun  1
 Nakano Hironari  0  
   
23 June
     
 Ryu Shikun  0
 Yamada Kimio  1  
 Yamada Kimio  
30 June
       
 O Meien  
 Sakai Hideyuki    
   
2 June
       
 Iyama Yuta  1
 Kim Sungjin (A)  0  
 Iyama Yuta  
9 June
   Yuki Satoshi    
 Cho Sonjin  
 Yuki Satoshi  1  

References

  1. ↑ "18th Agon Cup(All-Japan HayaGo Open Tournament)". igokisen.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 8 June 2011.


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