The Women's Hollyhock Cup (女流立葵杯, Joryû Tachi-aoi hai), formerly known as Aizu Central Hospital Cup (会津中央病院杯, Aizu Chûô Byôin-hai) before 2017, is a Go competition for femaleGo players. The tournament was introduced in 2014.[1]
The Hollyhock Cup is sponsored by the Aizu Central Hospital, a hospital in Aizuwakamatsu City in Fukushima Prefecture, and named after the city flower, the common hollyhock (Althaea rosea).[2] The director of the hospital is a keen go player, and in an interview he said that at one time 20 of the doctors on the staff were go players who often held their own tournaments. His aim in sponsoring the tournament is to help raise the level of Japanese women so that they can compete better internationally.[3] The winner's purse is 7,000,000 yen ($60,000). The first three cycles used one final game over the course of two days. Starting from the fourth cycle, the final is a three-games match. Starting from the fifth cycle, a challenger system is set to be implemented, meaning the winner of the previous cycle will play in a title series against the challenger.[4]
^"女流立葵杯". The Nihon Ki-in. The Nihon Ki-in. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
^Power, John (27 May 2017). "Kono starts well in Kisei S League; Yamashita becomes Gosei challenger; Murakawa wins Gratitude Cup; 4th Aizu Central Hospital tournament; Xie and Fujisawa reach final". American Go E-Journal.
^Power, John. "Fujisawa and Okuda Reach Final of New Women's Tournament". American Go E-Journal. American Go E-Journal. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
^Power, John. "Fujisawa Rins wins Aizu Central Hospital Cup". American Go E-Journal. American Go E-Journal. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
^Power, John (11 August 2022). "The Power Report: Early August updates". American Go E-Journal. American Go E-Journal.
External links
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aizu, central, hospital, women, hollyhock, 女流立葵杯, joryû, tachi, formerly, known, 会津中央病院杯, aizu, chûô, byôin, before, 2017, competition, female, players, tournament, introduced, 2014, contents, outline, past, winners, references, external, linksoutline, editthe. The Women s Hollyhock Cup 女流立葵杯 Joryu Tachi aoi hai formerly known as Aizu Central Hospital Cup 会津中央病院杯 Aizu Chuo Byoin hai before 2017 is a Go competition for female Go players The tournament was introduced in 2014 1 Contents 1 Outline 2 Past winners 3 References 4 External linksOutline EditThe Hollyhock Cup is sponsored by the Aizu Central Hospital a hospital in Aizuwakamatsu City in Fukushima Prefecture and named after the city flower the common hollyhock Althaea rosea 2 The director of the hospital is a keen go player and in an interview he said that at one time 20 of the doctors on the staff were go players who often held their own tournaments His aim in sponsoring the tournament is to help raise the level of Japanese women so that they can compete better internationally 3 The winner s purse is 7 000 000 yen 60 000 The first three cycles used one final game over the course of two days Starting from the fourth cycle the final is a three games match Starting from the fifth cycle a challenger system is set to be implemented meaning the winner of the previous cycle will play in a title series against the challenger 4 Past winners EditYear Winner Score Runner Up1 2014 Fujisawa Rina 1 0 Okuda Aya2 2015 O Keii 1 0 Hsieh Yi min3 2016 Hsieh Yi min 1 0 Aoki Kikuyo4 2017 Fujisawa Rina 2 1 Hsieh Yi min5 2018 2 16 2019 2 0 Asami Ueno7 2020 2 0 Suzuki Ayumi8 2021 2 0 Asami Ueno9 2022 Asami Ueno 2 1 5 Fujisawa RinaReferences Edit 女流立葵杯 The Nihon Ki in The Nihon Ki in Retrieved 17 June 2017 Power John 27 May 2017 Kono starts well in Kisei S League Yamashita becomes Gosei challenger Murakawa wins Gratitude Cup 4th Aizu Central Hospital tournament Xie and Fujisawa reach final American Go E Journal Power John Fujisawa and Okuda Reach Final of New Women s Tournament American Go E Journal American Go E Journal Retrieved 17 June 2017 Power John Fujisawa Rins wins Aizu Central Hospital Cup American Go E Journal American Go E Journal Retrieved 18 July 2017 Power John 11 August 2022 The Power Report Early August updates American Go E Journal American Go E Journal External links EditNihon Ki in archive in Japanese This article related to the culture of Japan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Go related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aizu Central Hospital Cup amp oldid 1113187091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
