China-Japan Agon Cup

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The China-Japan Agon Cup is a Go competition.

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The China-Japan Agon Cup is a tournament where the current Agon Cup/Ahan Tongshan Cup title holders from China and Japan play each other.

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Past winners and runners-up

EditionYearWinnerRunner-up
1st1999 Flag of Japan.svg Kobayashi Kōichi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Xiaochun
2nd2000 Flag of Japan.svg Cho Sonjin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Heyang
3rd2001 Flag of Japan.svg Cho Sonjin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Jing
4th2002 Flag of Japan.svg Cho Chikun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Bin
5th2003 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Li Flag of Japan.svg Kato Masao
6th2004 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Heyang Flag of Japan.svg Hane Naoki
7th2005 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Li Flag of Japan.svg Iyama Yuta
8th2006 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Xing Flag of Japan.svg Cho U
9th2007 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Xing Flag of Japan.svg Cho U
10th2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Li Flag of Japan.svg Cho U
11th2009 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tengyu Flag of Japan.svg Hane Naoki
12th2010 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qiu Jun Flag of Japan.svg Yamashita Keigo
13th2011 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Piao Wenyao Flag of Japan.svg Iyama Yuta
14th2012 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Li Flag of Japan.svg Cho U
15th2013 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lian Xiao Flag of Japan.svg Murakawa Daisuke
16th2014 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ke Jie Flag of Japan.svg Iyama Yuta
17th2015 Flag of Japan.svg Iyama Yuta Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Yunsong
18th2016 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ke Jie Flag of Japan.svg Kono Rin
19th2017 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tuo Jiaxi Flag of Japan.svg Mutsuura Yuta
20th2018 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Zihao Flag of Japan.svg Ichiriki Ryo
21st2019 [1] Flag of Japan.svg Cho U Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Tingyu

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References

  1. "阿含桐中日冠軍對抗爆大冷 年近40的日本棋手戰勝范廷鈺", people.com.cn (in Chinese), 2019-12-03