Igo Masters Cup

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# Igo Masters Cup

The Igo Masters Cup (マスターズカップ, Go Master's Cup) is a yearly knockout tournament open to players who are at least 50 years old, and are present or past winner of one of the Top 7 titles.

The first year there were 11 participants. Subsequent years the number of participants was increased to 16 by a preliminary Qualifier round.

Komi is 6.5. Time limit 1h. Details for the separate years are given via the links in the first column below.

# | year | winner
--- | --- | ---
1 | 2011 | Cho Chikun
2 | 2012 | O Meien
3 | 2013 | Kobayashi Satoru
4 | 2014 | Cho Chikun
5 | 2015 | Cho Chikun
6 | 2016 | Kobayashi Koichi