2-670: The NEC Cup was a Go competition , supported by NEC Corporation between 1982 and 2012. The NEC Cup was a Go competition used by the Japanese Nihon-Kiin . Unlike the big three titles in Japan, the NEC Cup is a single knockout tournament where players have less time to think. The field of challengers was 16. The challengers were invited depending on who were the holders of Kisei , Meijin , Honinbo , Judan , Tengen , Oza , Gosei , NHK Cup , JAL Super Hayago Championship , NEC Shun-Ei and
4-591: The top finishers from the last NEC Cup. The winner was awarded with 15,000,000 Yen ($ 130,000). Go competitions This is a list of professional Go tournaments , for competitors in the board game of Go . The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo Tournament in Japan , is for an event to be run annually, leading up to a title match and the award of a title for one year to the winner. Tournaments do not consist, generally, of players coming together in one place for
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