Senko Cup
(SENKO CUPワールド碁女流最強戦) The Senko Cup or SENKO Cup (known on Go4Go as the Senko Cup World Go Women's Championship) [1] is an international tournament for female professionals, held since 2018. Note that there is a domestic Senko Cup (Female Strongest) started in 2016.
It's an eight player knockout with a third place decision match. The 3rd and 4th editions were played online.
See the Go to Everyone! section for more information.
Ueno Asami's victory in the 4th edition was the first time that a Japanese woman won an international tournament.
Ed. | Date | Winner | Runner up | Third place | Fourth place | Other competitors |
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1st | 2018 | Yu Zhiying | Hei Jiajia | Choi Jung | Fujisawa Rina | Kovaleva, Mukai, Nyu, Xie |
2nd | 2019 | Yu Zhiying | Choi Jung | Hei Jiajia | Tsukuda Akiko | Kovaleva, Mannami Nao, Nyu, Ueno |
3rd | 2021 | Yu Zhiying | Choi Jung | Ueno Asami | Mukai Chiaki | Fujisawa, Kuwabara, Yu Lijun, Xie |
4th | 2022 | Ueno Asami | Lu Yuhua | Fujisawa Rina | Xie Yimin | Yu Zhiying, Sumire, Suzuki, Choi |
5th | 2023 | Choi Jung | Zhou Hongyu | Ueno Asami | Nakamura Sumire | Nyu, Fujisawa, Lu, Quynh Anh Ha? |
6th | 2024 | Choi Jung | Suzuki Ayumi | Yu Zhiying | Nyu Eiko | Lu Yuhua, Amy Song, Ueno Asami, Xie Yimin |
[1] John Power calls it the Senko Cup World Go Strongest Woman Player.