Kirin Cup

The Kirin Cup (キリン杯), sponsored by Kirin Brewery, is a knockout tournament between twelve teams of five (in the first two editions) or seven players. It was played nine times, from 1988 to 1996. Each team consisted of three professional players and two, later four, amateurs. The 7th player was a woman. Komi is 5.5, time 30 min each. The Kido Yearbooks give full information on all teams. Here we only show the finalists. See also Wikipedia.

Finals

A link to the game is given under the name of the winner.

# date winner team score 2nd team

1 1989-03-05 Tokyo A Sakata Eio, Tei Meiko, Michael Redmond, Kikuchi Yasuro, Imamura Fumiaki 3-2 Chubu A Ishida Yoshio, Hikosaka Naoto, Komatsu Hideki, Abe Hiroyuki, Aoki Yoshio

2 1990-03-05 Tokyo A Takemiya Masaki, Awaji Shuzo, Ryu Shikun, Kikuchi Yasuro, Miura Hiroshi 4-1 Kinki Rin Kaiho, Goto Shungo, Yamada Wakio, Karakida Noritsugu, Sakai Hideyuki

3 1991-02-12 Tokyo C Ishida Akira, Awaji Shuzo, Yo Kaei, Honke Yoshiaki, Mori Atsuyuki, Hayashi Taku, Sato Akiko 4-3 Kinki Rin Kaiho, Goto Shungo, Ishida Atsushi, Asano Masayuki, Saito Kazuyuki, Nara Masatoshi, Yamamoto Minako

4 1991-12-16 Tokyo A Takemiya Masaki, O Rissei, Ryu Shikun, Hirata Hironori, Kono Teruya, Hidaka Masahiro, Kanai Kazuko 4-3 Tokyo B Sakata Eio, Inoue Kunio, O Meien, Kikuchi Yasuro, Samejima Ichiro, Watarai Kiyotaka, Hu Yanhua

5 1992-12-14 Kanto Koshinetsu A Cho Chikun, Nakamura Hidehito, Aoki Shinichi, Nakazono Seizo, Kushiro Toshiaki, Sakamoto Shusaku, Yamashita Chifumi 4-3 Tokyo A Takemiya Masaki, O Meien, Yo Kagen, Miura Hiroshi, Aoki Hideaki, Wada Koki, Hu Yanhua

6 1993-12-13 Tokyo C Ishida Akira, O Rissei, Kato Atsushi, Hirata Hironori, Aoki Hideaki, Mawatari Shigeki, Nakamura Chikako 4-3 Kinki Rin Kaiho, Ishii Kunio, Ishida Atsushi, Kanazawa Moriei, Karakida Noritsugu, Nara Masatoshi, Sano Tomoko

7 1994-12-12 Tohoku Kudo Norio, Awaji Shuzo, Kanno Kiyonori, Imamura Fumiaki, Hiraoka Satoshi, Honna Masato, Yoshida Miho 4-3 Tokyo B Takemiya Masaki, Yo Kagen, Cho Shoen, Kansaku Fumiaki, Aoki Hideaki, Ogushi Kiyofumi, Baba Tomoyumi

8 1995-12-11 Kinki Rin Kaiho, Yamada Kimio, Yanaka Katsunori, Kanazawa Moriei, Ojima Teruji, Sakai Hideyuki, Itoi Kayoko 6-1 Chukoku Yamashiro Hiroshi, Nakano Hironari, Kuwamoto Shinpei, Murakami Bunsho, Suyama Hidetoshi, Iwai Shinichi, Tamayama Chiai

9 1996-11-11 Kanto Koshinetsu Cho Chikun, Kobayashi Satoru, Kataoka Satoshi, Harada Minoru, Nakazono Seizo, Kushiro Toshiaki, Yamashita Chifumi 4-3 Kyushu Kato Masao, Otake Hideo, Mimura Tomoyasu, Muraoka Toshihiko, Fukabori Masao, Komori Shoji, Hoshino Tomomi

#	date	winner	team	score	2nd	team
1	1989-03-05	Tokyo A	Sakata Eio, Tei Meiko, Michael Redmond, Kikuchi Yasuro, Imamura Fumiaki	3-2	Chubu A	Ishida Yoshio, Hikosaka Naoto, Komatsu Hideki, Abe Hiroyuki, Aoki Yoshio
2	1990-03-05	Tokyo A	Takemiya Masaki, Awaji Shuzo, Ryu Shikun, Kikuchi Yasuro, Miura Hiroshi	4-1	Kinki	Rin Kaiho, Goto Shungo, Yamada Wakio, Karakida Noritsugu, Sakai Hideyuki
3	1991-02-12	Tokyo C	Ishida Akira, Awaji Shuzo, Yo Kaei, Honke Yoshiaki, Mori Atsuyuki, Hayashi Taku, Sato Akiko	4-3	Kinki	Rin Kaiho, Goto Shungo, Ishida Atsushi, Asano Masayuki, Saito Kazuyuki, Nara Masatoshi, Yamamoto Minako
4	1991-12-16	Tokyo A	Takemiya Masaki, O Rissei, Ryu Shikun, Hirata Hironori, Kono Teruya, Hidaka Masahiro, Kanai Kazuko	4-3	Tokyo B	Sakata Eio, Inoue Kunio, O Meien, Kikuchi Yasuro, Samejima Ichiro, Watarai Kiyotaka, Hu Yanhua
5	1992-12-14	Kanto Koshinetsu A	Cho Chikun, Nakamura Hidehito, Aoki Shinichi, Nakazono Seizo, Kushiro Toshiaki, Sakamoto Shusaku, Yamashita Chifumi	4-3	Tokyo A	Takemiya Masaki, O Meien, Yo Kagen, Miura Hiroshi, Aoki Hideaki, Wada Koki, Hu Yanhua
6	1993-12-13	Tokyo C	Ishida Akira, O Rissei, Kato Atsushi, Hirata Hironori, Aoki Hideaki, Mawatari Shigeki, Nakamura Chikako	4-3	Kinki	Rin Kaiho, Ishii Kunio, Ishida Atsushi, Kanazawa Moriei, Karakida Noritsugu, Nara Masatoshi, Sano Tomoko
7	1994-12-12	Tohoku	Kudo Norio, Awaji Shuzo, Kanno Kiyonori, Imamura Fumiaki, Hiraoka Satoshi, Honna Masato, Yoshida Miho	4-3	Tokyo B	Takemiya Masaki, Yo Kagen, Cho Shoen, Kansaku Fumiaki, Aoki Hideaki, Ogushi Kiyofumi, Baba Tomoyumi
8	1995-12-11	Kinki	Rin Kaiho, Yamada Kimio, Yanaka Katsunori, Kanazawa Moriei, Ojima Teruji, Sakai Hideyuki, Itoi Kayoko	6-1	Chukoku	Yamashiro Hiroshi, Nakano Hironari, Kuwamoto Shinpei, Murakami Bunsho, Suyama Hidetoshi, Iwai Shinichi, Tamayama Chiai
9	1996-11-11	Kanto Koshinetsu	Cho Chikun, Kobayashi Satoru, Kataoka Satoshi, Harada Minoru, Nakazono Seizo, Kushiro Toshiaki, Yamashita Chifumi	4-3	Kyushu	Kato Masao, Otake Hideo, Mimura Tomoyasu, Muraoka Toshihiko, Fukabori Masao, Komori Shoji, Hoshino Tomomi