Cho U (9d) defeated Hane Naoki (9d) by 4.5 points in the second round of the 30th NEC Cup tournament. Cho U will face the winner of the second round match between So Yokoku (8d) and Kono Rin (9d), the defending NEC Cup title holder. The remaining second round matches are between Iyama Yuta (9d) and O Meien (9d), which is scheduled for August 19th, and Yuki Satoshi (9d) and Yamashita Keigo (9d).
“The NEC Cup is a single knockout tournament in Japan of fast games with sixteen participants, sponsored by NEC Corp. The winner’s prize is ¥15,000,000 and runner up is ¥7,500,000. The sixteen players invited include the seven big Japanese title holders (Kisei, Meijin, Honinbo, Judan, Tengen, Oza, and Gosei), the NHK Cup and JAL Fast Game champions, NEC Cup New Pro champion, and top finishers in the previous year’s NEC Cup” (Sensei’s Library NEC Cup).
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