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Toyota and Denso Cup discontinued

It was announced in the 15 June issue of Go Weekly that the sponsors have discontinued the Toyota & Denso Cup World Go Oza Tournament after four terms. No reason was given. We have seen a suggestion overseas that the cause is the failure of Japanese players to win the tournament, but that is speculation. A more likely cause is the turmoil in the world's automobile markets. Toyota Motor Corporation, the main sponsor, suffered its first operating loss in 71 years in 2008, and things haven't improved this year. If business is bad for Toyota, it can't be good for the co-sponsor Denso Corporation, as its main business is supplying parts to Toyota.

Promotions

Muramatsu Ryuichi was promoted to 8-dan by the cumulative-win system in May （150 wins）. In June Ms. Nakajima Mieko earned promotion to 2-dan with 30 wins.

Miyazawa Goro scores 800th win

A win on 28 May in Preliminary B of the 36th Tengen tournament by Miyazawa Goro 9-dan （aged 59） was the 800th of his career （taking black, he beat Ando Kazushige 4-dan by 9.5 points）. He is the 26th player to reach this landmark. His record was 800 wins, 524 losses, 6 jigos, for a winning record of 60.1%. It took him 43 years 1 month since he became a professional in 1966, which makes him the 19th fastest to this landmark.

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