The Women's Hollyhock Cup (女流立葵杯, Joryû Tachi-aoi hai), formerly known as Aizu Central Hospital Cup (会津中央病院杯, Aizu Chûô Byôin-hai) before 2017, is a Go competition for female Go players.
[1] The Hollyhock Cup is sponsored by the Aizu Central Hospital, a hospital in Aizuwakamatsu City in Fukushima Prefecture, and named after the city flower, the common hollyhock (Althaea rosea).
His aim in sponsoring the tournament is to help raise the level of Japanese women so that they can compete better internationally.
Starting from the fourth cycle, the final is a three-games match.
Starting from the fifth cycle, a challenger system is set to be implemented, meaning the winner of the previous cycle will play in a title series against the challenger.