2012 Nihon Kiin prize money list

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2012 Nihon Kiin prize money list

(1) Iyama Yuuta 106,209,500
(2) Cho U 76,042,000
(3) Yamashita Keigo 57,997,220
(4)Takao Shinji 39,996,100
(5) Hane Naoki 32,887,500
(6) Kono Rin 19,099,500
(7) Xie Yimin 15,590,510
(8) Mizokami Tomochika 12,725,820
(9) O Meien 11,900,000
(10) Ko Iso 9,531,400

All units are Japanese Yen. To put it in context:
* The largest international tournament by prize money: Ing Cup, about 36 million Yen
* The largest Chinese tournament by prize money: the brand new Qisheng tournament, about 8.7 million Yen
* The largest Korean tournament by prize money: Korean Myeongin tornament, about 6.6 million Yen

Some interesting facts:
* For the first time in 32 years, Cho Chikun was out of top 10.
* Last time a player earned more than 100 million Yen was Cho U in 2008, winning 113,373,785 Yen.