Women's Kisei
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The Women's Kisei (女流棋聖戦, Joryū Kisei-sen) is a Japanese Go competition.
Outline
[edit]The Women's Kisei is sponsored by NTT DoCoMo, and uses a hayago format, of 30 seconds per move and a 10x1 minute byo-yomi,[1] unlike the Kisei, which uses an eight-hour thinking time format. The winner's purse is 5,000,000 Yen ($38,000).[1]
Past winners
[edit]Winners in chronological order:
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1998 | Kobayashi Izumi | 2–0 | Kobayashi Chizu |
| 2. | 1999 | 2–1 | Sugiuchi Kazuko | |
| 3. | 2000 | Chinen Kaori | 2–0 | Kobayashi Izumi |
| 4. | 2001 | 2–1 | Kato Reiko | |
| 5. | 2002 | 2–1 | Ogawa Tomoko | |
| 6. | 2003 | 2–1 | Kato Reiko | |
| 7. | 2004 | Mannami Kana | 2–1 | Chinen Kaori |
| 8. | 2005 | Chinen Kaori | 2–0 | Mannami Kana |
| 9. | 2006 | Mannami Kana | 2–1 | Chinen Kaori |
| 10. | 2007 | Umezawa Yukari | 2–1 | Mannami Kana |
| 11. | 2008 | 2–0 | Chiaki Mukai | |
| 12. | 2009 | 2–1 | Kato Reiko | |
| 13. | 2010 | Xie Yimin | 2–0 | Umezawa Yukari |
| 14. | 2011 | 2–0 | ||
| 15. | 2012 | Aoki Kikuyo | 2–1 | Xie Yimin |
| 16. | 2013 | Xie Yimin | 2–0 | Aoki Kikuyo |
| 17. | 2014 | 2–0 | ||
| 18. | 2015 | 2–0 | Konishi Kazuko | |
| 19. | 2016 | 2–0 | Yoshihara (nee Umezawa) Yukari | |
| 20. | 2017 | 2–1 | Nyu Eiko | |
| 21. | 2018 | Ueno Asami | 2–0 | Xie Yimin |
| 22. | 2019 | 2–0 | Fujisawa Rina | |
| 23. | 2020 | Suzuki Ayumi | 2–0 | Ueno Asami |
| 24. | 2021 | Ueno Asami | 2–1 | Suzuki Ayumi |
| 25. | 2022 | 2–0 | Suzuki Ayumi | |
| 26. | 2023 | Nakamura Sumire | 2–1[2][3] | Ueno Asami |
| 27. | 2024 | Ueno Risa | 2–1[4] | Nakamura Sumire |
Winners by number of titles:
| Player | Titles | Years Held | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xie Yimin | 7 | 2010–2011, 2013–2017 | |
| Chinen Kaori | 5 | 2000–2003, 2005 | |
| Ueno Asami | 4 | 2018–2019, 2021–2022 | |
| Yoshihara Yukari | 3 | 2007–2009 | |
| Kobayashi Izumi | 2 | 1998–1999 | |
| Mannami Kana | 2 | 2004, 2006 | |
| Aoki Kikuyo | 1 | 2012 | |
| Suzuki Ayumi | 1 | 2020 | |
| Nakamura Sumire | 1 | 2023 | |
| Ueno Risa | 1 | 2024 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "囲碁の日本棋院". Nihon Ki-in (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ "The Power Report: Catching up on 2023 news; Kim wins Japan-Korea match; Sumire wins first title". American Go E-Journal. 2023-08-23.
- ^ Takeuchi, Ryo (2023-02-06). "Teen Go prodigy Nakamura becomes youngest in Japan to capture title". Mainichi Shimbun.
- ^ "囲碁 仲邑菫女流棋聖 韓国移籍前最後のタイトル戦初防衛ならず". NHK News (in Japanese). 2024-02-05.
External links
[edit]- Nihon Ki-in archive (in Japanese)
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