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Gosei is a Go competition used by the [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[Nihon Ki-in]] and [[Kansai Ki-in]]. It is one of the seven big titles in Japan, although it pays much less than the top three. The winner's prize is 8,000,000 [[yen]]. Gosei uses the same format as the other big seven. The winner of the [[knockout]] tournament faces the title holder in a best of five match. There is one restriction that the other titles don't have, and that is to be able to enter the Gosei tournament, a player must be at least 5 dan. |
Gosei is a Go competition used by the [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[Nihon Ki-in]] and [[Kansai Ki-in]]. It is one of the seven big titles in Japan, although it pays much less than the top three. The winner's prize is 8,000,000 [[yen]]. Gosei uses the same format as the other big seven. The winner of the [[knockout]] tournament faces the title holder in a best of five match. There is one restriction that the other titles don't have, and that is to be able to enter the Gosei tournament, a player must be at least 5 dan. |
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The promotion rules are just like the [[Judan (Go)|Judan]]'s. If the player gets to challenge the title holder, they are promoted to 7 dan. If that player wins the title match, they are promoted to 8 dan. If |
The promotion rules are just like the [[Judan (Go)|Judan]]'s. If the player gets to challenge the title holder, they are promoted to 7 dan. If that player wins the title match, they are promoted to 8 dan. If the player subsequently wins another of the second tier top titles (Gosei, Judan, Oza, Tengen), the player will be promoted to 9 dan. |
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==Past Winners== |
==Past Winners== |
Revision as of 18:13, 17 August 2021
Gosei (competition) | |
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Full name | Gosei |
Started | 1976 |
Honorary Winners | Ōtake Hideo Kobayashi Kōichi Iyama Yuta |
Sponsors | Regional Newspaper League |
Prize money | 8 million yen |
Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in |
The Gosei (碁聖, literally Go sage) is a Go competition in Japan or a title of the competition's winner.[1]
Outline
Gosei is a Go competition used by the Japanese Nihon Ki-in and Kansai Ki-in. It is one of the seven big titles in Japan, although it pays much less than the top three. The winner's prize is 8,000,000 yen. Gosei uses the same format as the other big seven. The winner of the knockout tournament faces the title holder in a best of five match. There is one restriction that the other titles don't have, and that is to be able to enter the Gosei tournament, a player must be at least 5 dan.
The promotion rules are just like the Judan's. If the player gets to challenge the title holder, they are promoted to 7 dan. If that player wins the title match, they are promoted to 8 dan. If the player subsequently wins another of the second tier top titles (Gosei, Judan, Oza, Tengen), the player will be promoted to 9 dan.
Past Winners
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | |
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1. | 1976 | Kato Masao | 3-2 | Otake Hideo |
2. | 1977 | 3-0 | Takemiya Masaki | |
3. | 1978 | Otake Hideo | 3-1 | Kato Masao |
4. | 1979 | Cho Chikun | 3-0 | Otake Hideo |
5. | 1980 | Otake Hideo | 3-1 | Cho Chikun |
6. | 1981 | 3-1 | Kato Masao | |
7. | 1982 | 3-2 | Cho Chikun | |
8. | 1983 | 3-2 | Awaji Shuzo | |
9. | 1984 | 3-1 | Kato Masao | |
10. | 1985 | 3-1 | Kudo Norio | |
11. | 1986 | Cho Chikun | 3-0 | Otake Hideo |
12. | 1987 | Kato Masao | 3-1 | Cho Chikun |
13. | 1988 | Kobayashi Koichi | 3-0 | Kato Masao |
14. | 1989 | 3-1 | Imamura Toshiya | |
15. | 1990 | 3-0 | Kobayashi Satoru | |
16. | 1991 | 3-2 | ||
17. | 1992 | 3-1 | ||
18. | 1993 | 3-0 | Rin Kaiho | |
19. | 1994 | Rin Kaiho | 3-1 | Kobayashi Koichi |
20. | 1995 | Kobayashi Satoru | 3-2 | Rin Kaiho |
21. | 1996 | Yoda Norimoto | 3-0 | Kobayashi Satoru |
22. | 1997 | 3-1 | Yuki Satoshi | |
23. | 1998 | 3-0 | Sonoda Yuichi | |
24. | 1999 | Kobayashi Koichi | 3-2 | Yoda Norimoto |
25. | 2000 | Yamashita Keigo | 3-2 | Kobayashi Koichi |
26. | 2001 | Kobayashi Koichi | 3-2 | Yamashita Keigo |
27. | 2002 | 3-1 | Yuki Satoshi | |
28. | 2003 | Yoda Norimoto | 3-2 | Kobayashi Koichi |
29. | 2004 | 3-1 | Yamada Kimio | |
30. | 2005 | 3-0 | Yuki Satoshi | |
31. | 2006 | Cho U | 3-0 | Yoda Norimoto |
32. | 2007 | 3-0 | Yokota Shigeaki | |
33. | 2008 | 3-1 | Yamashita Keigo | |
34. | 2009 | 3-0 | Yuki Satoshi | |
35. | 2010 | Sakai Hideyuki | 3-2 | Cho U |
36. | 2011 | Hane Naoki | 3-2 | Sakai Hideyuki |
37. | 2012 | Iyama Yuta | 3-0 | Hane Naoki |
38. | 2013 | 3-2 | Kono Rin | |
39. | 2014 | 3-2 | ||
40. | 2015 | 3-1 | Yamashita Keigo | |
41. | 2016 | 3-0 | Murakawa Daisuke | |
42. | 2017 | 3-0 | Yamashita Keigo | |
43. | 2018 | Kyo Kagen | 3-0 | Iyama Yuta |
44. | 2019 | Hane Naoki | 3-2 | Kyo Kagen |
45. | 2020 | Ryo Ichiriki | 3-0 | Hane Naoki |
See also
References
- ^ GoBase.org, Gosei tournament; retrieved 2012-11-25.
External links
- Nihon Ki-in archive (in Japanese)
- Gosei title games