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Tournament name Gosei Title
Sponsor The Regional Newspapers League , The Nihon Ki-in , The Kansai Ki-in
Support  -
Special assistance  -
Assistance lenovo Japan
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Cooperation  -
Winner’s prize 8,000,000 (Japanese yen)
Title match, play-off best-of-five title match
Tournament system Tournament with 24 players plus --- . Winner plays in title match.
Time allowance Title match, main tournament: 3 hours each.
Byo-yomi Title match, main tournament: 5 minutes before end of time.
Komi 6.5
Qualification for participation All professionals
Rules for retaining places and seeds Four players who played in the previous semifinals, titleholders
Year of founding 1975


Term Year Winner Wins and Losses Opponent Komi
39 2014 Iyama Yuta 3-2 Kono Rin 6.5
38 2012 Iyama Yuta 3-2 Kono Rin 6.5
37 2012 Iyama Yuta 3-0 Hane Naoki 6.5
36 2011 Hane Naoki 3-2 Sakai Hideyuki 6.5
35 2010 Sakai Hideyuki 3-2 Chang Hsu 6.5
34 2009 Chang Hsu 3-0 Yuki Satoshi 6.5
33 2008 Chang Hsu 3-1 Yamashita Keigo 6.5
32 2007 Chang Hsu 3-0 Yokota Shigeaki 6.5
31 2006 Chang Hsu 3-0 Yoda Norimoto 6.5
30 2005 Yoda Norimoto 3-0 Yuki Satoshi 6.5
29 2004 Yoda Norimoto 3-1 Yamada Kimio 6.5
28 2003 Yoda Norimoto 3-2 Kobayashi Koichi 6.5
27 2002 Kobayashi Koichi 3-1 Yuki Satoshi 5.5
26 2001 Kobayashi Koichi 3-2 Yamashita Keigo 5.5
25 2000 Yamashita Keigo 3-2 Kobayashi Koichi 5.5
24 1999 Kobayashi Koichi 3-2 Yoda Norimoto 5.5
23 1998 Yoda Norimoto 3-0 Sonoda Yuichi 5.5
22 1997 Yoda Norimoto 3-1 Yuki Satoshi 5.5
21 1996 Yoda Norimoto 3-0 Kobayashi Satoru 5.5
20 1995 Kobayashi Satoru 3-2 Lin Hai Fong 5.5
19 1994 Lin Hai Fong 3-1 Kobayashi Koichi 5.5
18 1993 Kobayashi Koichi 3-0 Lin Hai Fong 5.5
17 1992 Kobayashi Koichi 3-1 Kobayashi Satoru 5.5
16 1991 Kobayashi Koichi 3-2 Kobayashi Satoru 5.5
15 1990 Kobayashi Koichi 3-0 Kobayashi Satoru 5.5
14 1989 Kobayashi Koichi 3-1 Imamura Toshiya 5.5
13 1988 Kobayashi Koichi 3-0 Kato Masao 5.5
12 1987 Kato Masao 3-1 Cho Chi Hun 5.5
11 1986 Cho Chi Hun 3-0 Otake Hideo 5.5
10 1985 Otake Hideo 3-1 Kudo Norio 5.5
9 1984 Otake Hideo 3-1 Kato Masao 5.5
8 1983 Otake Hideo 3-2 Awaji Shuzo 5.5
7 1982 Otake Hideo 3-2 Cho Chi Hun 5.5
6 1981 Otake Hideo 3-1 Kato Masao 5.5
5 1980 Otake Hideo 3-1 Cho Chi Hun 5.5
4 1979 Cho Chi Hun 3-0 Otake Hideo 5.5
3 1978 Otake Hideo 3-1 Kato Masao 5.5
2 1977 Kato Masao 3-0 Takemiya Masaki 5.5
1 1976 Kato Masao 3-2 Otake Hideo 5.5