Tournament name |
Shinjin-O (King of The New Stars) Title |
Sponsor |
The Akahata Newspaper , The Nihon Ki-in , The Kansai Ki-in |
Support |
- |
Special assistance |
- |
Assistance |
- |
Special cooperation |
- |
Cooperation |
- |
Winner’s prize |
2,000,000 (Japanese yen) |
Title match, play-off |
best-of-three final |
Tournament system |
Tournament with 24 players. |
Time allowance |
Final, main tournament: 3 hours each. |
Byo-yomi |
Final, main tournament: 5 minutes before end of time. |
komi |
6.5 |
Qualification for participation |
6-dan pro or lower rank pro and 25 years or younger as at every October 1st (*Ex-Shinjin-O title holders shall not be qualified.) |
Rules for retaining places and seeds |
Top 16 players in the prize-money rankings |
Year of founding |
1975 |