Gosei (competition)
The Gosei (碁聖, literally Go sage) is a Go competition in Japan or a title of the competition's winner.[1]
| Gosei (competition) | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gosei |
| Started | 1976 |
| Honorary Winners | Ōtake Hideo Kobayashi Kōichi Iyama Yuta |
| Sponsors | Regional Newspaper League |
| Prize money | 7.7 million Yen ($67,000 USD) |
| Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in |
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 payout is only 7,700,000 Yen ($67,000) compared to the Kisei's payout, which is a large 42,000,000 Yen ($386,000). 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 they defend the title for another year, they are promoted to 9 dan.
Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Sakata Eio |
| 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 | Sakata Eio |
| 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.