Women's Kisei

The Women's Kisei, founded around 1998, is one of the three major women's Go titles in Japan, named after the prestigious Kisei ("Go Saint") title. It features a rapid format with 30 seconds per move and ten one-minute overtime periods, with the title match decided in a best-of-three series and a winner's purse of 5 million yen. The tournament has been dominated by Xie Yimin and Ueno Asami, the latter of whom has also competed successfully in open tournaments against male professionals. The Women's Kisei is the youngest of the three main women's titles but has quickly established itself as a key proving ground for Japan's top female players.

País Japan Tipo Title Match Formato Knockout Title Ciclo 1 a Komi 6.5 Ediciones 30

2025

Campeón: Ueno Asami · Subcampeón: Moro Arisa

Final 2 partidas

16 ene Ueno Risa B+R Mukai Chiaki 23 ene Mukai Chiaki W+R Ueno Risa

Challengers' Final 1 partida

15 dic Ueno Asami B+R Moro Arisa

Semi-final 2 partidas

20 nov Suzuki Ayumi W+5.5 Ueno Asami 20 nov Moro Arisa B+R Nyu Eiko

Quarterfinals 4 partidas

6 nov Xie Yimin W+R Ueno Asami 6 nov Moro Arisa B+R Takao Mari 13 nov Kato Keiko W+1.5 Suzuki Ayumi 13 nov Nyu Eiko B+R Yoshihara Yukari

Round of 16 8 partidas

29 sept Xie Yimin B+R Mannami Kana 29 sept Takao Mari B+4.5 Mukai Chiaki 20 oct Ueno Asami B+R Tsukuda Akiko 20 oct Yoshihara Yukari B+2.5 Fujisawa Rina 27 oct Kato Chie W+12.5 Suzuki Ayumi 27 oct Tsuji Hana W+R Moro Arisa 30 oct Konishi Kazuko W+R Nyu Eiko 30 oct Mishima Hibiki W+R Kato Keiko

Preliminaries 1 partida

21 ago Tafu Kae W+R Mishima Hibiki

Challenger Decision 1 partida

17 dic Ueno Asami B+R Moro Arisa