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.
Paese Japan
Tipo Title Match
Formato Knockout Title
Cadenza 1 a
Komi 6.5
Edizioni 30
1998
Campione:
Kobayashi Izumi
· Finalista:
Kobayashi Chizu
Final
2 partite
Semi-final
4 partite
Quarter-final
8 partite
19 gen
Nakazawa Ayako
B+R
Hara Sachiko
23 gen
Yashiro Kumiko
W+R
Nishida Terumi
23 gen
Kobayashi Izumi
B+R
Umezawa Yukari
23 gen
Kobayashi Chizu
B+R
Sugiuchi Kazuko
30 nov
Yoshida Mika
B+R
Okada Yumiko
30 nov
Sugiuchi Kazuko
B+R
Nishida Terumi
7 dic
Ri Yo
B+R
Chinen Kaori
7 dic
Tsukuda Akiko
W+4.5
Kato Tomoko
Round of 32
10 partite
9 gen
Nishida Terumi
B+10.5
Konishi Kazuko
9 gen
Asano Yasuko
W+R
Umezawa Yukari
6 nov
Nishida Terumi
B+R
Asano Yasuko
6 nov
Yoshida Mika
B+R
Kusunoki Teruko
6 nov
Okada Yumiko
B+R
Aoki Kikuyo
9 nov
Hosaka Mayu
W+1.5
Chinen Kaori
13 nov
Hara Sachiko
W+R
Kato Tomoko
13 nov
Osawa Narumi
W+R
Ri Yo
13 nov
Konishi Kazuko
W+1.5
Sugiuchi Kazuko
16 nov
Tsukuda Akiko
B+2.5
Kobayashi Chizu