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.
Country Japan
Type Title Match
Format Knockout Title
Cycle 1y
Komi 6.5
Editions 30
1998
Champion:
Kobayashi Izumi
· Runner-up:
Kobayashi Chizu
Final
2 games
Semi-final
4 games
Quarter-final
8 games
Jan 19
Nakazawa Ayako
B+R
Hara Sachiko
Jan 23
Yashiro Kumiko
W+R
Nishida Terumi
Jan 23
Kobayashi Izumi
B+R
Umezawa Yukari
Jan 23
Kobayashi Chizu
B+R
Sugiuchi Kazuko
Nov 30
Yoshida Mika
B+R
Okada Yumiko
Nov 30
Sugiuchi Kazuko
B+R
Nishida Terumi
Dec 7
Ri Yo
B+R
Chinen Kaori
Dec 7
Tsukuda Akiko
W+4.5
Kato Tomoko
Round of 32
10 games
Jan 9
Nishida Terumi
B+10.5
Konishi Kazuko
Jan 9
Asano Yasuko
W+R
Umezawa Yukari
Nov 6
Nishida Terumi
B+R
Asano Yasuko
Nov 6
Yoshida Mika
B+R
Kusunoki Teruko
Nov 6
Okada Yumiko
B+R
Aoki Kikuyo
Nov 9
Hosaka Mayu
W+1.5
Chinen Kaori
Nov 13
Hara Sachiko
W+R
Kato Tomoko
Nov 13
Osawa Narumi
W+R
Ri Yo
Nov 13
Konishi Kazuko
W+1.5
Sugiuchi Kazuko
Nov 16
Tsukuda Akiko
B+2.5
Kobayashi Chizu