Women's Saikyo
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The Women's Saikyo (Strongest) is a Go competition. The tournament was discontinued in 2008. In 2016, the tournament restarted with new sponsor, SENKO Co., Ltd.
Outline[edit]
The Women's Saikyo was sponsored by Tokyo Seimitsu up to 2008. The winner's purse was 4,500,000 yen ($42,000).
In 2016, the tournament got new sponsor and restarted its cycle. The official name for the new tournament is Senko Cup Female Saikyo. The winner's purse is ¥8,000,000, while the runner up gets ¥4,500,000. The thinking time was 3 hours with 5 minutes byo-yomi. Hsieh Yimin won the first edition by beating Chiaki Mukai in the final.[1]
Past winners[edit]
| Player | Years Held |
|---|---|
| Shinkai Hiroko | 1999, 2004 |
| Kato Tomoko | 2000 |
| Aoki Kikuyo | 2001 |
| Yumiko Okada | 2002 |
| Suzuki Ayumi | 2003 |
| Kobayashi Izumi | 2005 |
| Xie Yimin | 2006 |
| Suzuki Ayumi | 2007 |
| Kato Keiko | 2008 |
Senko Cup[edit]
| No. | Year | Winner | Runner up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | Hsieh Yimin | Mukai Chiaki |
| 2 | 2017 | Fujisawa Rina | Hsieh Yimin |
| 3 | 2018 | Mannami Nao | Nyu Eiko |
| 4 | 2019 | Fujisawa Rina | Hsieh Yimin |
| 5 | 2020 | Ueno Asami | Hsieh Yimin |
| 6 | 2021 | Fujisawa Rina | Ueno Asami |
| 7 | 2022 | Nyu Eiko | Nakamura Sumire |
| 8 | 2023 | Nyu Eiko | Ueno Asami |
References[edit]
- ^ "扇興杯女流最強戦". The Nihon Ki-in. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
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