Japanese Go competition
The Women's Meijin (女流名人戦, Joryū Meijin-sen) is a Go competition. The Women's Meijin is the female version of the Meijin title. This title is sponsored by Fuji Evening Newspaper and Nippon Life Insurance. The winner's purse is 5,100,000 Yen ($48,000).
The tournament was not held in 2020 due to loss of sponsorship,[1] but resumed for the 32nd tournament in 2021 with a new sponsor.[2]
Past winners
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Winners in chronological order:
Winners by number of titles:
References
- ^ "The Power Report: A gain and a loss for women's go; Ida defends Crown; Hirata wins Young Carp; Promotion; Obituaries". American Go E-Journal. 2019-12-07.
- ^ "The Power Report: Meijin League; 32nd Women's Meijin league; Shin Minjun wins LG Cup". American Go E-Journal. 2021-03-04.
- ^ "Women's Meijin title games".
- ^ "The Power Report: Ichiriki challenging for Honinbo title, Iyama makes good start; Nakamura Sumire makes first challenge, Fujisawa defends Women's Meijin". American Go E-Journal. 2022-05-21.
- ^ "上野が女流名人初奪取、女性囲碁棋士２人目のグランドスラム". The Sankei News (in Japanese). 2023-04-17.
External links
Nihon Ki-in archive (in Japanese)
