The is a Japanese Go competition.
The Women's Kisei is sponsored by NTT DoCoMo, and uses a hayago format, of 30 seconds per move and a 10x1 minute byo-yomi,[1] unlike the Kisei, which uses an eight-hour thinking time format. The winner's purse is 5,000,000 Yen ($38,000).
Winners in chronological order:
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | ||
1. | 1998 | Kobayashi Izumi | 2–0 | Kobayashi Chizu | |
2. | 1999 | 2–1 | Sugiuchi Kazuko | ||
3. | 2000 | Chinen Kaori | 2–0 | Kobayashi Izumi | |
4. | 2001 | 2–1 | Kato Reiko | ||
5. | 2002 | 2–1 | Ogawa Tomoko | ||
6. | 2003 | 2–1 | Kato Reiko | ||
7. | 2004 | Mannami Kana | 2–1 | Chinen Kaori | |
8. | 2005 | Chinen Kaori | 2–0 | Mannami Kana | |
9. | 2006 | Mannami Kana | 2–1 | Chinen Kaori | |
10. | 2007 | Umezawa Yukari | 2–1 | Mannami Kana | |
11. | 2008 | 2–0 | Chiaki Mukai | ||
12. | 2009 | 2–1 | Kato Reiko | ||
13. | 2010 | Xie Yimin | 2–0 | Umezawa Yukari | |
14. | 2011 | 2–0 | |||
15. | 2012 | Aoki Kikuyo | 2–1 | Xie Yimin | |
16. | 2013 | Xie Yimin | 2–0 | Aoki Kikuyo | |
17. | 2014 | 2–0 | |||
18. | 2015 | 2–0 | Konishi Kazuko | ||
19. | 2016 | 2–0 | Yoshihara (nee Umezawa) Yukari | ||
20. | 2017 | 2–1 | Nyu Eiko | ||
21. | 2018 | Ueno Asami | 2–0 | Xie Yimin | |
22. | 2019 | 2–0 | Fujisawa Rina | ||
23. | 2020 | Suzuki Ayumi | 2–0 | Ueno Asami | |
24. | 2021 | Ueno Asami | 2–1 | Suzuki Ayumi | |
25. | 2022 | 2–0 | Suzuki Ayumi | ||
26. | 2023 | Nakamura Sumire | 2–1[2] [3] | Ueno Asami | |
27. | 2024 | Ueno Risa | 2–1[4] | Nakamura Sumire |
Winners by number of titles:
Player | Titles | Years Held | |
---|---|---|---|
Xie Yimin | 7 | 2010–2011, 2013–2017 | |
Chinen Kaori | 5 | 2000–2003, 2005 | |
Ueno Asami | 4 | 2018–2019, 2021–2022 | |
Yoshihara Yukari | 3 | 2007–2009 | |
Kobayashi Izumi | 2 | 1998–1999 | |
Mannami Kana | 2 | 2004, 2006 | |
Aoki Kikuyo | 1 | 2012 | |
Suzuki Ayumi | 1 | 2020 | |
Nakamura Sumire | 1 | 2023 | |
Ueno Risa | 1 | 2024 |