Women's Honinbo Explained

The is a Japanese Go competition.

Outline

The Women's Honinbo is the female version of the Honinbo. It is sponsored by the Kyodo News Agency and Sompo Japan Insurance. The winner's purse is 5,500,000 yen.[1]

Past winners

Winners in chronological order:

Year Winner Score Runner-up
1.1982Honda Sachiko2–1Kobayashi Reiko
2.1983Kusunoki Teruko2–1Honda Sachiko
3.1984Honda Sachiko2–0Kusunoki Teruko
4.1985Kusunoki Teruko2–1Honda Sachiko
5.1986Ogawa Tomoko2–0Kusunoki Teruko
6.1987Kusunoki Teruko2–1Ogawa Tomoko
7.19882–0Ogawa Tomoko
8.19892–0Ogawa Tomoko
9.1990Nakazawa Ayako2–1Kusunoki Teruko
10.19912–1Kobayashi Chizu
11.1992Kato Tomoko2–0Nakazawa Ayako
12.1993Yoshida Mika2–1Kato Tomoko
13.19942–0Tsukuda Akiko
14.19953–1Chinen Kaori
15.19963–0Nakazawa Ayako
16.1997Chinen Kaori3–1Yoshida Mika
17.19983–0Kato Tomoko
18.19993–1Kobayashi Izumi
19.2000Inori Yoko3–2Chinen Kaori
20.2001Kobayashi Izumi3–1Inori Yoko
21.20023–2Chinen Kaori
22.20033–1Yashiro Kumiko
23.2004Chinen Kaori3–1Kobayashi Izumi
24.2005Yashiro Kumiko3–0Chinen Kaori
25.20063–1Inori Yoko
26.2007Xie Yimin3–1Yashiro Kumiko
27.20083–1Suzuki Ayumi
28.20093–1Aoki Kikuyo
29.20103–0Mukai Chiaki
30.20113–1Mukai Chiaki
31.20123–0Okuda Aya
32.2013Mukai Chiaki3–2Xie Yimin
33.2014Fujisawa Rina3–0Mukai Chiaki
34.2015Xie Yimin3–2Fujisawa Rina
35.2016Fujisawa Rina3–1Xie Yimin
36.2017Xie Yimin3–2Fujisawa Rina
37.2018Fujisawa Rina3–1Xie Yimin
38.2019Ueno Asami3–1[2] Fujisawa Rina
39.2020Fujisawa Rina3–2[3] Ueno Asami
40.20213–0[4] Hoshiai Shiho
41.20223–0Ueno Asami
42.20233–2Ueno Risa

Winners by number of titles:

Player Titles Years Held
Xie Yimin82007–2012, 2015, 2017
Fujisawa Rina72014, 2016, 2018, 2020–2023
Kusunoki Teruko51983, 1985, 1987–1989
Yoshida Mika41993–1996
Chinen Kaori 41997–1999, 2004
Kobayashi Izumi 32001–2003
Honda Sachiko21982, 1984
Nakazawa Ayako21990–1991
Yashiro Kumiko22005–2006
Ogawa Tomoko11986
Kato Tomoko11992
Inori Yoko12000
Mukai Chiaki12013
Ueno Asami12019

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/match/fhoninbo/042.html
  2. Web site: The Power Report: Ueno wins 38th Women's Honinbo; Choi wins Bingsheng Cup; Kono to challenge for Kisei . 2019-12-05 . American Go E-Journal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211201130508/https://www.usgo.org/news/2019/12/the-power-report-ueno-wins-38th-womens-honinbo-choi-wins-bingsheng-cup-kono-to-challenge-for-kisei/ . 2021-12-01.
  3. Web site: The Power Report: Seki wins King of New Stars; Cho U scores 1,000 wins; Fujisawa wins Young Carp & Women's Honinbo; Iyama wins Agon Kiriyama Cup; Ichiriki sets new Ryusei record, leads Honinbo League . 2021-02-09 . American Go E-Journal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210305070922/https://www.usgo.org/news/2021/02/the-power-report-seki-wins-king-of-new-stars-cho-u-scores-1000-wins-fujisawa-wins-young-carp-iyama-wins-agon-kiriyama-cup-ichiriki-sets-new-ryusei-record-leads-honinbo/ . 2021-03-05.
  4. Web site: The Power Report: Fujisawa defends 40th Women's Honinbo; Meijin title match tied; Iyama and Shibano win games in Chinese League . 2021-11-04 . American Go E-Journal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220723040710/https://www.usgo.org/news/2021/11/the-power-report-fujisawa-defends-40th-womens-honinbo-meijin-title-match-tied-iyama-and-shibano-win-games-in-chinese-league/ . 2022-07-23.

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