Women's Honinbo
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The Women's Honinbo (女流本因坊戦, Joryu Honinbo-sen) is a 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.
Past winners[]
Winners in chronological order:
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1982 | 2–1 | ||
| 2. | 1983 | 2–1 | Honda Sachiko | |
| 3. | 1984 | Honda Sachiko | 2–0 | Kusunoki Teruko |
| 4. | 1985 | Kusunoki Teruko | 2–1 | Honda Sachiko |
| 5. | 1986 | 2–0 | Kusunoki Teruko | |
| 6. | 1987 | Kusunoki Teruko | 2–1 | Ogawa Tomoko |
| 7. | 1988 | 2–0 | ||
| 8. | 1989 | 2–0 | ||
| 9. | 1990 | 2–1 | Kusunoki Teruko | |
| 10. | 1991 | 2–1 | ||
| 11. | 1992 | 2–0 | Nakazawa Ayako | |
| 12. | 1993 | 2–1 | Kato Tomoko | |
| 13. | 1994 | 2–0 | ||
| 14. | 1995 | 3–1 | Chinen Kaori | |
| 15. | 1996 | 3–0 | Nakazawa Ayako | |
| 16. | 1997 | Chinen Kaori | 3–1 | Yoshida Mika |
| 17. | 1998 | 3–0 | Kato Tomoko | |
| 18. | 1999 | 3–1 | Kobayashi Izumi | |
| 19. | 2000 | 3–2 | Chinen Kaori | |
| 20. | 2001 | Kobayashi Izumi | 3–1 | Inori Yoko |
| 21. | 2002 | 3–2 | Chinen Kaori | |
| 22. | 2003 | 3–1 | Yashiro Kumiko | |
| 23. | 2004 | Chinen Kaori | 3–1 | Kobayashi Izumi |
| 24. | 2005 | Yushiro Kumiko | 3–0 | Chinen Kaori |
| 25. | 2006 | 3–1 | Inori Yoko | |
| 26. | 2007 | Xie Yimin | 3–1 | Yushiro Kumiko |
| 27. | 2008 | 3–1 | ||
| 28. | 2009 | 3–1 | Aoki Kikuyo | |
| 29. | 2010 | 3–0 | Mukai Chiaki | |
| 30. | 2011 | 3–1 | ||
| 31. | 2012 | 3–0 | ||
| 32. | 2013 | Mukai Chiaki | 3–2 | Xie Yimin |
| 33. | 2014 | Fujisawa Rina | 3–0 | Mukai Chiaki |
| 34. | 2015 | Xie Yimin | 3–2 | Fujisawa Rina |
| 35. | 2016 | Fujisawa Rina | 3–1 | Xie Yimin |
| 36. | 2017 | Xie Yimin | 3–2 | Fujisawa Rina |
| 37. | 2018 | Fujisawa Rina | 3–1 | Xie Yimin |
| 38. | 2019 | Ueno Asami | 3–1[1] | Fujisawa Rina |
| 39. | 2020 | Fujisawa Rina | 3–2[2] | Ueno Asami |
Winners by number of titles:
| Player | Titles | Years Held | show |
|---|
References[]
- ^ "The Power Report: Ueno wins 38th Women's Honinbo; Choi wins Bingsheng Cup; Kono to challenge for Kisei". American Go E-Journal. 2019-12-05.
- ^ "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". American Go E-Journal. 2021-02-09.
External links[]
Nihon Ki-in archive (in Japanese)
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