Tengen (Go)
| Tengen (Go) | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tengen |
| Started | 1975 |
| Honorary Winners | Rin Kaiho |
| Sponsors | Three Newspaper Companies |
| Prize money | 14 million Yen ($122,000 USD) |
| Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in |
Tengen (天元, center or origin of heaven) is a Go competition in Japan.[1]
The name Tengen refers to the center point on a Go board.
The event is held annually, and has run continuously since its inauguration in 1975.
Tengen competition (天元戦)
The Tengen competition is a Go tournament run by the Japanese Nihon-Kiin and Kansai-Kiin. The Tengen is the 5th of the 7 big titles in Japanese Go.
It has the same format as the other tournaments. There is a preliminary tournament, which is single knockout, where the winner faces the holder in a best-of-five match.
Before the 6th Tengen, the format was different. Instead of the title holder waiting for a challenger, it would be the two Go players left from the single knockout tournament who then played a best-of-five match to determine the holder.
Winners
| Term | Year | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1975 | Fujisawa Hideyuki |
| 2 | 1976 | Kobayashi Koichi |
| 3 | 1977 | Shimamura Toshiohiro |
| 4 | 1978 | Kato Masao |
| 5 | 1979 | Kato Masao |
| 6 | 1980 | Kato Masao |
| 7 | 1981 | Kato Masao |
| 8 | 1982 | Kataoka Satoshi |
| 9 | 1983 | Kataoka Satoshi |
| 10 | 1984 | Ishida Yoshio |
| 11 | 1985 | Kobayashi Koichi |
| 12 | 1986 | Kobayashi Koichi |
| 13 | 1987 | Cho Chikun |
| 14 | 1988 | Cho Chikun |
| 15 | 1989 | Rin Kaiho |
| 16 | 1990 | Rin Kaiho |
| 17 | 1991 | Rin Kaiho |
| 18 | 1992 | Rin Kaiho |
| 19 | 1993 | Rin Kaiho |
| 20 | 1994 | Ryu Shikun |
| 21 | 1995 | Ryu Shikun |
| 22 | 1996 | Ryu Shikun |
| 23 | 1997 | Kudo Norio |
| 24 | 1998 | Kobayashi Koichi |
| 25 | 1999 | Kobayashi Koichi |
| 26 | 2000 | Ryu Shikun |
| 27 | 2001 | Hane Naoki |
| 28 | 2002 | Hane Naoki |
| 29 | 2003 | Hane Naoki |
| 30 | 2004 | Yamashita Keigo |
| 31 | 2005 | Kono Rin |
| 32 | 2006 | Kono Rin |
| 33 | 2007 | Kono Rin |
| 34 | 2008 | Cho U |
| 35 | 2009 | Yamashita Keigo |
| 36 | 2010 | Yuki Satoshi |
| 37 | 2011 | Iyama Yuta |
| 38 | 2012 | Iyama Yuta |
| 39 | 2013 | Iyama Yuta |
| 40 | 2014 | Takao Shinji |
| 41 | 2015 | Iyama Yuta |
Trivia
- The first player to win the competition twice was Kato Masao, in the 7th Tengen. However, in 1993, Rin Kaiho reached a record 5 wins.
See also
References
- ↑ "Tengen tournament". GoBase. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
External links
- Full tournament grid since the 33rd edition
- Full tournament results since the 25th edition
- Full tournament results and game records