Shinjin-O
| Shinjin-O | |
|---|---|
| Started | 1976 |
| Prize money | 3,280,000 Yen ($29,000) |
| Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in |
The Shinjin-O (新人王, King of the New Stars) is a professional Go competition.
An annual Japanese tournament, it has been held continuously since 1976.
Format
The Shinjin-O tournament is organised by the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. The tournament started in 1976 and is only open to players under 7-Dan and below 30 years of age. It is a single knockout tournament.
In 2006, the tournament was renamed the Shinjin-O U-25 (King of the New Stars U-25) and the age restriction was lowered to 25. The original thinking time was 4 hours but, along with the new age restriction, the time was shortened to 3 hours. The winner's purse is 3,280,000 Yen ($29,000).
Past winners
| Player | Years Held |
|---|---|
| Koichi Kobayashi | 1976, 1977 |
| Akira Ishida | 1978, 1979 |
| Goro Miyazawa | 1980, 1985 |
| O Rissei | 1981 |
| Satoshi Kataoka | 1982 |
| Norimoto Yoda | 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 |
| Toshiya Imamura | 1984 |
| Hideki Komatsu | 1988, 1992 |
| Cho Sonjin | 1991 |
| Satoshi Yuki | 1993 |
| Tomoyasu Mimura | 1994, 1995 |
| Shinji Takao | 1996 |
| Kimio Yamada | 1997 |
| Keigo Yamashita | 1998 - 2001 |
| Cho U | 2002 |
| So Yokoku | 2003 |
| Tomochika Mizokami | 2004 |
| Kim Shushun | 2005 |
| Takehisa Matsumoto | 2006 |
| Iyama Yuta | 2007 |
| Uchida Schuhei | 2008 |
| Ri Ishu | 2009 |
| Shiraishi Yuichi | 2010 |
