| Gosei (competition) | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gosei |
| Started | 1976 |
| Honorary Winners | Ōtake Hideo Kobayashi Kōichi |
| Sponsors | Regional Newspaper League |
| Prize money | 7.7 million Yen ($67,000 USD) |
| Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in |
The Gosei (碁聖 literally Go sage) is a Go competition in Japan or a title of the competition's winner.
Gosei is a Go competition used by the Japanese Nihon Ki-in and Kansai Ki-in. It is one of the seven big titles in Japan, although it pays much less than the top three. The payout is only 7,700,000 Yen ($67,000) compared to the Kisei's payout, which is a large 42,000,000 Yen ($386,000). Gosei uses the same format as the other big seven. The winner of the knockout tournament faces the title holder in a best of five match. There is one restriction that the other titles don't have, and that is to be able to enter the Gosei tournament, you must be at least 5 dan.
The promotion rules are just like the Judan's. If the player gets to challenge the title holder, they are promoted to 7 dan. If that player wins the tournament, they are promoted to 8 dan. If they defend it for another year, they are promoted to 9 dan.
| Player | Years Held |
|---|---|
| Katō Masao | 1976, 1977, 1987 |
| Ōtake Hideo | 1978, 1980 - 1985 |
| Cho Chikun | 1979, 1986 |
| Kobayashi Kōichi | 1988 - 1993, 1999, 2001, 2002 |
| Rin Kaiho | 1994 |
| Kobayashi Satoru | 1995 |
| Yoda Norimoto | 1996 - 1998, 2003 - 2005 |
| Yamashita Keigo | 2000 |
| Cho U | 2006 - 2009 |
| Sakai Hideyuki | 2010 |
| Hane Naoki | 2011 |
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