Rissei Ō

O Rissei
Full name Rissei Ō
Chinese 王立誠
Pinyin Wáng Lìchéng
Born November 7, 1958 (1958-11-07) (age 53)
Taiwan
Residence Tokyo, Japan
Teacher Kano Yoshinori
Turned pro 1972
Rank 9 dan
Affiliation Nihon Ki-in; Tokyo branch

Ō Rissei (王 立誠, Ō Rissei, Chinese: 王 立誠; pinyin: Wáng Lìchéng, born November 7, 1958) is a professional Go player in Japan.

Biography

Rissei was born in Taiwan and moved to Japan when he was 13 years old; he would become professional the following year. His instructor is Kano Yoshinori.

Titles and runners-up

Ranks #10-t in total amount of titles in Japan.

Domestic
Title Wins Runners-up
Kisei 3 (2000–2002) 1 (2003)
Meijin 1 (1998)
Honinbo 1 (1998)
Judan 4 (2001–2004) 2 (1996, 2005)
Oza 4 (1995, 1998–2000) 2 (1996, 2001)
Agon Cup 1 (1994) 1 (2001)
NHK Cup 1 (1997) 2 (1988, 2003)
Shinjin-O 1 (1981) 1 (1986)
NEC Cup 3 (1989, 1998, 2002)
Kakusei 4 (1989, 1993, 1999, 2000) 1 (1990)
Hayago Championship 2 (1992, 1997)
Shin-Ei 1 (1983)
Prime Minister Cup 1 (1980)
Total 19 18
Continental
Asian TV Cup 1 (1997)
Total 0 1
International
LG Cup 1 (1998)
Chunlan Cup 1 (2000) 1 (2001)
Fujitsu Cup 2 (1992, 1997)
Zhonghuan Cup 1 (2004)
Total 2 4
Career total
Total 21 23

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