The Women's Kisei is a Go competition.
The Women's Kisei is sponsored by NTT DoCoMo, and uses a hayago format, unlike the male Kisei, which uses an eight hour thinking time format. The winner's purse is 3,500,000 Yen ($33,000).
Player | Years Held |
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Kobayashi Izumi | 1998, 1999 |
Chinen Kaori | 2000 - 2003, 2005 |
Mannami Kana | 2004, 2006 |
Yukari Yoshihara | 2007, 2008 |