Asahi Pro Best Ten

Asahi Pro Best Ten
Full nameAsahi Pro Best Ten
Started1964
Defunct1975
SponsorsAsahi Shimbun
AffiliationNihon Ki-in

The Asahi Pro Best Ten (プロ十傑戦) was a Japanese Go competition held annually from 1964 until 1975, a total of 12 times.[1][2] It was sponsored by The Asahi Shimbun. In 1976, the Asahi Shimbun became the sponsor of the Meijin tournament and discontinued the Pro Best Ten.[1]

Outline

The tournament consisted of 20 players. The format was a knockout. The 20 players were reduced to 10, with the place for number 1 coming down to a best-of-three match.

Winners and runners-up

Pro Best Ten[1]
No.YearWinnerScoreRunner-up
11964Sakata Eio2–0Takagawa Shukaku
21965Fujisawa Hideyuki2–1Takagawa Shukaku
31966Rin Kaiho2–0Takagawa Shukaku
41967Sakata Eio2–0Takagawa Shukaku
51968Fujisawa Hideyuki2–1Sakata Eio
61969Sakata Eio2–0Rin Kaiho
71970Hashimoto Utaro3–0Kato Masao
81971Ishida Yoshio3–2Kajiwara Takeo
91972Ishida Yoshio3–1Iwata Tatsuaki
101973Rin Kaiho3–1Hashimoto Utaro
111974Rin Kaiho3–0Takemiya Masaki
121975Cho Chikun3–0Kato Masao

References

  1. 1 2 3 朝日新聞社史 資料編. The Asahi Shimbun. 1995. ISBN 4-02-273026-9. p. 216.
  2. ↑ "Asahi Pro Best Ten title games". homepages.cwi.nl. Retrieved 25 June 2025.

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