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Oza (王座, Ōza?, Japanese for "King") is a title in Go. The association that holds this title is the Japanese Nihon-Kiin.
[edit] Outline
Recently, the format for the tournament was changed to a best of five. The challenger is decided in a tournament of 16 players, other than the title player. The winner's purse is 13,500,000 Yen ($118,000)
[edit] Past winners
| Player |
Years Held |
| Hashimoto Utaro |
1953, 1955, 1956 |
| Takagawa Shukaku |
1954 |
| Shimamura Toshihiro |
1957 |
| Fujisawa Hosai |
1958 |
| Hashimoto Shoji |
1959, 1981 |
| Handa Dogen |
1960, 1965 |
| Sakata Eio |
1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
| Miyashita Hidehiro |
1962 |
| Fujisawa Hideyuki |
1967 - 1969, 1991, 1992 |
| Rin Kaiho |
1973 |
| Ishida Yoshio |
1974, 1978 |
| Otake Hideo |
1975 |
| Cho Chikun |
1976, 1994, 2001 |
| Kudo Norio |
1977 |
| Masao Kato |
1979, 1980, 1982 - 1989, 1993 |
| Hane Yasumasa |
1990 |
| O Rissei |
1995, 1998 - 2000 |
| O Meien |
2002 |
| Cho U |
2003 - 2005 |
| Keigo Yamashita |
2006 |
[edit] See also
