Ryusei
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The Ryusei (龍星) is a Go competition.
[edit] Biography
The Ryusei is a Go competition used by the Japanese Nihon-Kiin. It was started in 1991 and is a fast go tournament. The tournament consists of four sections. The winner from each section, along with the player who won the most games in each section play in a single knockout tournament. The winner is decided this way. The winner's purse is 5,000,000 Yen ($43,000).
[edit] Past winners
| Player | Years Held |
|---|---|
| Cho Chikun | 1991, 1993 |
| Otake Hideo | 1992 |
| Morita Michihiro | 1994 |
| Kobayashi Satoru | 1996 |
| Kobayashi Koichi | 1997, 2002, 2003 |
| Kato Masao | 1998, 2001 |
| Yamada Kimio | 1999 |
| Takao Shinji | 2000, 2004 |
| Yuki Satoshi | 2005 |
| Cho U | 2006, 2007 |
