The Shinjin-Ō (新人王, King of the New Stars) is a
professional
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Go competition.
An annual Japanese tournament, it has been held continuously since 1976.
Format
The Shinjin-Ō
tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
is organised by the
Japanese
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* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
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Nihon Ki-in
The Nihon Ki-in (), also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, overseeing Japan's professional system and issuing diplomas for amateur dan rankings. It is based in Tokyo. The other major Go associat ...
. The tournament started in 1976 and is only open to players under 7-
Dan and below 30 years of age. It is a single
knockout
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tournament.
In 2006, the tournament was renamed the Shinjin-Ō U-25 (King of the New Stars U-25) and the age restriction was lowered to 25. The original thinking time was 4 hours but, along with the new age restriction, the time was shortened to 3 hours. The
winner's purse is 2,000,000
yen
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Past winners
See also
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List of professional Go tournaments
This is a list of professional go (game), Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of ''Go''. The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo, Honinbo Tournament in Japan, is for an event to be run annually, leading up to a title match and the a ...
References
External links
Shinjin-Ō finals(in Japanese)
{{Japanese go titles
Go competitions in Japan