Female Honinbo
The Women's Honinbo (女流本因坊戦, Joryu Honinbo-sen) is a Go competition.
Outline
The Women's Honinbo is the female version of the Honinbo. It is sponsored by the Kyodo News Agency and Sompo Japan Insurance. The winner's purse is 5,800,000 Yen ($55,000).
Past winners
Winners in chronological order:
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1982 | Honda Sachiko | 2-1 | Kobayashi Reiko |
| 2. | 1983 | Kusunoki Teruko | 2-1 | Honda Sachiko |
| 3. | 1984 | Honda Sachiko | 2-0 | Kusunoki Teruko |
| 4. | 1985 | Kusunoki Teruko | 2-1 | Honda Sachiko |
| 5. | 1986 | Ogawa Tomoko | 2-0 | Kusunoki Teruko |
| 6. | 1987 | Kusunoki Teruko | 2-1 | Ogawa Tomoko |
| 7. | 1988 | 2-0 | ||
| 8. | 1989 | 2-0 | ||
| 9. | 1990 | Nakazawa Ayako | 2-1 | Kusunoki Teruko |
| 10. | 1991 | 2-1 | Kobayashi Chizu | |
| 11. | 1992 | Kato Tomoko | 2-0 | Nakazawa Ayako |
| 12. | 1993 | Yoshida Mika | 2-1 | Kato Tomoko |
| 13. | 1994 | 2-0 | Tsukuda Akiko | |
| 14. | 1995 | 3-1 | Chinen Kaori | |
| 15. | 1996 | 3-0 | Nakazawa Ayako | |
| 16. | 1997 | Chinen Kaori | 3-1 | Yoshida Mika |
| 17. | 1998 | 3-0 | Kato Tomoko | |
| 18. | 1999 | 3-1 | Kobayashi Izumi | |
| 19. | 2000 | Inori Yoko | 3-2 | Chinen Kaori |
| 20. | 2001 | Kobayashi Izumi | 3-1 | Inori Yoko |
| 21. | 2002 | 3-2 | Chinen Kaori | |
| 22. | 2003 | 3-1 | Yashiro Kumiko | |
| 23. | 2004 | Chinen Kaori | 3-1 | Kobayashi Izumi |
| 24. | 2005 | Yushiro Kumiko | 3-0 | Chinen Kaori |
| 25. | 2006 | 3-1 | Inori Yoko | |
| 26. | 2007 | Xie Yimin | 3-1 | Yushiro Kumiko |
| 27. | 2008 | 3-1 | Suzuki Ayumi | |
| 28. | 2009 | 3-1 | Aoki Kikuyo | |
| 29. | 2010 | 3-0 | Mukai Chiaki | |
| 30. | 2011 | 3-1 | ||
| 31. | 2012 | 3-0 | Okuda Aya | |
| 32. | 2013 | Mukai Chiaki | 3-2 | Xie Yimin |
| 33. | 2014 | Fujisawa Rina | 3-0 | Mukai Chiaki |
| 34. | 2015 | Xie Yimin | 3-2 | Fujisawa Rina |
| 35. | 2016 | Fujisawa Rina | 3-1 | Xie Yimin |
| 36. | 2017 | Xie Yimin | 3-2 | Fujisawa Rina |
| 37. | 2018 | Fujisawa Rina | 3-1 | Xie Yimin |
| 38. | 2019 | Ueno Asami | 3-1 | Fujisawa Rina |
Winners by number of titles:
| Player | Titles | Years Held | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xie Yimin | 8 | 2007 - 2012, 2015, 2017 | |
| Kusunoki Teruko | 5 | 1983, 1985, 1987 - 1989 | |
| Yoshida Mika | 4 | 1993 - 1996 | |
| Chinen Kaori | 4 | 1997 - 1999, 2004 | |
| Kobayashi Izumi | 3 | 2001 - 2003 | |
| Fujisawa Rina | 3 | 2014, 2016, 2018 | |
| Honda Sachiko | 2 | 1982, 1984 | |
| Nakazawa Ayako | 2 | 1990 - 1991 | |
| Yashiro Kumiko | 2 | 2005 - 2006 | |
| Ogawa Tomoko | 1 | 1986 | |
| Kato Tomoko | 1 | 1992 | |
| Inori Yoko | 1 | 2000 | |
| Mukai Chiaki | 1 | 2013 | |
| Ueno Asami | 1 | 2019 |
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