The 32nd Kisei is being held from January 2007

2007 in go

-Calendar:The following are the scheduled events of Go for the year 2007 throughout the world.-January:*4 - Gu Li Mingren defeats challenger Zhou Ruiyang by resignation in the first game of the 19th Mingren title to go up 1 game to none.*6 - Gu Li Mingren defeats challenger Zhou Ruiyang by...

 to 2008. The following players earned spots through not being eliminated in the group stage: Naoki Hane

Naoki Hane

is a professional Japanese 9 dan Go player currently affiliated with the Nihon Ki-in. He is both the son, and student, of Yasumasa Hane, who is also a professional 9 dan of the Nihon Ki-in.- Titles and runners-up :-Promotion record:-Awards:...

 (4-1), Cho U

Cho U

Cho U Kisei, Oza is a professional Go player. He currently ranks 6th in the most titles won by a Japanese professional; his NEC Cup win in 2011 put him past his teacher Rin Kaiho and Norimoto Yoda. Cho is the only player in history to have held five of the top seven major titles...

 (4-1), Satoru Kobayashi

Satoru Kobayashi

is a professional Go player.- Biography :Satoru Kobayashi is a professional Go player, who plays for the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. His rank is 9 dan, and he is known for his pincer style. He has one brother and sister, who are also professionals - Chizu Kobayashi and Kenji Kobayashi.- Suspension :In...

 (4-1), Atsushi Kato

Atsushi Kato

is a professional Go player.- Biography :Kato became a professional in 1990, and in the same year was promoted to 2 dan. In 1996, he had already reached 6 dan, and is currently 8 dan. As an insei, he was taught by Yasuro Kikuchi. Kato has been part of the Kisei league consistently for the last few...

 (4-1), O Rissei

O Rissei

Ō Rissei is a professional Go player in Japan.- Biography :Rissei was born in Taiwan and moved to Japan when he was 13 years old; he would become professional the following year. His instructor is Kano Yoshinori.- Titles and runners-up :Ranks #10-t in total amount of titles in Japan.-External...

 (3-2) Hideki Komatsu

Hideki Komatsu

is a professional Go player.- Biography :Komatsu was born in Aichi, Japan and quickly rose among the ranks of Go in the 80's and early 90's. He currently resides in Tokyo, Japan.- Promotion record :- Titles & runners-up :-References:...

 (2-3), Norimoto Yoda

Norimoto Yoda

is a professional Go player.-Biography:Yoda is a student of Takeo Ando. He has won 34 titles so far in his career, the sixth highest in Japan. He became a professional in 1980, and reached 9 dan in 1993...

 (2-3), and Imamura Toshiya (2-3). Mimura Tomoyasu, Kunihisa Honda

Kunihisa Honda

is a professional Go player.- Biography :Honda became a professional in 1961. He was promoted to 9 dan in 1973. He won the Kansai Ki-in's Oteai four times. He also visited China twice, in 1973 and 1985 for Go related business.- Titles & runners-up :...

, Satoshi Yuki

Satoshi Yuki

is a Japanese professional Go player.- Biography :Yuki won the NHK Cup in 2010 for the second time in a row, becoming the third player after Eio Sakata and Norimoto Yoda to do such. He was selected as a representative of the Japanese team at the 16th Asian Games. In 2010, Yuki reached the final of...

, and Cho Chikun

Cho Chikun

Cho Chihun 25th Honinbo Honorary Meijin is a professional Go player. His total title tally of 71 titles is the most in the history of the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. Cho is the only player to hold the top three titles—Kisei, Meijin, and Honinbo—simultaneously which he did for 3 years in a row...

 were eliminated from group play and had to earn a spot through preliminary stages. The players who qualify through preliminary tournaments are Cho Chikun, Hiroshi Yamashiro

Hiroshi Yamashiro

is a professional Go player.- Biography :Yamashiro grew up with Go, as he became a professional in 1972. He would eventually join the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in. He has challenged for many of Japan's biggest titles, but he hasn't won any of them. He became a 9 dan in 1985, after winning the...

, Shinji Takao

Shinji Takao

is a Japanese professional Go player.- Biography :Shinji Takao is one of Japan's best Go players. He turned professional in 1991. He won the Honinbo tournament in 2005 by a half point in the last game...

, and Yuta Iyama

Yuta Iyama

is a Japanese professional Go player.-Biography:Born in Osaka, Iyama became the first professional of the Heisei period. He began playing Go at the age of five and reached the rank of 3 dan amateur a year later. It was at this time Kunio Ishii became Iyama's teacher, with the two playing thousands...

. Players who end with the two lowest records in the each league are eliminated from automatic berth into the next tournament while the 3 other players who were not eliminated or had the top record are given a place in the following years groups.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group A

Player	S.K.	O.R.	N.Y.	C.U.	S.T.	H.Y.	T
Satoru Kobayashi Satoru Kobayashi is a professional Go player.- Biography :Satoru Kobayashi is a professional Go player, who plays for the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. His rank is 9 dan, and he is known for his pincer style. He has one brother and sister, who are also professionals - Chizu Kobayashi and Kenji Kobayashi.- Suspension :In...  9 dan	X	L	L	L	L	L	0-5
O Rissei O Rissei Ō Rissei is a professional Go player in Japan.- Biography :Rissei was born in Taiwan and moved to Japan when he was 13 years old; he would become professional the following year. His instructor is Kano Yoshinori.- Titles and runners-up :Ranks #10-t in total amount of titles in Japan.-External...  9 dan	W	X	L	L	W	W	3-2
Norimoto Yoda Norimoto Yoda is a professional Go player.-Biography:Yoda is a student of Takeo Ando. He has won 34 titles so far in his career, the sixth highest in Japan. He became a professional in 1980, and reached 9 dan in 1993...  9 dan	W	W	X	L	W	L	3-2
Cho U Cho U Cho U Kisei, Oza is a professional Go player. He currently ranks 6th in the most titles won by a Japanese professional; his NEC Cup win in 2011 put him past his teacher Rin Kaiho and Norimoto Yoda. Cho is the only player in history to have held five of the top seven major titles...  Gosei	W	W	W	X	W	W	5-0
Shinji Takao Shinji Takao is a Japanese professional Go player.- Biography :Shinji Takao is one of Japan's best Go players. He turned professional in 1991. He won the Honinbo tournament in 2005 by a half point in the last game...  Meijin Meijin Meijin , literally translated, means "Brilliant Man." It is the name of the second most prestigious Japanese Go Tournament. It also refers to a traditional Japanese title given to the strongest player of the day during the Edo period.- The tournament :...	W	L	L	L	X	W	2-3*
Hiroshi Yamashiro Hiroshi Yamashiro is a professional Go player.- Biography :Yamashiro grew up with Go, as he became a professional in 1972. He would eventually join the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in. He has challenged for many of Japan's biggest titles, but he hasn't won any of them. He became a 9 dan in 1985, after winning the...  9 dan	W	L	W	L	L	X	2-3

* Shinji Takao held the tiebreaker over Hiroshi Yamashiro.

Group B

Player	S.K.	K.A.	H.K.	T.I.	C.C.	Y.I.	T
Naoki Hane Naoki Hane is a professional Japanese 9 dan Go player currently affiliated with the Nihon Ki-in. He is both the son, and student, of Yasumasa Hane, who is also a professional 9 dan of the Nihon Ki-in.- Titles and runners-up :-Promotion record:-Awards:...  9 dan	X	W	W	L	L	L	2-3**
Atsushi Kato Atsushi Kato is a professional Go player.- Biography :Kato became a professional in 1990, and in the same year was promoted to 2 dan. In 1996, he had already reached 6 dan, and is currently 8 dan. As an insei, he was taught by Yasuro Kikuchi. Kato has been part of the Kisei league consistently for the last few...  8 dan	L	X	W	W	L	W	3-2***
Hideki Komatsu Hideki Komatsu is a professional Go player.- Biography :Komatsu was born in Aichi, Japan and quickly rose among the ranks of Go in the 80's and early 90's. He currently resides in Tokyo, Japan.- Promotion record :- Titles & runners-up :-References:...  9 dan	L	L	X	W	L	L	1-4
Toshiya Imamura 9 dan	W	L	L	X	W	L	2-3
Cho Chikun Cho Chikun Cho Chihun 25th Honinbo Honorary Meijin is a professional Go player. His total title tally of 71 titles is the most in the history of the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. Cho is the only player to hold the top three titles—Kisei, Meijin, and Honinbo—simultaneously which he did for 3 years in a row...  Judan Judan (Go) The Judan —which can be translated as "10 dan"—is a Go competition in Japan. It is one of the seven major professional titles.-Biography:...	W	W	W	L	X	W	4-1
Yuta Iyama Yuta Iyama is a Japanese professional Go player.-Biography:Born in Osaka, Iyama became the first professional of the Heisei period. He began playing Go at the age of five and reached the rank of 3 dan amateur a year later. It was at this time Kunio Ishii became Iyama's teacher, with the two playing thousands...  7 dan	W	L	W	W	L	X	3-2

** Naoki Hane held the tiebreaker over Toshiya Imamura.

*** Atsushi Kato held tiebreaker over Yuta Iyama.

Key:

• Green - Winner of group; earns a spot in the challenger final.
• Blue - Earns a place in the next edition's group stage.
• Red - Eliminated from automatic berth; must qualify through preliminary stages.

Challenger finals

Finals

Player	1 (-)	2 (-)	3 (-)	4 (-)	5 (-)	6 (-)	7 (-)	T
Keigo Yamashita Keigo Yamashita is a professional Go player. Yamashita adopted the name Honinbo Dowa after winning his first Honinbo title in 2010.-Biography:A student of Yasuro Kikuchi, Yamashita turned professional in 1993. He won the 19th Kisei 2 dan division in 1994. Yamashita reached the challenger finals of the Tengen in 1999...  (Kisei Kisei The Kisei is a Go competition. The title, meaning go sage in Japanese, was a traditional honorary appellation given to a handful of players down the centuries. The element ki can also apply to shogi, and there were also recognized kisei in the shogi world.-Background:Kisei is a Go competition... )	W+R		W+R	W+R			W+R	4
Cho Chikun Cho Chikun Cho Chihun 25th Honinbo Honorary Meijin is a professional Go player. His total title tally of 71 titles is the most in the history of the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. Cho is the only player to hold the top three titles—Kisei, Meijin, and Honinbo—simultaneously which he did for 3 years in a row...  (Challenger)		W+R			W+3.5	W+4.5		3

Key

• W+ - Won by
• R - Resignation