Prime Minister Cup
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The Prime Minister Cup was a Go competition.

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The Prime Minister Cup ran from 1961 to 1981. It was used by the Nihon Ki-in
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 association in Japan is Kansai Ki-in.Nihon Ki-in was established...

 The first 18 titles were decided in a knockout tournament. The last two years, the format was changed to a best-of-three match between finalists from a large knockout.

Past Winners & Runner Up's

Player Years Lost
Sakakaibara Shoji 1961, 1964
Okubo Ichigen 1962
Shinohara Masami 1963
Kageyama Toshiro 1965, 1966
Oeda Yusuke 1967
Takagi Shoichi 1968
Ishigure Ikuro 1969, 1970
Kurosawa Yadanao 1971
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...

1972
Kato Masao 1973
Tozawa Akinobu 1974
Kojima Takaho 1975
Ishida Akira 1976
Fukui Masaki 1977
Kanashima Tadashi 1978
Umeki Suguru 1979
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...

1980
Kataoka Satoshi 1981
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