Big Titles

The big titles, or major titles, traditionally refer to seven major, professional, Japanese domestic titles. Since the growth of professional tournament go across the rest of Asia, the term big title has since been expanded to include any title of significant history, prize money, or perceived importance at the domestic or international level.

Table of contents Big Titles, Domestic Big Titles, Domestic, Women's Big Titles, International China Big Title Winners Japan Big Title Winners Korea Big Title Winners, Traditional Taiwan Big Title Winners China Big Title Winners, Women's Japan Big Title Winners, Women's Korea Big Title Winners, Women's Notes See

Big Titles, Domestic

Big Titles, Domestic, Women's

Big Titles, International

China Big Title Winners

Japan Big Title Winners

[1]: The schedule for the Judan was shifted so the title match was early in the year, instead of late. For this reason 1970 has no Judan title match.

[2]: Because of new sponsorship, the numbering was restarted. Meijin titles before 1976 are generally referred to as the "old Meijin" titles.

See also the list of one sided match results, in which the loser wasn't able to win any games.

Korea Big Title Winners, Traditional

This table uses McCune-Reischauer romanisation.

The Wangwi page has the entire history of the tournament shifted a year later. That matter is beyond the scope of the table numberer.

^[3] "--" = not held

Taiwan Big Title Winners

China Big Title Winners, Women's

Japan Big Title Winners, Women's

Korea Big Title Winners, Women's

Notes

^[4] The National Go Individual is a former big title. For many years it was the most prestigious event in China, being officially sponsored by the Chinese government, offering a prize purse, and an open national event. However, once the Chinese government officially began its professional system in the 1980s the result was the rise of other domestic tournaments with far larger prize purses. Also, by the late 1980s to early 90s private sponsors and international events took off. The result was a steady decline in attendance and importance of the National Go Individual. Though Chinese authorities have tried to reinvigorate the event by awarding places in international events to individual champions, the National Go Individual has nonetheless been relegated to a minor event. However, due to the limited number of domestic women's events it remains fairly important in women's go.

See

• professional tournaments for a full list, including minor titles and prize money.
• 2021 In The Big Seven Japanese Titles
• 14 stable Japanese titles