Hayago Meijin
Keywords: Tournament
(早碁名人戦) Japanese title 1956-1961 with intermediate time limits (4 or 5 hours), run in separate sections in West and East Japan - with the winners playing off by wire. Predecessor of the Judan tournament.
Ed. | Year | Winner | Runner-up |
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1st | 1956 | Sakata Eio (E) | Kubouchi Shuchi |
2nd | 1957 | Miyashita Shuyo (E) | Handa Dogen |
3rd | 1958 | Miyashita Shuyo (E) | Tainaka Shin |
4th | 1959 | Sugiuchi Masao (E) | Tainaka Shin |
5th | 1960 | Hashimoto Utaro (W) | Fujisawa Hosai |
6th | 1961 | Fujisawa Hosai (E) | Miyamoto Naoki |