Female Kisei
(女流棋聖戦) This is the female-only namesake of the Japanese Kisei title, though its prestige among the women's titles is considerably lower than the open Kisei for its quickplay format. The 2020 Nihon Ki-in ordering of women's events is 1. Women's Honinbo, 2. Women's Meijin, 3. Tachiaoi Cup(former Aidu Chuo Hospital Cup), 4. Women's Kisei, 5. Female Strongest (domestic Senko Cup).
26th | 2023 | Nakamura Sumire | Ueno Asami | 2-1 |
25th | 2022 | Ueno Asami | Suzuki Ayumi | 2-0 |
24th | 2021 | Ueno Asami | Suzuki Ayumi | 2-1 |
23th | 2020 | Suzuki Ayumi | Ueno Asami | 2-1 |
22nd | 2019 | Ueno Asami | Fujisawa Rina | 2-0 |
21st | 2018 | Ueno Asami | Xie Yimin | 2-0 |
20th | 2017 | Xie Yimin | Nyu Eiko | 2-1 |
19th | 2016 | Xie Yimin | Yoshihara Yukari | 2-0 |
18th | 2015 | Xie Yimin | Konishi Kazuko | 2-0 |
17th | 2014 | Xie Yimin | Aoki Kikuyo | 2-0 |
16th | 2013 | Xie Yimin | Aoki Kikuyo | 2-0 |
15th | 2012 | Aoki Kikuyo | Xie Yimin | 2-1 |
14th | 2011 | Xie Yimin | Umezawa Yukari | 2-0 |
13th | 2010 | Xie Yimin | Umezawa Yukari | 2-0 |
12th | 2009 | Umezawa Yukari | Kato Keiko | 2-1 |
11th | 2008 | Umezawa Yukari | Mukai Chiaki | 2-0 |
10th | 2007 | Umezawa Yukari | Mannami Kana | 2-1 |
9th | 2006 | Mannami Kana | Chinen Kaori | 2-1 |
8th | 2005 | Chinen Kaori | Mannami Kana | 2-0 |
7th | 2004 | Mannami Kana | Chinen Kaori | 2-1 |
6th | 2003 | Chinen Kaori | Kato Keiko | 2-1 |
5th | 2002 | Chinen Kaori | Ogawa Tomoko | 2-1 |
4th | 2001 | Chinen Kaori | Kato Keiko | 2-1 |
3rd | 2000 | Chinen Kaori | Kobayashi Izumi | 2-0 |
2nd | 1999 | Kobayashi Izumi | Sugiuchi Kazuko | 2-1 |
1st | 1998 | Kobayashi Izumi | Kobayashi Chizu | 2-0 |
Winning the 21st edition, Ueno Asami 2p became the youngest Female Kisei at 16 years 3 months (*).
(*)Reference - https://lifein19x19.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=15382 thx to John Fairbarn
Nakamura Sumire broke the record by winning the 26th edition at 13 years 11 months, at the same time becoming the youngest ever titleholder in Japan.