Women's World Amateur Go Championship
Keywords: Culture & History, Tournament
(相鉄杯世界女流アマチュア囲碁選手権戦) This was an yearly (later biyearly) event created by the Nihon Kiin in 1989 for promotion of the game amongst women. Main organizer was the International Go Federation from the second edition. Discontinued after the 7th edition. Below are the winners by year, with additional reports.
- 7th 1998 Yamashita Chifumi, Japan
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- 6th 1996 Wang Yiqing, China
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- 5th 1994 Sato Akiko, Japan
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- 4th 1992 Yao Xiaomin, China
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- 3rd 1991 Sato Akiko, Japan
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- 2nd 1990 Kan Ying, Hong Kong and Nam Chi-Hyoung, Korea
- 1st 1989 Ao Lixin, Singapore and Kan Ying, Hong Kong