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O Rissei Full name Rissei Ō Chinese 王立誠 Pinyin Wáng Lìchéng Born November 7, 1958
TaiwanResidence Tokyo, Japan Teacher Kano Yoshinori Turned pro 1972 Rank 9 dan Affiliation Nihon Ki-in; Tokyo branch Ō Rissei (王 立誠, Ō Rissei, Chinese: 王 立誠; pinyin: Wáng Lìchéng, born November 7, 1958) 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.
Title Years Held Current 13 Kisei 2000–2002 Judan 2001–2004 Oza 1995, 1999, 2000 Agon Cup 1994 NHK Cup 1997 Shinjin-O 1981 Defunct 5 Kakusei 1989, 1993, 1999, 2000 Shin-Ei 1983 International 2 LG Cup 1998 Chunlan Cup 2000 Title Years Lost Current 13 Kisei 2003 Meijin 1998 Honinbo 1998 Judan 1996, 2005 Oza 1996, 2001 NEC Cup 1989, 1998, 2002 Agon Cup 2001 NHK Cup 1988, 2003 Shinjin-O 1986 Defunct 4 Kakusei 1990 Hayago Championship 1992, 1997 Prime Minister Cup 1980 Continental 1 Asian TV Cup 1997 International 4 Fujitsu Cup 1992, 1997 Chunlan Cup 2001 Zhonghuan Cup 2004 External Links
- GoBase Profile
- Nihon Ki-in Profile (Japanese)
Past editions Past winners Hideyuki Fujisawa (1977–1982) · Cho Chikun (1983–1985) · Koichi Kobayashi (1986–1993) · Cho Chikun (1994) · Satoru Kobayashi (1995) · Cho Chikun (1996–1999) · O Rissei (2000–2002) · Keigo Yamashita (2003) · Naoki Hane (2004–2005) · Keigo Yamashita (2006–2009) ·
Cho U (2010–)Honorary winners Categories:- 1958 births
- Living people
- Taiwanese Go players
- Japanese people of Taiwanese descent
- People from Nantou County
- Go biography stubs
- Taiwanese sportspeople stubs
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