- Judan (Go)
Go tournament
tournamentname=Judan
fullname=Judan
started=1962
sponsors=Sankei Shimbun
prizemoney=14.5 millionYen ($126,000USD )
affiliation=Nihon Ki-in The Judan (十段)—which can be translated as "10 dan"—is a
Go competition inJapan . It is one of the seven major professional titles.Biography
The Judan is a Go competition used by the Japanese
Nihon-Kiin andKansai-Kiin . It was started by the "Sankei Shimbun " newspaper in1962 . The format is similar to the other big titles in Japan. There is apreliminary tournament that decides the challenger. Although, there is something different about the preliminary tournament. Instead of singleknockout , it is adouble knockout tournament. There is a losers' section where if a player loses in the preliminary, they go to the losers' section. The winner of the losers' section plays the winner of the winners' section which ultimately decides the challenger for the title. The challenger then plays against the holder in a best of 5 match.Like the other titles in Japan, players can be promoted to higher ranks for doing a certain task. In the Judan competition, if a player wins the challenger section, they are promoted to 7 dan. Winning the title gives the player a promotion to 8 dan. If that player defends the title the next year, they are promoted to 9 dan.
Past winners
Trivia
* The losers' section winner playing the winners' section winner to find the challenger for the Judan title was thought up by Fujisawa Hosai.
ee also
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Honorary Judan
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