Meijin

Meijin (名人), literally translated, means "Brilliant Man." It is the name of the second most prestigious Japanese Go Tournament, and also refers to a traditional Japanese title given to the strongest player of the day during the Edo period.

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The Meijin tournament is sponsored by the Asahi Newspaper, and has prize money of ?36,000,000 for the winner and ?10,400,000 for the runner-up.

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The Meijin tournament is open to Nihon Ki-in and Kansai Ki-in players. A nine-player league decides the challenger each year. Every year, the three worst-ranked players in the league drop out. Entrance into the league is decided by three preliminaries. The first is between 1-4 dans (6 winners: 4 nihon ki-in and 2 kensai ki-in). The second is between 5-9 dans and the six winners (18 winners). The third is between these 18 and the 3 people dropped from the league (3 winners, who enter the league). Komi is 6.5. Time limit is 8 hours each in the title matches and 5 hours in the league and prelims. Byo-yomi is 1 minute per move.

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