Oza 3544177 213254634 2008-05-18T14:59:39Z Jbgjbg 6924577 {{Go tournament | tournamentname=Oza | fullname=Oza | started=[[1953]] | honorarywinners=[[Masao Kato]] | sponsors=Nihon Kezai | prizemoney=13.5 million [[Yen]] ($118,000 [[USD]]) | affiliation=[[Nihon Ki-in]] }} {{otheruses4|a title in Go|a title in [[shogi]]|Oza (shogi)}} {{nihongo|'''Oza'''|王座|''Ōza''|[[Japanese language|Japanese]] for "King"}} is a title in [[Go (board game)|Go]]. The association that holds this title is the Japanese [[Nihon-Kiin]]. ==Outline== Recently, the format for the tournament was changed to a best of five. The challenger is decided in a tournament of 16 players, other than the title player. The winner's purse is 13,500,000 Yen ($118,000) ==Past winners== {| class="wikitable" !Player || Years Held |- | [[Hashimoto Utaro]] | 1953, 1955, 1956 |- | [[Takagawa Shukaku]] | 1954 |- | [[Shimamura Toshihiro]] | 1957 |- | [[Fujisawa Hosai]] | 1958 |- | [[Hashimoto Shoji]] | 1959, 1981 |- | [[Handa Dogen]] | 1960, 1965 |- | [[Sakata Eio]] | 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972 |- | [[Miyashita Hidehiro]] | 1962 |- | [[Fujisawa Hideyuki]] | 1967 - 1969, 1991, 1992 |- | [[Rin Kaiho]] | 1973 |- | [[Ishida Yoshio]] | 1974, 1978 |- | [[Otake Hideo]] | 1975 |- | [[Cho Chikun]] | 1976, 1994, 2001 |- | [[Kudo Norio]] | 1977 |- | [[Masao Kato]] | 1979, 1980, 1982 - 1989, 1993 |- | [[Hane Yasumasa]] | 1990 |- | [[O Rissei]] | 1995, 1998 - 2000 |- | [[O Meien]] | 2002 |- | [[Cho U]] | 2003 - 2005 |- | [[Keigo Yamashita]] | 2006 |} ==See also== * [[Honorary Oza]] {{Japanese go titles}} [[Category:Go competitions]] [[fr:Oza]] [[ja:王座 (囲碁)]] [[zh:王座戰 (日本圍棋)]]