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Asahi Top Position
| Asahi Top Position | |
| Name | Asahi Top Position |
| Started | 1955 |
| Ended | 1961 |
| Honorary Winners | none |
| Sponsors | Asahi shimbun |
| Prize Money | unknown |
| Affiliation |  Nihon
Ki-in |
The Asahi Top Position was a Go competition.
Outline
The final of the Top Position tournament would be a best of five with 10 hours of thinking time. There was no komi, unless the match had to be played out all 5 games, which then would be played with a 4.5 komi. The preliminaries also had no komi. This tournament ran from 1955 to 1961 and was subsequently replaced by the Meijin and Judan titles. The sponsor was Asahi shimbun.
Past Winners & Runner Up's
| Player | Years Held |
|---|---|
| Sakata Eio | 1955, 1959, 1961 |
| Kitani Minoru | 1957, 1958 |
| Fujisawa Hideyuki | 1960 |
| Player | Years Lost |
|---|---|
| Sakata Eio | 1957, 1960 |
| Shimamura Toshihiro | 1958 |
| Kitani Minoru | 1959 |
| Fujisawa Hideyuki | 1961 |
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